News | Gateshead Foodbank

1 Jul 24

May – June Newsletter 2024

Dear Reader, please see our wonderful May- June copy of our Newsletter . You can follow us via Facebook, X or Instagram. May & June 24 Newsletter

5 Jun 24

Asda Collection – Big Thank You

We want to say a big THANK YOU to all the customers and staff at Asda Gateshead, who supported our food collection on the 1st of June. Food Donation received: 550 kg Cash Donation received: £22 This will provide 42 people with a weeks’ worth of emergency food and toiletries. We cannot thank everyone enough. […]

29 Apr 24

March – April 2024 Newsletter

Please see our March – April Newsletter March & April 24 Newsletter Feel free to share onto others. Content: Introducing Diane Kindred, our new OLM End of year Statistics Asda Collection Gateshead Football Prayer Points Thank You Gateshead College Volunteer Focus Different Ways to Help Gateshead Foodbank Financial Inclusion Service We are always looking at […]

29 Feb 24

Gateshead Foodbank: Jan – Feb 24 Newsletter

Here’s to our 1st edition for 2024 . If you have anything you would like to share with us for our next newsletter, please contact us. Thanks for your ongoing support and to those who have contributed to this edition. We want to share our thoughts and prayers with Si King, who sadly has lost […]

9 Feb 24

Help out with our Easter Egg Appeal

Let’s get EGG- cited about Easter! We aim to put a smile on people’s faces when they collect their food parcel, by giving out an egg to everyone we see. In the week running up to Easter Sunday, we envisage giving out around 200 emergency food parcels in 10.5 hours. Your kind donation and generosity […]

24 Jan 24

A new way to support us with food donations – through BanktheFood App

The need for food banks in the UK is higher than ever before. BanktheFood is a charity on a mission to make sure food banks get exactly what they need and not just baked beans. Food banks often struggle with effectively communicating realtime supply and demand needs to their donors. Social media posts or notices […]

20 Dec 23

Merry Christmas from us here at Gateshead Foodbank

Another year over so quickly. We have shared some great articles over the last 12 months and we hope to continue this into 2024. Merry Christmas and we want to thank you again for your support, kindness and compassion. We are extremely lucky to have such wonderful community spirit within Gateshead . Thanks to you […]

7 Dec 23

Christmas and New Year – when we will be closed

Update: Christmas and New Year operating times: The foodbank will be closed ( times below) to allow our wonderful volunteer to take a much needed break, to recharge after a very busy year. Distributions Centres: Gateshead Central, Citizens Advice, Swan Street – will be closed week of the 25th Dec and will re open Tuesday […]

7 Dec 23

Thank you to all involved in the Winter Collection at Tesco Trinity Square

We had an amazing 3 days, at Tesco Gateshead on 30th Nov – 2nd Dec. A total of 3.5 tons of food was donated and £581.31 total in cash . This will feed over 300 people in Gateshead over Christmas. Collection days are vitally important to the foodbank, to help us replenish much needed stock […]

16 Nov 23

Every bit of advice and support helps – Martin Lewis MSE

Every bit of advice and support helps. Here is Martin Lewis – Money Saving Expert email newsletter, with lots of tips and offers to put pennies and pound back into our pockets. You can sign up to receive weekly emails: click on the link below to access Money Saving Expert newsletter page. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=14-Nov-23-ca1b6bd90d242e3be43-6553cac4e7c25e6fe0008a40ba103c5f&source=CRM-MSETIP-ca1b6bd90d242e3be43&utm_campaign=nt-viewonlineheader&utm_content=1#

Make a donation