News
11 Jul 23
Summer Campaign Launches at the Food Bank
A brand new festival-style campaign is launching at Barnsley Foodbank Partnership. Highlighting home cooking, healthy food options and recipe ideas, the new campaign will run throughout the school holidays this Summer. ‘Glaston-Berry’ is a fun social media based campaign, teaming up music-style artwork with recipe ideas, that all of the family can get involved with. Recipes […]
4 Jul 23
New Chairperson for Food Bank
Barnsley Foodbank Partnership would like to thank Rev.Mick Neal for being our trusted Chairperson since the food bank was formed just over 10 years ago. Mick brought a wealth of knowledge, skills and dedication, which helped guide the food bank through its journey to date. Mick has now decided its time for him to step […]
4 Jul 23
A Statement From Barnsley Foodbank Partnership
We would like to clarify that Barnsley Foodbank Partnership is under the Trussell Trust organisation and we are the only Trussell Trust food bank in Barnsley. We are not associated with any other food banks, food pantries, emergency food services, community fridges or any organisation of this type. Individuals who access our food bank must […]
28 Jun 23
Local Food Bank is Urging People to Donate If They Can
Barnsley Foodbank Partnership is calling on the local community to donate much needed items to support people facing hardship. Since opening in 2013, Barnsley Foodbank Partnership has provided vital emergency support to local people facing hardship. Between January 2022 – January 2023, the food bank gave out food parcels to 10,917 individuals. The food bank […]
31 May 23
Foodbank Figures Highlighted
Since the global pandemic, we saw a big change in the pattern when it came to giving out vital food parcels. The demand for emergency help from those in crisis across Barnsley sky-rocketed, with our food bank working around the clock to ensure we could provide the much-needed support. It is hard to believe that […]
17 May 23
Tesco Foodbank Drive
We are excited to announce that Barnsley Foodbank Partnership’s new food drive launches on 3rd June. We will be hosting collections at alternate local Tesco stores once per month, with the opportunity to donate to the food bank and learn more about what we do. The confirmed dates so far are as follows (with more […]
15 May 23
Urgent: Phone Lines
We are currently experiencing issues with our phone lines. If you need to get in touch, please email: [email protected] or [email protected] and someone will get back to you. If you are in need of a food parcel, click here to find out how to apply.
10 Mar 23
Urgent: Closure 10/03/23
Due to the weather conditions, we have made the decision to suspend our deliveries today. The safety of our team is our main priority and we want to ensure everyone is safe. If you have any enquiries, please send them to: [email protected] If you were supposed to be picking up a food parcel, please […]
7 Mar 23
An Easter Update
It’s almost Easter already and the preparations are in full swing here at the food bank. Here’s an update on what’s going on… Easter Egg Deliveries: If you would like to donate Easter treats to our food bank, please aim to get them to us by Friday 31st March. This is so that we […]
11 Jan 23
January 2023 Update
We have been a little quiet over the festive period, but we have been incredibly busy. The food bank has seen what is possibly our busiest Christmas yet, with hundreds of parcels going out and hundreds of donations coming in! At the beginning of December, the Tesco Christmas Collection took place. The volunteering team and […]