News
3 Dec 21
Christmas Collection at Sainsburys, Deal
9.30 to 14.00 Saturday 18th December 2021 We will be collecting for the Foodbank inside the store – so please come and donate if you can. The Foodbank relies on the local community to supports it’s work within the local community. We will have a list of food and household items that we will collect […]
25 Mar 20
All food distribution to be by home delivery
All the Deal Area Foodbank distribution centres are closed until further notice and all food distribution will be by home delivery. If you are in quarantine or self-isolation and have no one to shop for you and need food to be delivered to you, please email [email protected] or call 01304 728428. Deliveries will normally be […]
13 Nov 19
Food parcels given out soars 23%
Steepest increase in people needing food banks for past five years as number of food parcels given out soars 23% As the General Election nears, the Trussell Trust is calling for politicians of all parties to pledge to protect people from hunger by ensuring everyone has enough money for the basics. The charity reports more […]
1 Jul 19
Businesses and residents rally round Deal Foodbank
Deal businesses and residents are working hard to help the town’s Foodbank provide food and household basics to residents of Deal, Sandwich and surrounding villages. Following a recent story in the Mercury about food shortages at the Foodbank, the staff at Nationwide got together and agreed to have a food collection bin in the branch […]
15 Oct 17
Trussell Trust wins OFM outstanding achievement award
Trussell Trust isn’t entirely thrilled at having won Observer Food Monthly’s Outstanding Achievement for 2017. “Obviously, awards can be quite difficult, can’t they?” says Mark Ward, the charity’s interim CEO. “… it’s terrible and it’s not terrible because it means now there are 300 places where if somebody’s struggling they can go to. So we […]
7 Jun 15
Sheila Ward appointed Deal Area Coordinator
Deal Area Emergency Foodbank has appointed Sheila Ward as its first fulltime coordinator. From July she will lead the Operations Team and work with it in the various functions to ensure that the foodbank can meet the ever increasing demands for help we see from our clients and FLA partners. Sheila will also work with […]