News | Barnsley Foodbank

8 Aug 22

Health and Safety Reminder

We just want to remind everyone of our health & safety precautions that we have in place at our Wombwell warehouse. We are based in a fully-operating warehouse, with forklift trucks and regular deliveries in the loading bay. We want to ensure all of our visitors are safe when coming to the warehouse. When visiting, […]

25 Jul 22

A Successful Summer Collection

Our team are still buzzing with excitement after the Tesco Summer Collection a few weeks ago! From 30th June – 2nd July, the local Tesco stores were a hive of activity during the annual collection. Barnsley Foodbank Partnership work alongside Tesco Stairfoot, Hoyland and Penistone to host the fantastic collection, alongside their Community Champions, […]

30 May 22

Tesco Summer Collection Returns

We are thrilled to announce that the Tesco Summer Collection will be returning from 30th June-2nd July! Here’s some handy information about the fantastic event… – Where and when is the collection? Our Tesco Summer Collection returns from 30th June ’til 2nd July at Tesco Stairfoot, Hoyland and Penistone. – How can I donate? […]

10 May 22

Final Whistle for Football Campaign

With the football season coming to a close, Barnsley FC collected for our food bank one last time at their final home game this season. Teaming up with Reds in the Community, Barnsley FC launched Reds Against Hunger last year to raise awareness and donations for our food bank. The equivalent of 381 meals was […]

19 Apr 22

Trussell Trust and Deliveroo partner for donations

The popular food delivery app, Deliveroo, is partnering with the Trussell Trust to support individuals in crisis across the UK. It has been revealed that Deliveroo is including an extra option when checking out on the app, allowing its customers to add a round up donation for the Trussell Trust’s food banks. Deliveroo employees will […]

12 Apr 22

What a ride: Egg-cellent Easter Collection for the food bank

The streets of Shafton were filled with roaring engines on Saturday, with bikers across the country joining an amazing Easter Egg Drop for our food bank. Over 800 Easter eggs, 18 chocolate bunnies and 10 bars of chocolate were collected and brought to our food bank manager, Suzanne, as well almost £200 in monetary […]

23 Mar 22

Reds Against Hunger Returns

We are partnering once again with Barnsley FC and Reds in the Community for a fantastic food collection this April. Reds Against Hunger is a wonderful initiative, with fans encouraged to bring donations to the Barnsley home game against Reading on Saturday 2nd April. With rising bill costs, universal credit changes and more individuals […]

22 Feb 22

Our Wish List: How to donate via Amazon

There are many ways to donate to Barnsley Foodbank Partnership, but did you know that you could donate via Amazon? Our Amazon Wish List is updated weekly with our most needed items at that time. This could be items that we are running low on, or even items that we have completely run out […]

16 Feb 22

Fun Facts Campaign For The Half Term

This February half term, Barnsley Foodbank Partnership are introducing a brand new campaign! February Food Facts looks at a different food parcel item each day, showing off a list of facts about the item alongside it. We hope you take away the facts and share them with family and friends! We have a […]

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 […]

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