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9 Oct 24
Christmas Shopping List
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We would really appreciate donations of Christmas specific items delivered to us at The Lansbury Estate by Monday 9th December. This will allow us time to sort and distribute your items well in advance of the big day. We’d particularly like to receive donations of the following by that date – Boxes/tins of biscuits Christmas […]
21 Mar 24
Easter opening times
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The Foodbank is shut on bank holidays, so we will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. Please click here for a complete list of our opening times between 28 March – 3 April. Happy Easter!!
1 Feb 24
Volunteer delivery drivers needed
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Do you have one morning a week to spare? The Foodbank is looking for a couple of strong people to help Graham, our main driver. The position would involve either driving the van (clean licence required please), or accompanying the driver to supermarkets and other locations to collect food, and taking food from our Lansbury […]
19 Jan 24
It’s our anniversary!
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Earlier this week, we marked 10 years since the opening of the Woking Foodbank. Our fantastic founder Alison is still leading us today, and over a dozen individuals who started it up with her in 2014 are still volunteering for us. We are so grateful for their dedication and passion! During that time we have […]
18 Dec 23
Warehouse closing over Christmas
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The Foodbank warehouse will be open (for deliveries only) from 10-12 as usual this Thursday, 21 December. After this session, it will close over the festive period. The warehouse will reopen on Thursday 4 January.
29 Nov 23
Christmas news and opening times 2023
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It’s almost December, and time to start thinking about Christmas! There are some specific items which we would really appreciate being donated in the next few weeks. Please click here for a list of festive goodies we are particularly looking for. Please note – we kindly request that these are donated by 11 December if […]
16 Sep 23
Harvest donations
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Please help support local people in need and the Woking Foodbank with food and funds this harvest season. We are running increasingly short of stock. If you feel able to contribute one or two items, this would be a tremendous help and very much appreciated. Click for a list of the top five most needed […]
14 Sep 23
Latest Foodbank update
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We have put together a brief overview of recent Foodbank activity. You can see the full document here. We will update this regularly going forward, so all our supporters can see how their donations are being used. Our donation level is very low at the moment but we are continuing to supply food to over […]
24 Aug 23
We have our new van – thank you!
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The Foodbank is now the proud owner of an 18-month-old Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrid van. It’s in fantastic condition, with very low mileage and almost double the load capacity of our previous van, and will help us collect and deliver food around Woking for many years to come. THANK YOU so much to our […]
17 Jun 23
This week’s Foodbank update
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Last updated: 23 June 2023 We have put together a brief overview of Foodbank activity in the past week. You can see the full document here. We hope to update this weekly going forward, so all our supporters can see how their donations are being used. Thank you especially to our wonderful volunteers, who gave […]