News

9 Oct 20

Rugby Foodbank and Harvest Festival 2020

We very much appreciate the tremendous support we receive from all who donate to the Foodbank in Rugby at Harvest Festival time. However, we are very aware that in the current Covid-19 situation many organisations such as Churches and Schools are not able to participate in donating to Foodbank as for previous years. We appreciate […]

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1 May 20

The Trussell Trust reports a 81% increase for emergency food parcels from food banks during the last two weeks of March 2020.

Food banks report record spike in need as coalition of anti-poverty charities call for strong lifeline to be thrown to anyone who needs it The Trussell Trust reports a soaring 81% increase for emergency food parcels from food banks in its network during the last two weeks of March 2020, compared to the same period […]

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6 Apr 20

RBC Foodbank – Opening Hours Easter Bank Holidays.

Please be aware that during the Easter weekend Rugby Borough Council Foodbank will be open as below: Good Friday and Easter Monday (11am to 4pm)   Please pass this message on to anyone who needs the help of the foodbank in the next week. The food bank location is as at  below link: https://rugby.foodbank.org.uk/locations/ Best Wishes Happy Easter

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1 Apr 20

Rugby Foodbank Donations Update – Covid-19

Important notice- Covid 19 Rugby Foodbank is always very pleased to receive donations and at this time, whilst we are living with the threat of Covid 19, that is still true. However, we have given our entire stock of over £14,000 in value to Rugby Borough Council to ensure that there is no break in […]

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27 Mar 20

Rugby Borough Council Temporary Foodbank has opened.

After a temporary Foodbank closure due to the Coronavirus RBC Foodbank has now opened. Thanks to the support of Rugby Borough Council in resourcing the Foodbank operations  are now open again. Please note we RBC Foodbank is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 to 16:00 for food distribution. The warehouse is open Tuesday and […]

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23 Mar 20

Rugby foodbank is closing temporarily

Rugby foodbank is closing temporarily   Due to the outbreak and rapid escalation of the coronavirus pandemic, the directors of Rugby Foodbank have taken the very difficult decision to close to the public after Wednesday 25th March. This is not a decision we have taken lightly and after much consideration, we feel this is the […]

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23 Mar 20

Rugby Foodbank Warehouse Move

Important changes at Rugby foodbank. We have now moved our warehouse to The Lawn and Retreat Building, Newbold Road, Rugby CV21 2LN. All deliveries should now be made there. There is signage on the door but to make it easier to find, if you are standing outside the main Benn Hall doors look to your […]

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8 Nov 19

State of Hunger

This week the Trussell Trust has launched State of Hunger, the largest ever piece of research into hunger and food bank use in the UK. The research shows that households who have been referred to a food bank have an average weekly income after housing costs of just £50. They’re struggling to afford to buy […]

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6 Nov 19

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019

The start of November brings the first day of our Reverse Advent Calendar. We are encouraging you to do this during November to ensure we have everything in the warehouse in time for Christmas, deliveries made during December may not be processed in time to be given out before Christmas. This is ESPECIALLY important this […]

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1 Jul 19

Rugby Foodbank – needs a new home. View Now!

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