News | Rugby Foodbank

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1 Jul 19

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21 Jun 19

SOS – Stock Our Shelves

Currently the shelves of the foodbank are looking bare! We continued to have increased demand for the service provided by Rugby Foodbanks around the town. Please help by donating if you can. Our shortages list for donations can be accessed at this website by the below link: https://rugby.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/ Many Thanks if you can help. […]

31 May 19

Pride of Rugby – Rugby Foodbank

Rugby Foodbank has won the “Community Impact Award” at the Pride of Rugby awards for 2019.Well done to all our volunteers especially our amazing team of warehouse volunteers headed up by the wonderful Ellie Bird.

31 May 19

Happy 8th Birthday Rugby Foodbank

This year Rugby Foodbank is in it’s 8th year of serving Rugby’s community. During 2018-19 Rugby Foodbank distributed 58 tonnes of food (53 tonnes in previous 2017-18) to 4246 clients in the Rugby area. (This was a 1.5% increase in numbers of clients from the previous year). 38% of the number of people fed this […]

17 Mar 17

Happy 5th Birthday to Rugby foodbank!

Rugby foodbank will be 5 years old on 19th March! Over the last 5 years we have helped over 14,500 individuals and families in crisis living in the local area. We have given out an incredible 184 tonnes of food! We’d like to say a huge thank you to all those who have supported us […]

27 Feb 17

Take part in our 40 for 40 challenge this lent

With people struggling to afford food living locally, it is important that we can continue to support families in crisis throughout the Easter period. We provide essential emergency food, emotional support and practical advice to families who live near you and really need us. The challenge We are asking people to join us in taking […]

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