News | Witney Foodbank

30 Apr 25

Ending hunger and hardship could benefit the UK economy

Trussell are calling on the UK government to take action to alleviate pressure on our already stretched public services and lift millions of people out of hunger and hardship. Read more

28 Apr 25

Food drive success

Thank you to everyone who donated food on Saturday 26th April at our food drive at Waitrose in Witney. As usual people were very kind and generous with a whopping 674 KG of food and £720.77 donated. Our next food drive is on Saturday 31st May at Sainsburys from 9am to 3pm. Look out for […]

23 Apr 25

Food drives at local supermarkets

We are holding a series of food drives at local supermarkets in Witney. These events are helpful for us to raise awareness of the aims of the Foodbank and to encourage shoppers to donate items if they can to help keep our stock topped up. The food drives are taking place on: Saturday 26th April […]

31 Mar 25

Working together to break the poverty cycle

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank and Citizens Advice West Oxfordshire have successfully secured funding from Trussell Trust to continue an initiative that seeks to address the underlying causes of food poverty and low income. The Trussell Trust “Financial Inclusion Project” helps people by providing them with the tools and resources needed to improve their […]

3 Mar 25

Generating local support

Our Chairman Mick Morris met with Witney’s Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard and colleagues Andrew Powell and Simon Davies in his Witney constituency office. Mick talked to the team about the foodbank’s future plans.

23 Jan 25

Kindness ambassadors help others

We are so grateful to West Witney Primary School for collecting 233 boxes of cereal which they set up as a ‘Domino Run’ that snaked through the school. The event was organised by the school’s Kindness Ambassadors. A little kindness goes a long way.

20 Dec 24

Local pub’s Christmas spirit

The team at the Three Horseshoes ran a campaign asking their customers to bring in donations for the foodbank throughout December. They delivered two very large donations in the week prior to Christmas totalling nearly 170kg.That was such a great boost to our stock at a particularly busy time of year. Thank you to the […]

20 Dec 24

Oxford Product’s generous donation

A huge thank you to Witney-based Oxford Products, who chose the foodbank as their charity for 2024 and collected an incredible £12,000. They also responded to a recent request for bags with another generous donation. This was a tremendous boost to our fundraising efforts to support more families in need in West Oxfordshire.

15 Dec 24

Witney park run awareness event

In December our team of volunteers attended the very popular Witney Parkrun event. They collected 52kg of donations and it proved to be a great opportunity to engage with the community and spread awareness of what we do.

25 Sep 24

Newsletter August 2024

It’s a little late, but here is our most recent newsletter containing news and updates from our foodbank, including a round up of our supporters over the past few weeks/months, and also our rolling data graphs that show how many people we’ve helped, how many people have helped us and more. Just click the link […]

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