News | Chesterfield Foodbank

29 Jan 19

Thank You For Everything In 2018

Thank You For Everything In 2018 In 2018, the Chesterfield foodbank provided food and toiletries for 3110 adults and 1260 children, over 43,000 meal equivalents and a 59% increase on the food and toiletries provided in 2017. The unprecedented demand meant that the foodbank was running short of many food items by the middle […]

21 Nov 18

Collect a Reverse Advent Calendar for Chesterfield foodbank

We are pleased to announce our ‘Reverse Advent Calendar’ initiative, which will support people in need this Winter. Download your copy of the Calendar here. We would love to see your collections, so don’t forget to send us any photos, or tag us on Facebook – Chesterfield Foodbank. Please drop to any of our donation points […]

19 Nov 18

Companion Care Vets support Chesterfield foodbank

Companion Care Vets, inside Pets at Home, are doing a pet food collection for our foodbank between now and Christmas. Some of the people in crisis coming to the foodbank have pets and they cannot feed them. The foodbank can supply them with pet food if it is available.

19 Nov 18

Support Chesterfield foodbank on Easyfundraising

Chesterfield foodbank provides long life nutritious food for local people in temporary crises. Join easyfundraising and you can collect free donations for us every time you buy something online. It won’t cost you a penny extra so please help us to raise funds. Find out more about easyfundraising here.

30 Aug 18

Baby Basics Chesterfield

We’re pleased to be working closely with Baby Basics Chesterfield, who do valuable work with families in our local community, and share our warehouse space. You can find out more about them on Facebook or on their website.

22 Aug 18

Chesterfield foodbank participating in Tesco Bags of Help Scheme

Chesterfield foodbank has applied for a Tesco Bags of Help grant and Tesco shoppers are being invited to vote for their preferred charity appeal over the next couple of months. We asked Tesco for a grant to buy a stacker truck because a great deal of food is collected at harvest time and in the […]

6 Aug 18

Could you be a top Food Finder?

The Food Finder Challenge is a brand new initiative from Trussell Trust, which aims to raise much-needed funds for the Trust and donations for your local foodbank. Working within a team, you’ll be pitted against other teams, taking part in a treasure-hunt style challenge. Over two hours you’ll have to collect as many things on our […]

6 Aug 18

SkillForce and Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School join forces for Chesterfield foodbank

Established in 2004, SkillForce is a national education charity, leading the way in how character and resilience is taught and delivered in schools. Since its inception, SkillForce has helped tens of thousands of young people turn their lives around and, through doing so, realise their potential and become responsible citizens. In addition to our commitment […]

1 Jul 18

2017/18 Newsletter from Chesterfield foodbank

Our 2017/18 newsletter is now available to view. Download your copy here.

4 Jun 18

Co-op Local Community Fund helps towards new foodbank van

The Co-op Local Community Fund has provided £1,400 towards the cost of our new Chesterfield foodbank van. We use the van to collect donated food from supermarkets, churches, libraries and schools and deliver the food to our three distribution centres at Brimington, West Bars and Loundsley Green. The van is regularly seen around Chesterfield by […]

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