News

11 Jan 22

Volunteer Delivery Drivers Needed

Every day we need to deliver desperately needed food parcels across the borough.  Our small army of volunteer drivers makes that possible. We are currently looking for more volunteer delivery drivers to join them. If you can you commit to two hours a week on either Monday, Wednesday or Friday morning (10am – 12pm) or […]

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23 Nov 21

Plumstead Welcome Centre

Our Plumstead Welcome Centre will be changing its opening hours to 16:30 – 18:30 with effect from 29th November.

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12 Nov 21

2021 Reverse Advent Calendar

Our 2021 Reverse Advent Calendar is out and a fantastic way to support people who are facing food crisis across Greenwich this Christmas.  #thankyou Download the 2021 Reverse Advent Calendar here.  

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3 Feb 21

New CEO for Greenwich Foodbank

              We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jamie Ginns, as our new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1st January 2021. Jamie takes over for what we anticipate to be our “busiest year yet” following the prolonged impact of coronavirus and the corresponding economic downturn. The Greenwich Foodbank, was […]

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20 Jan 21

Local Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Legend joins our Carrier Bag Appeal

Our call for strong carrier bags was answered this week by local motivational speaker and Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Legend, Andy Barrow. He joined us in tackling food poverty by donating a large quantity of bags that are absolutely vital for every single food parcel we provide   Andy told us “my donation was a tiny […]

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4 Jan 21

Carrier Bag Appeal

As a Foodbank, when we deliver our food parcels, we don’t ask our recipients if they have their own bags!  We need your help.  We are currently running short of strong carrier bags which are vital to us, as we need to use them for each food “parcel”. With a reduction of plastic bags being […]

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31 Dec 20

Food Bank Re-Opening

  As we edge towards the New Year, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on 2020, a year like no other.  Unpredictable doesn’t even cover it.  For far too many people in Greenwich, 2020 has meant they have faced more hardship than ever. We continue to support those who need our help and […]

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20 Dec 20

Tier 4 Impact

With the announcement that we are now in Tier 4 and new restrictions are in place, we have decided to remain open as normal up to and including our planned session on December 23rd. From December 24th onwards we will be closed. This is a planned closure and we had expected to reopen on January […]

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9 Dec 20

Donations this Christmas

We anticipate that the next few weeks are going to be really busy at our food bank.  This Christmas, your gift can make a real difference to local families and individuals who’ve been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Greenwich Foodbank is incredibly grateful to local people, schools, churches and businesses who are contacting us […]

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10 Nov 20

Local Author Donates Debut Book Profits

We have been humbled by the incredible fund-raising efforts on our behalf particularly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. South London author, Ruth Thomas has just published her debut children’s book, “Miss Kelly and the Blasted Berry Battle” and has announced that all profits from sales of the book throughout November will be donated to the Greenwich, […]

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