News

21 Dec 17

Thank you!

A huge thank you for the many donations received. Whether that’s harvest festival donations; donations at the Tesco supermarket collection; in the permanent collection bins in Waitrose Caterham, Tesco Caterham or Sainsburys Oxted; reverse advent calendars; Christmas collections at your workplace; individual donations or any other type of donation! They have all been gratefully received […]

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6 Nov 17

Newsletter

Caterham Foodbank newsletter October2017

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4 May 17

Thank you Co-op members

A huge thank you for all Co-op members who supported us through the membership scheme, you helped to raise just over £1700 of much needed funds for the foodbank. It’s greatly appreciated and enables us to help needy people in our communities. Caterham foodbank has again be chosen as a local charity to receive funds […]

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31 Jan 17

Foodbank Centre change of location

On Thursday 2nd February and Thursday 9th February the foodbank will operate at Caterham Baptist Church, Beechwood Road due to work being carried out at Centenary Hall.  

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31 Jan 17

Next Eat Well Spend Less Course

Our next Eat Well Spend Less course starts on Wednesday 22nd February, 11.30-2pm every week for 6 weeks. This is being held at Hamsey Green Childrens Centre, Tithepit Shaw Lane, Warlingham. If you’d like to book a place, please email [email protected] with your name and a mobile phone number if possible.  

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19 Jan 17

AGM

Happy New Year! Our AGM will be held on Monday 30th January at Caterham Baptist Church, Beechwood Road at 8pm. Tea and coffee will be served from 7.30pm. All are welcome.  

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6 Oct 16

Eat Well Spend Less course

Our first Eat Well Spend Less 6 week course starts on Thursday 13th October at 7pm. If  you’d like to book a place please get in contact with us via the contact page.

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23 Dec 15

6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need

A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.

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8 Dec 15

Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

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1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

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