News | Caterham & District Foodbank

6 Oct 25

Our Annual Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening 28 October

We’re pleased to announce that our Annual Public Meeting for 2025 will be held at Caterham Baptist Church (4 Beechwood Road, CR3 6NA) on Tuesday 28 October at 1930 (doors open from 1900). This is our main opportunity to meet with everyone interested in how and why we operate, and what we’ve achieved over the […]

12 Sep 25

New part-time paid role advertised (closing date 26/9): Administrative Assistant

Our Foodbank’s Trustees have agreed to create a new part-time paid support role, titled Administrative Assistant, for nine hours per week, working flexibly as much as possible and paid at £16 per hour. The closing date for applications will be 1700 on Friday 26 September. This new role will partly offset a reduction in hours […]

1 Jul 25

Summer 2025 opening schedule – please note changes on 23 July and 25 August

Our three weekly food centres will be open as scheduled throughout the summer, except on two specific dates: + on Thursday 24 July, our food centre at Caterham Baptist Church will open from 1pm (not the usual 12 noon) to 2pm; + on Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August, our food centre at Oakhall Church will […]

1 Apr 25

Easter and Spring opening schedule: April – May 2025

All our foodbank centres will be open as scheduled each week through Spring 2025. However please note our Monday foodbank centre at Oakhall Church will be shut on the following Bank holidays: + Easter Monday, 21 April + Early May Bank Holiday, 5 May + Spring Bank Holiday, 26 May Our other centres will be […]

28 Feb 25

Announcing our updated logo and new working name

From 28 February 2025 we are updating our logo and branding, and changing to our new working name of “Caterham & District Foodbank”. These changes will be introduced through March, including in our external signage and social media. All of our contact information, opening times and places, access to our systems and other operational details […]

7 Jan 25

2025 schedule

Wishing everyone connected with our Foodbank a good and happy start to the new year! From Thursday 2 January, we are back to our normal schedule of three food centres, each open from noon-2pm, on the following specific days every week: + Mondays at Oakhall Church, 181 Chaldon Road, Caterham on the Hill + Wednesdays […]

4 Nov 24

Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 opening schedule

Christmas is coming, and we are planning to be open as follows over the two-week period (fitting around the scheduled public holidays): Open – Monday 23 December at Oakhall Church, Caterham on the Hill, 12-2pm CLOSED – Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day) at King’s Church Centre, Oxted CLOSED – Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day) at […]

15 Oct 24

Annual Public Meeting, 24 October at 1930 at Caterham Baptist Church

We were glad to meet with those interested in how we work and what we’ve achieved over the past year, at our Annual Public Meeting at Caterham Baptist Church on Thursday 24 October. The evening started with light refreshments, followed by an overview report from our Chair of trustees. We then had operational and financial […]

28 May 24

Community fundraising: local walks

WALKS BOOK We’re continuing to promote our “Walks around Caterham” fundraising booklet, written by foodbank volunteer (and former local postman) David Bryan – pictured below. It includes full information and supporting detail for ten guided walks in the area – from Netherne across to Woldingham. Copies are available for a requested minimum donation of £6 […]

28 May 24

Foodbank closed on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August

Our Foodbank centres are open each week as scheduled through the summer, except on Monday 26 August when our centre at Oakhall Church will be closed for the Bank Holiday.

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