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3 Jun 25
Harvest Appeal
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Would you consider helping the foodbank at Harvest time? Our foodbank helps individuals and families in crisis through the provision of emergency food supplies, donated by local organisations and the general public. We partner with frontline care professionals, such as health visitors, social workers and other community-based support workers, who can identify and refer people […]
18 Aug 25
Education and Donation at NORJAM
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Norwich Foodbank attended the NORJAM Carnival of fun 2025 for two days where 7000 Scouts, Explorers and their leaders from Norfolk to Estonia camped for a week. It was a great opportunity to educate the children through games and activities about what a Foodbank is and why they are needed. We hope through educating the […]
16 Aug 25
Canaries food bank
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On match-days this season, as part of a collaboration with Canaries Trust and Norwich Foodbank, there will be a permanent food bank donation point located at the Support Hub (located on Geoffrey Watling Way). It will be open during the hours of the Support Hub on matchdays while items can also be dropped off […]
12 Aug 25
Yoga Festival
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We were pleased to be welcomed as the charity partner of Norwich Yoga Festival which took place at Whitlingham on 2nd August. As a Christian charity, we were keen to share our ethos and values on our stall so included engagement activities such as a gratitude tree and encouraging people to share their ‘love your […]
6 Aug 25
New Day Donation
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We were pleased to receive contact from the organisers of New Day, a large Christian festival held at the Norfolk Showground, offering us leftovers from their week long camp. A volunteer dropped off 60 empty crates on Friday 1st August and then a driver went along in the evening to do the first collection (19 crates). […]
15 Jul 25
Asda collection update
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A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers, shoppers and staff at Asda Hall Road for a really successful collection on 7/8/9 July. We raised £185.74 in cash, £72 on the card machine and collected just over 250kg in donations!
24 Jun 25
Foodbank Prayer Letter: June 2025
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Psalm 91 verses 1-2 Whoever goes to the LORD for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, can say to him. “You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in You I trust.” As we take time to consider and celebrate all the good that Norwich Foodbank does to support those […]
17 Jun 25
Chris wins gold!
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Congratulations to our British Red Cross worker Chris who won a gold medal at the World Bench Press Championships. Chris also raised over £600 in sponsorship for Norwich Foodbank.
10 Jun 25
Waitrose collection update
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Last month we were grateful to Waitrose, Eaton for hosting us in their store for a food collection. It was an extremely positive couple of days with many powerful conversations. Thank you if you helped out! We collected 460kg in donations and just over £600 in cash donations. Our next collection is in July and […]
10 Apr 25
Powerlifting people out of poverty
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A message from Chris Claydon, our British Red Cross advisor. I have recently qualified for the World Bench-press Championships in Rome later this year and am hoping to improve upon the bronze medal I won in the Masters category last year. I am also using this as an opportunity to highlight and raise funds for […]