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Our search for new premises is finally over!
We have signed the lease for our new home on Masons Road, after searching for over three years.
The new premises – two linked units within the Precision Business Centre where works are already underway – will bring the foodbank’s warehouse, distribution sessions, offices and meeting spaces under one roof for the first time. The larger site will support our growing operations and become the heart of a new community hub designed to offer personalised, dignified support to local people.
The move is scheduled for the spring when we will vacate the Fred Winter Centre. The community hub will be open for clients from summer 2026. And while emergency food remains a vital service, our vision goes further – to work with partners to prevent and relieve poverty.
Alongside food provision, we deliver financial inclusion support in partnership with other agencies, helping clients access benefits, manage debt and improve long-term financial stability. Support Agency Spotlight sessions at distribution sites also connect clients with specialist organisations for tailored advice. The new community hub will allow this wider support to expand.
To help bring the new hub to life, we have launched an Aviva Crowdfunder. For every unique donation made on the platform up to £250, Aviva will match fund – meaning each donation will be doubled. Please visit www.tinyurl.com/suafb to donate.
Foodbank manager Asher Deakin said: “This move represents much more than a change of address. It’s about creating a space where people feel welcomed, respected and supported. We continue to see significant need across our community. The new hub will allow us not only to provide emergency food, but to work more closely with partners to help people resolve the underlying challenges that have brought them to us.
With the support of local people – especially through the Aviva match funding – we can create something that truly strengthens our whole community.”