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14 Jun 17
Summer supermarket drive dates
Here is a list of dates for the supermarket drives at Waitrose over the summer months: Mon July 3, 10am – 4pm,Waitrose Clerkenwell Weds July 5, 5pm – 7pm, Waitrose Holloway Road Sat July 8, 10am – 2pm, Waitrose Holloway Road Sat August 5, 10am – 4pm, Waitrose Clerkenwell During the supermarket drives, volunteers from the […]
9 May 17
Supermarket drive on Saturday, May 13 at Waitrose Holloway Road
We have a supermarket driving coming up this weekend at Waitrose, Holloway Road. If you shop in this supermarket, or are in the area, please come and donate if you can – or just say hello. The items we most need from this drive are listed below, we would be very grateful if you could […]
1 May 17
April supermarket drive raises 942kg of food
The last supermarket drive for Islington Foodbank at Waitrose, Holloway Road raised 942kg of food. The foodbank is in urgent need of extra donations, with foodbank usage up 60%, so the extra income from the supermarket drive is much appreciated by all at the foodbank. Thank you to everybody who volunteered, and donated on the […]
1 May 17
Islington Foodbank in need of additional food stocks as client levels rise by 60%
The dramatic increase in client numbers is finding the foodbank very short of food. The 60% increase in clients over the last year is impacting on the amount of food that we need to bring in every month. In March 2017 alone, the foodbank gave out 4.5 tonnes of food, and in just one […]
1 May 17
Urgently needed items
The foodbank is currently running low on the following items. If you can donate, please do so by visiting our Ronalds Road centre. More details about how to donate food can be found here Tea and coffee Tinned fish Tinned meat Tinned vegetables Long life milk Long life juice Tinned tomatoes Baked beans Tinned rice […]
23 Mar 17
Supermarket drives for the spring and summer
We will be holding supermarket drives to raise food for Islington Foodbank at Waitrose, Holloway Road on the following dates 22nd April 2017 13th May 2017 10th June 2017 8th July 2017 5th August 2017 During the supermarket drives, volunteers from the Islington Foodbank will be positioned at the supermarket, asking shoppers to donate a […]
13 Mar 17
March supermarket drive raises over 1000kg of food
Last Saturday’s (4 March) supermarket drive at Waitrose, Holloway Road raised 1066 kgs of food for Islington food bank. Commenting on the drive, Reannan (pictured here), who is in charge of supermarket drives said, “The public has been very receptive, we think the good weather has helped, and once again the staff at Waitrose have […]
5 Mar 17
Six Grafton School girls raise food for Islington Foodbank
Alma, Mimi Rose, Alex, Martha and Vivienne, from Year 6 at Grafton Primary School, organised a food collection for the Islington Foodbank at their school, and collected 54 kg of food. They then delivered it to the foodbank with the help of their headmistress, Nitsa Sergides, and having weighed it were told it was enough to […]
8 Nov 16
The Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake inspires foodbank action
The new film I, Daniel Blake by Ken Loach, the socially critical director of films such as Kes and The Wind That Shakes The Barley, addresses the current welfare system in the UK, with a portrayal of modern poverty that is so shocking many have found it difficult to believe. Naturally, many filmgoers who have had […]
8 Nov 16
Drayton Primary School pay a surprise visit to the foodbank
A group of school children from Drayton Park Primary School years three to six brought food produce to the foodbank on Monday 7 November. During a week learning about ‘inclusion’ the children were asked to design a poster to support their local food bank. Encouraged by the project the children’s parents decided to hold a […]