News | Wetherby & District Foodbank

28 May 25

Money Buddies: helping transform lives

Our partnership with Money Buddies has been transformational for some of our clients. Money Buddies provide free, confidential and impartial advice and guidance to anyone who visits the Community Cafe in Tadcaster every Wednesday or Wetherby every Friday morning. They are experts in making sure people are getting all the financial help they are entitled […]

19 May 25

Volunteer Role Vacancies

We currently have a number of volunteer role vacancies. If you have the relevant skills and are interested in getting involved, please get in touch for more information. Please email [email protected] Roles required are: Transport and Operations team Leader Newsletter Editor Social Media Volunteer Safeguarding Officer Signposting volunteer Wetherby D.C. – Friday shift volunteer Tadcaster […]

19 May 25

New Foodbank Trustees

New Trustees Our Board of Trustees has seen a lot of change over the last year with Ian Hill, Linda Hindle and Anita Hamson all reaching the end of their tenures and stepping down. New trustees, Rebecca, Claire, Simon, David and Debbie have all joined so we thought this would be a good time to provide a brief introduction […]

3 Feb 25

Support from Local Schools

Our foodbank is supported by many different local groups, including a wide range of our local schools and colleges. The way in which schools support us is varied: from ‘Bring a Tin Tuesdays’ at primary schools to Christmas food collections at secondary schools; or maybe hosting our foodbank coordinator, Jenny Firth, for a special Foodbank-themed […]

30 Oct 24

2024 Tesco Winter Food Collection

You can support our community this winter by donating to Wetherby and District Foodbank at the Tesco Extra store at York’s Clifton Moor. From Thursday 28th November to Saturday 30 November, customers at Tesco in Clifton Moor will be encouraged to pick up an extra item or two as part of their weekly shop to […]

30 Oct 24

New Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking for a new Foodbank Team Leader for our distribution centre in Tadcaster. With a passion for helping others, you will lead a team of caring and dedicated volunteers and provide a warm and inviting welcome to people visiting the food bank. You should enjoy meeting and connecting with people in your local […]

12 Jun 24

Marking 10 years of Wetherby and District Foodbank

Last week was National Volunteers’ Week, a week in which to celebrate the fantastic contributions volunteers make to communities up and down the country. For charities like ours, the week is an opportunity to recognise, celebrate and thank our volunteers for all that they do. This year was an extra special one for us as […]

18 Apr 24

Changes to our Tadcaster Foodbank session

Image showing The Barn building in Tadcaster with Foodbank sign.

The Monday afternoon foodbank sessions at The Barn in Tadcaster have now changed to Wednesday mornings. We’ll be at The Barn during the Community Cafe which runs from 10:30am till Midday every Wednesday. The Community Cafe offers a free tea or coffee and toast or cake as well as the opportunity to have a chat […]

21 Mar 24

Could you be a Foodbank Trustee?

Several of our trustees will be stepping down in the coming months as they reach the end of their agreed terms. This means we are currently looking for some new trustees to take their place. What does a Trustee do? The principle purpose of trustees is to ensure good governance of a charity. Trustees will […]

5 Feb 24

Spreading the word in the Workplace

Foodbanks want nothing more than not to exist. Ultimately, we want everyone to have enough money to be able to afford ALL the essentials: food, hygiene products, baby products, pet food, bills, rent or mortgage. The current reality is that many people can’t make ends meet, even if they are working. Full time employment does […]

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