News
29 Feb 24
2 Job Opportunities
We have 2 vacancies at the foodbank currently. A Full-Time Deputy Manager to support the Foodbank Manager in the day to day running of the foodbank and a Part-Time Communications Officer to manage our social media and communications. If you are interested in either of these roles do take a look at the information packs below […]
2 Oct 23
Exciting Job Opportunity
We have received funding from The Trussell Trust to employ a Local Organiser. Local Organisers are responsible for building and leading a volunteer team to develop and deliver local campaigning strategies in and with local foodbank(s), organising in the local community to create change. They are the link between the foodbank and the Organising and […]
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 […]
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). […]
9 Jun 21
Impact of COVID-19
We are so happy that since Tuesday 13 April we were able to open to the public again in our new space at 4 Market Square with all the appropriate measures in place. Between Tuesday 24 March 2020 and Friday 9 April 2021 we delivered food parcels to everybody who was referred to us because […]