News | Isle of Wight Foodbank

24 Oct 16

Remember, remember the 5th November!

Join us on Saturday 5th November for our Monthly Clothing Sale, where you can pick up a few bargains and enjoy a hot drink and a slice of cake in the cafe, whilst helping out a local charity on the Island. 10am-1pm at Foodbank HQ, Love Lane, Cowes, PO31 7ET. Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Clothing […]

28 Sep 16

Harvest Festival 2016

We have been touched by people’s generosity already this Harvest. Churches and Schools, along with other organisations have held collections and donated to the foodbank, to help people on the Isle of Wight who are facing food poverty. Thank you SO much to everyone who has donated to the foodbank already! We currently have an […]

26 Sep 16

Pre-Loved Clothing Sale, Coffee and Cake- 1st October

Join us on Saturday for our Monthly Clothing Sale, where you can pick up a few bargains and enjoy a hot drink and a slice of cake in the cafe, whilst helping out a local charity on the Island. We hope to see you there!

22 Aug 16

Pre-loved Clothing Sale, Coffee and Cake- 3rd September

Join us for this month’s Pre-Loved Clothing Sale, where ALL ITEMS are just £2! #TurningFashionIntoFood

2 Aug 16

‘Help is Here’ say Isle of Wight Foodbank

Parents of school children aged between 5 and 16 in the South East are concerned about the extra financial pressure of this year’s summer holiday, with 40% likely to worry about the extra cost of paying for childcare and activities for their children. 1 in 5 mums and dads surveyed expect to skip a meal […]

1 Aug 16

Pre-loved Clothing Sale, Coffee and Cake- 6th August

The perfect place to enhance your Summer Wardrobe! #TurningFashionIntoFood

1 Aug 16

How it went- Tesco Neighbourhood Food Collection

We are delighted to announce that an estimated 1.8 million meals were collected during the recent Tesco Neighbourhood Food Collection, by Trussell Trust Foodbanks nationally. The Isle of Wight Foodbank were overwhelmed to recieve 1,864 kgs of food, so generously donated by shoppers over the weekend on 30th June-2nd July 2016. Tesco calculate the numbers of […]

28 Jul 16

Supporting Local People in Crisis for 5 Years

The Isle of Wight foodbank has now been operational for five years and during this period the organisation has fed (to-date) 21,529 local people in crisis (13,242 adults and 8,287 children) from the 236 tonnes of food kindly donated by the local community. Isle of Wight foodbank was established in April 2011 and opened its […]

25 Jul 16

The Foodbank Challenge

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Isle of Wight Foodbank, James Woolven, Isle of Wight County Press reporter recently took part in the Foodbank Challenge- to live on nothing but the emergency supplies provided by the foodbank for 3 days. Click here to read how it went!

18 Jul 16

Update on Eat Well Spend Less Course

‘Eat Well Spend Less’ is part of the Trussell Trust’s More than Food programme which encourages foodbanks to widen their support beyond food to help people in crisis break the cycle of poverty. Our Eat Well Spend Less has been running now for 6 weeks. We have had a great time together learning basic cooking […]

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