News | Hailsham Foodbank

15 Aug 24

Volunteers Needed

We currently have 2 roles we are looking to fill. If you have some time to spare either during the day or in the evenings do take a look at the volunteer role descriptions below. Volunteer

31 Jul 24

Join us for a free Community Breakfast on Friday 9 August between 10-11.30am at Hailsham Parish Church (in the centre of town). All are welcome to come for something to eat and drink. Meet others from the local community. This is part of a national ‘Lay it all out on the table’ initiative by the […]

14 Jun 24

JUNE 2024 NEWSLETTER

Here’s our latest newsletter. If you would like to sign up you can do so here on the website. June 2024 Newsletter

6 Jul 23

Summer 2023 Newsletter

Here is our latest newsletter. If you would like to sign up you can do so here on the website. Summer 2023 Newsletter

11 Apr 22

New services

Thanks to funding from Trussell Trust we now have Caroline from Citizens Advice at the foodbank every Thursday morning and Catherine from Christchurch Hailsham Community Money Advice every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This means that anybody using the foodbank can access help with benefits or debt in house making it much easier to get the […]

25 Nov 21

Community Fridge Project

We are currently crowdfunding for a new project at the foodbank where we will be able to offer fresh food to people visiting us and will also be available to the wider community at our location in central Hailsham. Do take a look at our crowdfunder page to find out more information. We have won […]

16 Jul 21

Our Office

The office is where all the background work goes on. We work with many organisations across town and wider who help people with their financial issues and refer to us for food parcels while they are sorting out their finances. We also engage with various food shops and other local venues who are willing […]

2 Jul 21

Summer 2021 newsletter

Summer 2021 newsletter

1 Jul 21

Our distribution centre

The distribution centre is where all the food comes after being sorted and weighed out of the warehouse. This is where people who have a foodbank voucher come to collect their food. We open 4 mornings a week between 10-12 Tuesday to Friday. Volunteers chat to people and pack their food for them – we […]

25 Jun 21

Our warehouse

All of our donations come into our warehouse to get weighed in and to check they are in date. They then get sorted into the different foods – soup, beans, fruit, vegetables etc. Philip, our warehouse supervisor, alongside volunteers, empty all our collection points at the supermarkets each week (Hailsham, Heathfield and outlying village stores). […]

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