News
11 Dec 20
How to Get Help Over Christmas
We’ll still be here over the Christmas period, but we’ll be operating reduced hours. As Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a Friday, you won’t be able to visit our drop-in sessions on those days. Also, the Citizens Advice helpline will close for the holidays from 5pm on 23rd December and won’t reopen […]
2 Dec 20
Supporting our Community at Christmas
Communities work on many levels. Here at Wetherby and District Foodbank, we are one of over 1,200 food bank centres in the Trussell Trust network. This network behaves very much like a community, with each food bank assisting their neighbours as and when extra help or food items are needed. We also collaborate with other […]
6 Nov 20
Half term and ‘The Marcus Rashford Effect’
School holidays can be a worrying time if you’re struggling to feed a family. The fact that many children face hunger when schools break up has featured heavily in the news and across social media in recent weeks, thanks largely to Marcus Rashford. Marcus Rashford’s high-profile campaign called for the government to extend free school […]
14 Oct 20
Barleyfields Community Centre DC Update
Barleyfields Community centre DC is open on Fridays ( not Tuesdays at the moment) between 10-11am. Please bring voucher/e voucher code. To obtain a voucher ring our free helpline 0808 2082138 to speak to a Citizen’s Advice adviser. They can help you address your crises and provide support to maximise your income, help you navigate […]
5 Jun 20
National Volunteers’ Week
Wetherby & District Foodbank National Volunteers’ Week This week is National Volunteers’ Week across the UK. The Trustees at Wetherby & District Foodbank would like to take this opportunity to recognise and thank all its volunteers and supporters for their time, effort and generosity. Without our volunteers and many supporters we would not be able […]
13 Apr 20
Coronavirus Update : Barleyfields Distribution Centre closed with immediate effect
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to our food bank – whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation. Things are changing quickly, so we’ll keep this page updated regularly with information about what’s happening at […]
3 Apr 20
Wetherby foodbank continues to share food with Leeds based charities
Today Homeless Street Angels co founder, Becky Joyce and volunteer, Helen, collected 245kg food. In the past week we have delivered food to St Aidans Church foodbank (290kg) and the Franciscan Sisters (150kg). The food is donated by our usual supporters, notably shoppers at Tesco, Clifton Moor in York and Wetherby locals as well as […]
3 Apr 20
Morrisons donate generously to foodbanks
Many thanks to Morrisons who have committed to providing food banks nationally with £10 million worth of food. Our particular thanks go to Morrisons, Wetherby for donating £1,000 worth of food per week to us for the next 4 weeks. We will share this food with other local charities that support the financially vulnerable as […]
19 Mar 20
Coronavirus Update
It is with regret that we announce that the Boston Spa Distribution Centre will be closed until further notice. Please do not worry. We can still provide support via the Distribution Centre in Wetherby. The Wetherby Distribution Centre’s operating hours will continue as normal, Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 – 12:00, until further notice. For further information, email […]
25 Jul 19
We are ready to help this summer
Wetherby and District Foodbank is ready to support families and help stop them from going hungry during the summer holidays. No one plans to be unable to feed themselves and their family and as a nation nobody is expected to go hungry. But illness, disability, family breakdown or the loss of a job can happen […]