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9 Feb 22

How to donate this Easter

Easter is fast approaching and we’ve already started getting chocolate egg donations. It really is just a hop away! If you’d like to donate to us this Easter, here’s a selection of ways that you can get involved. Food Donations Warehouse- Our warehouse is open Monday to Friday, 9am-3:30pm for donation drop offs. You can […]

22 Dec 21

Christmas Reminders

We can’t believe we are already at the end of the year. Here’s a reminder of things you need to know as we approach 2022! Any donations must be with us by 3:30pm on 23rd December. We will then continue accepting donations again from Tuesday 4th January. Our office opening times are: Christmas Eve […]

6 Dec 21

A fantastically festive Tesco Collection

Barnsley Foodbank Partnership got into the festive season last month when the Tesco Christmas Collection took place. We had volunteers representing the food bank across Tesco Hoyland, Tesco Stairfoot and Tesco Penistone, with the Community Champions bringing their festive spirit along too. We were so overwhelmed by the kindness of the customers, with trolley […]

23 Nov 21

Christmas Information 2021

We are already planning ahead as we get towards the end of the year. Here’s some key points to be aware of over the festive period at our food bank. Office Opening Times Thursday 23rd December: 9am-4pm Friday 24th December: 9am-1pm Monday 27th December: CLOSED Tuesday 28th December: CLOSED Wednesday 29th December: CLOSED […]

1 Nov 21

Advent-turous Christmas campaign for food bank

We can’t believe it’s already November! As we begin the countdown to the festive season, we have lots of donation opportunities coming up at Barnsley Foodbank Partnership. First of all, the Tesco collection returns on the 18th-20th November in Tesco Stairfoot, Hoyland and Penistone. There are still volunteering opportunities for this too, just email […]

25 Oct 21

Become a Referral Agent

As we head into our busiest season, we are encouraging businesses, organisations and charities who work with individuals in crisis to sign up to be referral agents. Becoming a referral agent allows you to directly book individuals in for a food parcel who are in financial hardship or crisis. We work with many referral […]

18 Oct 21

Tesco Christmas Collection 2021

We are thrilled to announce that the Tesco Christmas Collection is returning this year! From 18th-20th November, in association with Tesco and The Trussell Trust, the biggest collection of the year returns. Covid-19 restrictions meant that some of the previous Tesco collections were altered or in some cases, couldn’t go ahead. The donations that […]

14 Sep 21

Harvest 2021

Dark nights, cold temperatures and a particularly festive period is approaching. Barnsley Foodbank Partnership is preparing for our busiest time of year and here’s what our plans are over the next month. This year, the whole month of October is where we are focusing on Harvest. We saw record figures last year due to […]

3 Aug 21

A Summer Update…What Have We Been Up To?

It’s been a busy few months at Barnsley Foodbank Partnership, so we thought we would give everyone a little update on what’s been happening. The May school holidays saw us launch the Cooking with Colour campaign. The family food parcels included recipe cards, encouraging children and adults alike to use colourful ingredients to make […]

29 Jun 21

Tesco Collection Returns This Summer

We are so excited to announce that the annual Tesco collection is returning this Summer at Barnsley Foodbank Partnership. Each year, The Trussell Trust, FareShare and Tesco come together to do one of the biggest food collections across the country and the Summer collection is back for 2021! We are once again partnering with […]

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