News

Colchester Foodbank receives the King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Colchester Foodbank’s hardworking volunteers receive the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. Well done everyone!

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Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022 closing and opening times

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Colchester Foodbank has moved!

Foodbank has moved! Moorside site closes end January. Stanway site opens 1st February. We need more space for social distancing & have moved from Monday 1st February 2021 we are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm. At 3, Tollgate Retail Park, Tollgate West, C03 8RG. This is opposite McDonalds, between B&M and Currys. […]

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ONLINE DELIVERY DONATIONS

We have had a number of requests from people wanting to do online supermarket orders for us, so we have put together a suggestion of what you could buy for about £50 or about £100. If you’ve arranged a delivery we’d love it if you could email us: [email protected] so we know when to expect […]

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Colchester Foodbank opens on Saturdays

In 2018 Colchester Foodbank, the busiest Foodbank in Essex, provided three day emergency food supplies to over 7,000  local people in crisis, over a third of which went to children. The foodbank is to open on a sixth day a week with support from the Community Fund from Colchester Borough Homes and One Colchester Winter […]

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Be a Brick, Buy a Brick

Colchester Foodbank Food HQ premises fund has since May 2018 raised £42,829.65. We’ve asked individuals to buy a brick for £10. Please help us ask Organisations, Businesses, Churches, Councils & Philanthropists to donate by buying a #Window £500 or if they can afford a #Door £1,000. For more details Click Here  

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Foodbank Warehouse Supervisor Required

Job Title: Foodbank Warehouse Supervisor Part time:                20 hours per week Salary:                      £12,000 per annum gross, with 5% pension contribution. Funding currently secured                               […]

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In The News

Take a look at the recent articles below that have featured Colchester Foodbank: Grandslam tour teams up with Colchester Foodbank Help is here, but we need your support School holidays prompt big rise in demand at foodbanks Colchester Foodbank’s thanks to Muslim community ‘Buy a brick’ initiative to help raise funds for permanent foodbank   […]

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Colchester Foodbank Chief Officer

Colchester Foodbank is looking to employ a Chief officer to work for 25 hours per week. Management experience in the third sector essential, you will be expected to work with the trustee’s on a new three year strategy, develop the profile fo the Charity and secure further funding, support Lead volunteers in the managing of […]

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Wivenhoe Foodbank Open

Thursday 10am till Noon Congregational Church High St Wivenhoe CO7 9AB  

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