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Easter opening times

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!!

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Volunteer delivery drivers needed

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 […]

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It’s our anniversary!

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 […]

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Warehouse closing over Christmas

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.

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Christmas news and opening times 2023

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 […]

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Harvest donations

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 […]

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Latest Foodbank update

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 […]

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We have our new van – thank you!

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 […]

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This week’s Foodbank update

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 […]

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Evening Lighthouse session now permanent

We are delighted to confirm that the trial evening session at the Lighthouse has been a success. We are now making this session permanent (from 5.30 – 7.00pm every Thursday). The session is primarily intended to give more flexibility to those who work during the day, but anyone with a referral voucher is welcome to […]

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