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5 Aug 24

Together Magazine

Our supporter magazine brings you updates and insights about the Trussell Trust. You’ll find out more about our amazing network of food banks and the people whose lives have been transformed by their support.

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19 Feb 24

Fill a Box for People in Crisis this year during Lent – 2024

2024 ADLENT CALENDAR Lichfield Foodbank Adlent Calendar 2024 with 40 suggested items to donate during Lent.  This year Lent runs from February 14th until March 30th. We are asking the public to donate one item per day for 40 days (the idea is to fill a box at home and bring it to the warehouse […]

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7 Dec 23

Lichfield Foodbank Christmas Campaign

Lichfield Foodbank Christmas Campaign Food banks across the Trussell Trust network are expecting to provide more than one million emergency food parcels between December 2023 and February 2024 – the most parcels ever provided across this period. This equates to an average of one food parcel every eight seconds (11,500 a day) and 7,000 people […]

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8 Sep 23

Lichfield Foodbank backs campaign for reform of Universal Credits

Lichfield Live Article:  Lichfield Foodbank backs campaign calling for reform of Universal Credit 

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28 Jun 23

Hunger in the UK Report

The Trussell Trust has published their latest and most in-depth study to date on hunger reveals its causes, impacts and who is affected. This landmark research is also the first time we’ve been able to dive more deeply into the experience of hunger in the UK, with reports on Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Further information is available in […]

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19 Jun 23

Claim your Energy Voucher by 30 June 2023

Households on traditional prepayment meters urged to ‘use or lose’ energy bill vouchers The government is calling on anyone who tops up their energy via a traditional prepayment electricity meter, or PPM, to redeem money-off vouchers before they expire on 30 June.   The Energy Bills Support Scheme, which ran between October 2022 and March […]

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4 May 23

Lichfield Market Fruit & Veg Stall

Please note that the Lichfield Market Fruit & Veg Stall will be closed on Tuesday – 9 May Saturday – 27 May Monday – 29 May. Further details of their opening times can be found on Lichfield Market Fruit and Veg facebook page or email them on [email protected] If you require are struggling and require […]

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20 Mar 23

2023 Bank Holiday – Openings Times

Pease take note of our 2023 Bank Holiday Opening times: Date Day Open/Closed Venue Timings 7 April Friday OPEN Wade Street 12:30 – 14:30 10  April Monday CLOSED     1 May Monday CLOSED     8 May Monday OPEN Curborough Community Centre 10:00 – 12:00 29 May Monday CLOSED     28 August Monday […]

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20 Feb 23

Easter is another significant time for food banks

EASTER & LENT Lent begins – Wednesday, February 22 ends – Saturday, April 8 Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter. During Lent, why not ask your local school, church or work place to donate food and toiletries to the Lichfield foodbank which can then be given […]

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15 Nov 22

SUPPORTING LICHFIELD FOODBANK AT CHRISTMAS 2022

Lichfield foodbank is asking for donations as we prepare to support the many families in the city who are facing a challenging winter this year. In addition to providing emergency food parcels at four distribution centres a week, Lichfield foodbank also provides a festive dinner bag every year to ensure that nobody is forgotten on […]

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