Yearly Archives: 2022

Sending our condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

On behalf of the Trustees, Staff and Volunteers at Slough Foodbank we would like to send our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family who are in our thoughts and prayers. The Queen lived a remarkable life full of faithfulness, sincerity, gentleness, kindness and selflessness – she leaves behind an amazing legacy. We are […]

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Forty percent of people claiming Universal Credit skipping meals to survive, new research from the Trussell Trust reveals

The Trussell Trust has published new research highlighting the devastating impact the cost of living crisis is having on people forced to survive on the lowest incomes. One in five (21%) people were unable to cook hot food this summer as they couldn’t afford to use the cooker, while almost a quarter (23%) have been unable […]

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Bank Holiday Closure

Monday 29th August is a bank holiday. Slough Distribution Centre and the Office/warehouse will be closed.

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Monthly Stats July 2022 – 11% increase versus 2021

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 July 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 573, a 11% increase Number of adults: 373, a 12% increase Number of children: 200, a 11% increase Yet another month of increased figures versus last […]

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6-month stats released – Jan – Jun 2022

6-month stats released – 01 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 versus the same period in 2021.   6 months 2022 Jan – June 6 months 2021 Jan – June Percentage change Adults 2,686 2,375 13% increase Children 1,686 1,230 37% increase Total 4,372 3,605 21% increase Shocking stats once again. The rise in the […]

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MONTHLY STATS JUNE– 36% INCREASE IN FOOD PARCELS

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 JUNE 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 742, a 36% increase Number of adults: 449, a 25% increase Number of children: 293, a 57% increase Shocking figures once again – don’t get immune […]

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Tesco Taplow & Slough summer collection – 2,580kg food donated

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday we were at @TaplowTesco and @SloughTesco meeting shoppers and asking for food donations from our shopping list. We received a fantastic 2,580Kg of food. A huge thank you to all Slough Foodbank Volunteers, the Community Champions at Tesco Taplow and Tesco Slough Extra and the corporates @Handelsbanken and @BritishGas for […]

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Message from our retiring Slough Foodbank Manager

For over 10 years it has been my absolute privilege to run Slough Foodbank as the project manager. It has been a time full of every emotion, huge growth, rising need, many changes and physical hard work. I feel blessed to have been able to facilitate getting over 46,000 food parcels to those in need […]

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Monthly Stats May – 41% increase in food parcels

FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 May 2022, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2021. Total number of food parcels: 849, a 41% increase Number of adults: 511, a 30% increase Number of children: 338, a 60% increase Shocking figures as once again demand increases due […]

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Laura Cole appointed as Slough Foodbank Manager

The Trustees of Slough Foodbank are pleased to welcome Laura Cole as Foodbank Manager. Laura brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in the charity sector for 8 years, first for Home-Start Runnymede & Woking as a Volunteer Coordinator and most recently for the Whiteley Homes Trust as Head of Community. Becks Ford, […]

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