News
11 Apr 23
Evening session at the Lighthouse
Following a successful six week trial, we have decided to continue with the Thursday evening sessions at the Lighthouse for a further eight weeks. These will begin on 20 April, and run every Thursday evening from 5.30-7.00pm until 8 June. There will be no evening session on Thursday 13 April.
15 Mar 23
Sheerwater centre has reopened
We are delighted to confirm that our Sheerwater centre (which has been shut for the last few weeks due to flooding) has now reopened.
2 Mar 23
Spring update from the Foodbank
Our Spring newsletter is now available! Please click here for an update on how many people we are currently supporting, some special activities over Christmas, a farewell to our wonderful warehouse manager (and a welcome to our new wonderful warehouse manager), our new trial evening session and more!
24 Feb 23
Evening session at the Lighthouse now available
The Foodbank is trialling an evening opening session at the Lighthouse for the collection of food parcels, starting on Thursday 2 March. The session will run from 17.30-19.30 each Thursday until 6 April. This session is primarily intended to support those who are working 9-5, but is open to anyone with a referral. If a […]
21 Feb 23
Sheerwater centre is temporarily closed
The Sheerwater centre location has been flooded and is unable to open tomorrow (22 February). We do not know how long it will need to remain closed – it could be a few weeks but we hope it will be less. Please keep an eye on the website and we will post an update as […]
13 Jan 23
Foodbank update – December
December has been a busy month for the Woking Foodbank! All-time records were set, both in terms of food donations and number of people referred to the foodbank for emergency supplies. We had 266 referrals to the foodbank during the month, and there is a concerning trend of more families coming to us for help […]
19 Dec 22
Warehouse opening times over the holiday
The warehouse will be open (for food donations only) as usual this week. Next week, it will be open on 28th and 29th December only. We will return to normal warehouse opening hours on the 4th January. Best wishes for a happy and peaceful holiday season!
28 Nov 22
Christmas news
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 12 December if […]
28 Nov 22
Christmas and New Year opening hours
Christmas and New Year opening hours at Woking Foodbank are as follows: Friday 23 December – Open at the Salvation Army, Sythwood only (10am – 12pm) Monday 26 December – Closed at all centres Tuesday 27 December – Closed at all centres Wednesday 28 December – Open at The Lighthouse only (10.30am – 12.30pm) Thursday […]
16 Sep 22
Thank you to First Dance Studios!
A huge THANK YOU to First Dance Studios, based at Heather Farm in Horsell. They have recently held their Open Day “Danceathon”, where people are invited to come try out a 15-minute taster of any or all of their dance classes. All the teachers work the day for free and all the proceeds go to […]