News | Woking Foodbank

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 […]

14 Sep 22

Foodbank closed on 19 September

The Lighthouse centre and the Foodbank warehouse will both be closed on Monday 19 September, due to the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen and the associated bank holiday. Usual opening times will resume from Tuesday 20th.

13 Jun 22

Byfleet centre closed Wednesday 15 June

Our Byfleet centre will be closed on Wednesday this week (15 June). We hope to be open again for the Wednesday session next week. We apologise for any inconvenience.

17 May 22

Please help us fund a new van

Please help us fund a new Foodbank van so we can support even more people in need More people than ever in Woking are struggling to afford food, and this situation will only become worse as the current cost of living crisis intensifies. We want to provide an even more flexible and inclusive service. We […]

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