Yearly Archives: 2020

16 Dec 20

Our 2020 Christmas Hampers and Food4Lunch Bags Are Ready for Delivery

At Runnymede Foodbank, we have been busy collecting, weighing, sorting, picking and packing the 2020 Christmas hampers & Food-4-lunch bags. This winter we collected 6,310 kg of donated food over the 3 days in November across 3 local Tesco stores.  We also collected £945 in cash donations, which is a record.  This compares very favourably […]

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26 Nov 20

We have reopened our doors at Addlestone Baptist Church

From Tuesday 24 November, we are pleased to have reopened one of our Addlestone centres and will be welcoming clients from 10 am-12 noon on Tuesday at the Addlestone Baptist Church. The Foodbank leadership team, with the church’s leadership team, have designed the onsite workflow and the health & safety precautions ensuring an environment and […]

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19 Aug 20

We are reopening our doors in Chertsey

From Wednesday 9 September, we are pleased to be reopening our Chertsey centre and will be welcoming clients from 10am-12 noon on Wednesdays. The Foodbank leadership team are meeting to design the onsite workflow and the health & safety precautions to be implemented, and will ensure an environment and a process that is safe for […]

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8 Jun 20

The Countess of Wessex Joins Volunteers at the Runnymede Foodbank

Runnymede Foodbank provides vital emergency food and support to local people experiencing financial hardship. As the impact of Covid-19 started to unfold in the community, the Foodbank saw an increase in people needing emergency help. On Tuesday 2 June, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex made a private visit to the Foodbank to understand […]

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8 Apr 20

We’re Changing the Way We Work During the Covid-19 Crisis

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who is part of our food bank family–whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation. As of this week, we are changing the way we work. Our standard centres will be […]

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20 Mar 20

Our Priorities During Covid19

As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to our food bank – whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their time, or someone making a donation. Things are changing quickly, so we’ll keep this page updated regularly with information about what’s happening at Runnymede […]

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16 Mar 20

Runnymede Foodbank operations in Mar 2020

We are currently facing unprecedented challenges and an uncertain future across our area, the country & the world.  Runnymede Foodbank provides, along with other organisations, a critical service to individuals and families in need and depends completely upon a generous public who donate food and money and also upon a dedicated volunteer workforce.  Over the […]

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