Harvest 2026: Let’s Come Together for Rugby

This Harvest, we’re asking the whole Rugby community to come together and help us fill the shelves at Rugby Foodbank.

Harvest is one of the most important times of year for food donations, and this year our stocks are low. We’re hoping that people across Rugby will join together and help us make this Harvest count.

Can Rugby give even more this year?

Last year, the people of Rugby donated an incredible 9 tonnes of food during Harvest.

This year, we’d love to see if we can go even further.

It doesn’t matter whether you can collect 5kg, 50kg or 500kg. Every donation helps us provide essential food and support to people in our local community who are struggling.

Your support makes a real difference

Over the last year, since Harvest 2025, Rugby Foodbank provided 5,835 food parcels to people experiencing financial hardship and crisis.

35% of those parcels went to children.

Behind every food parcel is a local person or family facing a difficult time. Your Harvest donations help ensure that when someone needs our support, we have food available to give them.

How can you get involved?

There are lots of ways to make Harvest a community effort.

• Get your family involved

Ask everyone in your household to choose a few items from our shopping list and build your own Harvest collection.

• Bring your street together

Why not organise a collection with your neighbours? If each household contributes a few items, your street could quickly make a significant donation.

• Get your workplace involved

Set up a collection point and encourage colleagues to bring in a few items during your Harvest collection.

• Ask your school, church or community group

Organise a collection, fundraising event, Harvest supper or another activity to bring people together and support local families.

• Host a Harvest supper

Bring people together for food and fellowship and invite everyone to bring a donation for Rugby Foodbank.

• Have a quiz

Our Foodbank Quiz is a great way to get people together, have some fun and encourage donations at the same time.

Find out more about our Foodbank Quiz →

What should I donate?

The most helpful donations are the items that local people need most.

Please check our latest shopping list before organising your collection. This helps us make the best possible use of your generous donations.

Download our Harvest 2026 shopping list

You can also share the shopping list with your family, friends, colleagues, school, church or community group.

Organising a collection?

If you’re planning a Harvest collection, we’d love to hear from you.

Letting us know what you’re planning helps us prepare for the donations coming in and provide you with any information or support you may need.

Get in touch with Rugby Foodbank →

Together, let’s make this Harvest count.

Last year, Rugby gave 9 tonnes.

This year, let’s see what we can achieve together.

Whether you donate 5kg or 500kg, your generosity can make a difference to someone in our community who is facing a difficult time.

Thank you for supporting Rugby Foodbank.

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