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20 Nov 21

Supporting Lichfield foodbank at Christmas 2021

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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18 Nov 21

Lichfield foodbank urges community to donate at Tesco this month

Christmas is supposed to be a season for joy and celebration – but for millions of families it is one of the toughest times of the year as they struggle to put food on the table and heat their homes. That’s why Lichfield foodbank is asking shoppers to spread some festive kindness and support local […]

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1 Nov 21

Lichfield Live Community Partnership Award Winner 2021

Lichfield foodbank and Curborough Community Association have been awarded the Best Partnership award at the Lichfield Live Community Awards 2021. Presented at Lichfield Guildhall on Friday 29 October, the Partnership Award  recognises collaboration of organisations from different sectors in the community, working together to achieve extraordinary achievements that benefit each other and the wider community. Lichfield […]

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3 Oct 21

Harvest Donations 2021

At Harvest time we are hugely grateful to all of the schools, churches, businesses and individuals who organise collections of food to donate to us. These donations are essential to stock our warehouse so that we can feed people in need in Lichfield throughout the coming months. Here is a list of our suggested items […]

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16 Sep 21

Lichfield foodbank’s open letter to Michael Fabricant MP

Lichfield foodbank has joined together with community leaders to write an open letter to Michael Fabricant MP, asking for him to support vulnerable people in Lichfield and oppose the proposed £20 per week cut to Universal Credit. Foodbank use is increasing and this last week alone (week ending 11.09.2021) Lichfield foodbank fed 145 people. The statistics […]

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20 Jul 21

Lichfield Foodbank opens new distribution centre

Lichfield foodbank will be distributing food from Curborough Community Centre, beginning on Monday 26 July.  The new service is in addition to the current distribution centres at LifeChurch and Wade Street Church. In the year ended 31st March 2021, Lichfield foodbank provided food for nearly 4750 individuals in Lichfield and the surrounding area – that’s […]

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6 Jun 21

Back to School Collection Event

We are hoping to provide Back to School Stationery sets to help families in need in Lichfield this summer. Please consider supporting us with donations of new, unisex items from the list below: Pencil Case Biros Pencils Sharpener Rubber Ruler Colouring pencils Math set Scientific Calculator Notebook Childs Handwriting pen You can donate at any […]

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29 Apr 21

Election candidates pledge support to end the need for food banks in Lichfield

Lichfield foodbank has received pledges of support from candidates ahead of the County Council elections on May 6. Letters were sent to all candidates asking them to pledge to work with Lichfield foodbank and help deliver our ‘exit plan’ for ending the need for emergency food aid in Lichfield by 2025. In the year ended […]

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12 Apr 21

The Big Church Leaders’ Breakfast this April

Churches play a vital part in our work, as they do across the Trussell Trust’s food bank network. We’re grateful for all that local churches contribute to what we do, whether that’s by providing volunteers, venues, leadership, or donations – or in other ways. The Trussell Trust are hosting a series of online Big Church […]

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22 Mar 21

Easter opening hours at Lichfield foodbank

Our Friday distribution centre will be open as usual on Good Friday (2nd April 2021) at Wade Street Church from 12.30pm – 2.30pm. Click here for more information about how to receive an e-voucher and access our support. Our warehouse will be open for donations on Good Friday as usual, but please contact us to […]

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