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Next Food Collection Day!

Chardog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:28 +0000

The 3rd of March has been confirmed as the next supermarket collection day at the Sandsend Sainsbury’s store, and we need volunteers!
Let Jules know if you are available to help at info@hffb.org

On the radio

Chardog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:24:27 +0000

Daphine recently spent some time on-air at OnFM based in Lyric Square, Hammersmith. The (live) interview went very well, and was an excellent opportunity to share the vision of the H&F Foodbank with its listeners.

Collection day on 7th May

Chardog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:23:41 +0000

Foodbank volunteers had a great day at Sainsbury’s on Townmead Road on the 7th May 2011. Despite it being a quite day for the store, we still managed to collect 752.2 kilos of food! We also met some very encouraging shoppers and were even given £80 to buy food to cover any shortfalls. As ever, we are very grateful too, for all the staff at Sainsbury’s as well as all the volunteers who make it possible. A special thank you too, to Greg Hands MP who kindly spent about an hour with us, encouraging shoppers to support the H&F Foodbank.”

Dave Murray, Sainsbury’s Townmead Road Store Manager said:

Chardog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:22:59 +0000

“We are delighted with the success of our partnership with Foodbank and by the fantastic response of customers in Fulham to such a worthwhile cause”

Greg Hands MP said:

Chardog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:22:23 +0000

H&F Foodbank has been a big success since it was launched a year ago by Christ Church Fulham, Sainsbury’s and me. They have provided over 5,300 meals to needy people locally, and they can be very proud of this achievement. … Continue reading →

Visit by Bill Nighy

Chardog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:19:46 +0000

Bill Nighy visited the H&F Foodbank in April as part of the Robin Hood Tax Campaign. Although we do not get involved in political campaigning ourselves, we were happy to introduce him to some of our clients so that he could hear first-hand about some of the issues that lead to people needing the help of a Foodbank. Bill Nighy said: ‘It’s very moving to come here in modern times to see a room incredibly well stocked with donated food for people who, through no fault of their own, have dropped through the cracks. The fact that the people here volunteer to help is both touching and exemplary. I salute all those involved.’ Daphine Aikens, Foodbank Manager responded: ‘We are thrilled that high profile people like Bill Nighy are willing to do something about the high levels of hidden poverty in the UK. The truth is that our foodbank is only ‘incredibly well stocked’ because of the generosity of local people here in Hammersmith and Fulham. We can only do what we do with the support of the local community – which is why we’re asking as many people as possible to come and give us a tin or two at our first birthday supermarket collection at Sainsbury’s on 7th May. Every tin of soup or packet of pasta helps us to continue to provide emergency food to people in desperate need who are living on our doorstep.

Interview on Premier Radio

Chardog — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:37:35 +0000

If you missed it you can listen online to this interview with Daphine, the director of H&F foodbank at Premier Radio.

Premier Radia programme page

800 kg!

Chardog — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:32:45 +0000

The collection day on the 4th of December was a great success with over 800 kg of food being collected. A massive thank you to all who helped and also to those who donated food. This will make a difference … Continue reading →

27th November 2010

Chardog — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:17:56 +0000

Since we opened at the end of June 2010, the Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank has provided food for almost 200 people – which is 2000 meals.

Other stats are that:

Since our launch in May we have received a total of 2.8 tonnes of food, of which 1 tonne has been distributed. The bulk of our food has come from supermarket collections with the rest coming from collections held at:

Dolphin School, Battersea
Holy Cross Primary School, Fulham
St Luke’s, Redcliffe Gardens with Redcliffe School,
Langford School
St Thomas of Canterbury, Rylston Road
Arcelor Mittal
St Paul’s Hammersmith,
St Matthew’s in Sands End
And ChristChurch Fulham as well as other anonymous donations.

Next collection day

Chardog — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:27:35 +0000

The 4th of December has been confirmed as the next supermarket collection day at the Sandsend Sainsbury’s store, and we need volunteers! The Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham will be there to lend her support. Let Elizabeth know if you … Continue reading →