News
31 Mar 22
Closed for Easter Monday
Please note that our facility at St. Peter’s RC Parish Hall in Bloxwich will be closed on Monday April 18th. Bank holiday Monday.
6 Jan 22
Additional Opening of the foodbank
*IMPORTANT NEWS* WE ARE HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT EVERY MONDAY FROM 17 JANUARY 2022 WE ARE OPENING AN ADDITIONAL SESSION AT ST PETER’S CHURCH, BLOXWICH (JUST OFF THE HIGH STREET) BETWEEN 10am – 12 noon The foodbank will open in the Parish Hall behind St Peter’s RC Church, 208 High St, Bloxwich, Walsall […]
4 Oct 21
Harvest Festival Request
Dear Foodbank Supporters Over the past year we have seen a tremendous rise in people asking for our assistance. The need for local organisations & individuals to donate items of non-perishable food & toiletries has never been greater. We are appealing to our local churches, & schools, to consider giving us the food donated to […]
15 Jul 21
Tesco Collection – flyer
For the Tesco collection event 15-17 July 2021 at Tesco Extra Walsall, Littleton St W, Walsall WS2 8EQ, Bloxwich & Blakenall Foodbank welcomes all donations but at present we are particularly in need of the following items: Tinned Fish / Tuna / Sardines etc. Tinned meat and vegetables/ stew / pasta sauce. Puddings including sponges and tinned […]
10 Jun 21
Lola lends a helping hand
Kindhearted Lola decided to request donations for our Foodbank, from her family & friends, as part of her Community Badge at Brownies. She is pictured, with our volunteer Jools, dropping off the items she had collected. Well done Lola, & many thanks for the lovely card you sent, thanking our volunteers.
21 May 21
State of Hunger report
The Trussell Trust latest State of Hunger research report shows the worsening poverty and the increased use of food banks in the UK.
2 May 21
whg Easter donation to our foodbank
whg gives cracking Easter donation to Walsall food bank whg has collected hundreds of Easter eggs this March to donate to struggling families. The leading Midlands landlord joined forces with its contractors to donate more than 300 chocolate treats, along with toiletries and other essentials, to Bloxwich and Blakenall Food Bank. Sarah Jukes, whg’s Customer […]
21 Dec 17
Food banks in 2017: Change is Possible
Read the new report Emergency Use Only II Three years ago, CPAG and the Trussell Trust were among the organisations who published Emergency Use Only, one of the first pieces of research to shed light on the drivers of the enormous increases in food bank use that we have seen this decade. We found that the […]
15 Jun 17
UK foodbank use continues to rise
UK foodbank use continues to rise as new report highlights growing impact of Universal Credit rollout on foodbanks. Over 1,182,000 three day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in past year – 436,000 to children New report on Universal Credit reveals adverse side effects on people claiming and foodbanks providing help The Trussell […]
1 Dec 16
Almost half of people referred to foodbanks at risk of going cold as well as hungry this winter
New data from charity’s Fuel Bank scheme suggests families on pre-payment meters face cold and hunger this winter Foodbanks face busiest winter as new data suggests half of all people needing support from foodbanks are on pre-pay meters Schemes like Fuel Banks getting immediate help to people in crisis However, survey of 410+ foodbanks suggests […]