News
10 Feb 23
40 days of Giving for Lent – AdLent Calendar
Would your School, Church, Business or Community Group like to join in our “40 days of Giving for Lent” challenge? Simply download and print this poster, fill in the bottom corner with your organization’s address to let people know where you are collecting the foodbank items, and provide a box to start collecting! You can […]
10 Feb 23
Easter Egg Appeal
Would your school, church, business or community group like to collect Easter eggs for Chesterfield Foodbank? Please feel welcome to download this poster to display on your public notice board! Thank you so much for your support! 💚💙💚 Website Easter Egg Poster download as doc (right click, save link as) Website Easter Egg Poster download […]
10 Feb 23
Snowdrops
Snowdrops, one of the first flowers of spring, symbolic of new beginnings and hope, have aptly appeared at our beautiful Hope Valley foodbank centre at St Helen’s Church in Grindleford! Well done to our team of fabulous volunteers who run this weekly foodbank operation, providing food parcels to families in need. Keep up the fantastic […]
1 Feb 23
Everyone plays a part
Everyone plays a part! We are super grateful for everyone’s support, thank you. Your generosity is really helping to make such a difference to people’s lives. When people come to our centres, not only do they receive a 3-day supply of emergency food in exchange for their foodbank voucher, but also a caring, listening ear […]
25 Jan 23
Volunteer opportunities
Volunteers are the driving force behind foodbanks. There are thousands of volunteers across the UK, helping The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network get emergency food to people in crisis. We want you to enjoy volunteering and there are lots of ways to get involved. Whatever role you choose, you will make a real difference to the life of […]
21 Jan 23
Loundsley Green Centre 20.1.2023
Loundsley Green Foodbank Centre volunteers welcomed local councillors Shirley Niblock, Paul Niblock and Howard Borrell yesterday, whose visit to the Loundsley Green Community Centre was in support of Chesterfield Foodbank. We would like to thank you for your generous donations and your support for the work we are doing. Due to the incredible generosity and […]
12 Jan 23
Grab a Cab Scheme
Grab a Cab Scheme – Access health care appointments We want to make sure that health care appointments are as easy to access as possible. Derbyshire County Council are currently running a new scheme offering free transport to a variety of routine health appointments. The Grab a Cab project is running until 31 March 2023. […]
10 Nov 22
Join Our Team – Communication, Engagement & Funding Manager Vacancy
Communication, Engagement & Funding Manager – Advert, Job Description & Specification We have an exciting opportunity to join the Chesterfield Foodbank Team as our Communication, Engagement & Funding Manager. This multi-faceted and diverse role will enable you to use your skills to make a real difference to people in crisis in the community. Salary: £25,000 […]
7 Nov 22
Brand new partnership with Fortem!
We are delighted to announce our new partnership with specialist property solutions company Fortem. Fortem has kindly agreed to support the foodbank in a variety of really useful ways. They are providing a brand new, much-needed sign for our warehouse, maintenance and handy work assistance, doing a food collection as well as providing other ongoing […]