News
2 Nov 16
Highbury Fields parkrun supports the foodbank for their fifth birthday on November 12
November 12th will be Highbury Fields parkrun’s fifth birthday! To celebrate the occasion, this year Highbury Fields parkrun will be supporting the Islington Foodbank. They are asking runners to bring along donations, which will be collected before and after the run. The foodbank is only a hundred yards away from the fields and much like parkrun […]
24 Oct 16
Supermarket food drives for the autumn and winter of 2016
Here are the dates and locations for the upcoming food drives for this autumn and winter season: 5 November 2016 Waitrose, Holloway Road 3 December 2016 Waitrose, Holloway Road 7 January 2017 Waitrose, Holloway Road If you can volunteer at any of these food drives, please email [email protected]
21 Oct 16
St Andrew’s Church and Primary School donate 282.3kg of food
Sarah Wall and Peter Parker are pictured in front of the 282.3 kg of food St Andrew’s Church and Primary School raised for the Foodbank. Every year the church and school organise a food drive to fill their food cupboard to provide food for local people in need and for Islington Foodbank. Many thanks to […]
8 Sep 16
Final summer supermarket drive is a hit
This summer’s final supermarket drive at Waitrose Holloway Road was a roaring success, collecting 829.7kg of food for the foodbank. Volunteers were on the floor from 10am until 3pm greeting customers doing their Saturday shop and asking if they wanted to donate to the foodbank while they were in the supermarket. The response was positive from […]
7 Aug 16
New Facebook page
Alongside our new look website, in accordance with the Trussell Trust’s redesign of its web presence, the Food Bank also has a new Facebook page. This will be used to share information and news about the food bank, as well as about the wider community and the Trussell Trust. Please give it a like! facebook.com/foodbankislington
3 Jul 16
June supermarket drive
The latest supermarket drive took place on Saturday 18th June at Waitrose Holloway Road. Volunteers managed to collect 742.1kg of food, sadly not surpassing the impressive May drive, but this may have been hampered by the fact there was an Arsenal home match the same day, meaning the area was busier than usual. The next […]
10 Jun 16
A big thank you to Tollington Park Baptist Church
Tollington Park Baptist Church, who collect for the foodbank on an ongoing basis and are wonderful supporters, recently collected 125kg’ worth of food. A big thanks to the congregation for their continued generosity.
8 Jun 16
Waitrose supermarket drive makes the tonne!
A very successful supermarket drive at Waitrose Holloway Road on 21 May raised 1024.4kg. Thanks very much for all involved for achieving the tonne.
4 May 16
Supermarket drives for the summer
Here are the dates for forthcoming supermarket drives around the area May 21st May Waitrose Holloway Road June 18th June Waitrose Holloway Road July 4th July Waitrose Clerkenwell 16th July Waitrose Holloway Road August 20th August Waitrose Holloway Road If you’d like to help at any of these, please contact Susie on: [email protected]
19 Apr 16
House on the Rock PUSH initiative raises 1611kg for the Islington Foodbank
House on the Rock is a charismatic evangelical Church, which has its London base in Tufnell Park, Islington. Each year the House on the Rock (HOTR) churches organise a 21-day fasting period, dubbed PUSH (Prayer Until Something Happens), culminating with a service on Easter Sunday. This year the London House on the Rock decided to […]