News | Wetherby & District Foodbank

26 Oct 26

Wetherby Community Cafe Celebrates 1st Anniversary!

Montage of images from Community Cafe anniversary

We had a fantastic time celebrating Wetherby Community Cafe’s first anniversary last week! Thank you to everyone who stayed on after the usual Friday cafe session to help us eat the cake and celebrate – including cafe visitors, cafe partners, volunteers and community workers such as our local PCSO Lil, Tesco Community Champion Eloise and […]

26 Oct 26

Harvest Festival Support: THANK YOU!

Montage of photos from schooland church harvest donations

The autumn is a special time at our Foodbank. With Harvest Festivals taking place across local schools and churches, its a time of year when we really feel the support of our wider community. This year is no exception and we have had an amazing response with Harvest Festival donations coming from schools, churches and […]

5 Oct 26

Community Cafe reaches One-Year Milestone!

We are delighted to announce that Wetherby’s Community Cafe and Advice Hub will be celebrating it’s First Anniversary later this month! To celebrate, we are holding a ‘Birthday Party’ after our regular session at St James’ Church Rooms, on Friday 23rd October from midday till 1:30pm. Everyone is invited! We are immensely proud of what […]

30 Sep 26

HARVEST GENEROSITY

We are incredibly grateful for all the on-going Harvest festival support for our Foodbank. One example of this generosity has come from the Tadcaster Methodist Church Circuit who have chosen us as their main beneficiary for the next twelve months, strengthening a partnership that goes right back to the Foodbank’s beginnings in 2014. The announcement […]

2 Sep 26

New Partnership with The Organic Pantry

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with The Organic Pantry, based at Newton Kyme. This collaboration introduces a simple, accessible way for Organic Pantry customers to help keep our foodbank stocked with essential items for local people facing food insecurity, directly through their regular home deliveries of fresh produce. A Simple, Community-Driven Way […]

28 Jul 26

Where to Find Us…

In recent years we have expanded not just the kind of help we provide, but also the number of different places people can find us. Here’s a run-down of everywhere you can find us should you need help, or would like to offer help. Foodbank sessions: Tuesdays 10am – noon Barleyfields Community Centre, Barleyfields Road, […]

27 Jul 26

Thank You to Our Community!

montage of photos of food drives and community events

The recent Food Drives at Morrisons in Wetherby and Tesco Extra at York’s Clifton Moor have played a huge part in ensuring our warehouse shelves are stocked for the coming months. Every tin, packet or jar donated by customers, every hour of a volunteer’s time spent chatting to customers in store, transporting donations or sorting […]

13 Jul 26

Foodbank Partners’ Event: Wetherby

Working in partnership with other organisations is incredibly important for our Foodbank which is why we organised two local networking events taking place in Wetherby and in Tadcaster. The circumstances that bring a person to look for help with affording food are often complex and multi-layered. Building stronger relationships with partner organisations helps all of […]

24 Jun 26

Foodbank Partners’ Event: Tadcaster

Working in partnership with other organisations is incredibly important for our Foodbank. The circumstances that bring a person to look for help with affording food are often complex and multi-layered. Building stronger relationships with partner organisations helps all of us deliver a better, more integrated service while expanding our understanding of the problems facing people […]

22 Jun 26

URGENT: SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

URGENT REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS SUMMER The summer holidays are one of the most challenging times of the year for foodbanks. Demand for support increases significantly as families lose access to free school meals, while food donations often decrease because many regular donors are away on holiday. As a result, our food stocks are […]

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