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7 Nov 20

Supporting Lichfield Foodbank this Christmas

2020 has been an incredibly busy year for Lichfield foodbank – we’ve fed up to five times more people than usual during some months since the start of the coronavirus crisis. As many families face a challenging winter, we are expecting increased demand for our help to continue. In addition to providing emergency food parcels […]

19 Sep 20

Lichfield Live Community Award Winner!

All of the volunteers at Lichfield foodbank are delighted to share the news that our Chairman David Clarke was nominated for the ‘Best Leadership’ category at the 2020 Lichfield Live Community Awards – and won! Organised by Lichfield Live to recognise those in the community who have made significant contributions during the pandemic, Lichfield foodbank […]

12 Sep 20

Harvest 2020

At this time we would normally be planning our Harvest activities. We are only too aware that schools and churches have a great deal to cope with this Autumn so we will not be making our usual appeal for organisations to support us with Harvest celebrations this year. But if you are making plans […]

2 Sep 20

Our current most needed items

Lichfield foodbank is currently short of: Custard Jam Tinned fruit Rice pudding Instant coffee Next time you are shopping, why not buy one of these items and pop it into the foodbank collection basket on your way out? You can find a list of our donation points here, or contact us to find out how you […]

2 Aug 20

Current Warehouse Hours

Lichfield foodbank would like to say a huge thank you to all of our supporters who have been bringing donations directly to our warehouse over the past few months. We are making some changes to our opening hours, and from September they will be: Monday 1000-1200, Tuesday 0930-1145, Wednesday 1230-1445 and Friday 1200-1415. For more […]

1 Jun 20

Thank you to all of our volunteers!

This Volunteers’ Week we are saying a huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers. Lichfield foodbank is entirely volunteer run, with over 200 people helping to provide emergency food to people in need in our community. Many have been with us since the start of our foodbank over six years ago, and some […]

7 May 20

Lichfield foodbank is here to help

Lichfield foodbank is asking the community to share the message that they are open and here to help anyone struggling to afford food in the current crisis. The volunteer-run charity, which has been supporting people in need in the city and surrounding areas for more than six years, has already fed five times more people […]

16 Apr 20

Lichfield foodbank remains open

Lichfield foodbank remains open to provide food on Tuesdays (10am-12pm) and Wednesdays (1pm-3pm) from Lifechurch, Netherstowe, and on Fridays (12.30pm-2.30pm) from Wade St Church Hall on Frog Lane. Anyone who needs help should contact one of the agencies below who will issue an electronic voucher number to their phone: • Citizens Advice (10am-2pm) – 0300 […]

26 Mar 20

Donations Urgently Needed

We have fed over 200 people in three days and are running out of: long-life milk (including oat milk), long-life fruit juice, tinned fruit, tinned fish, rice pudding, tea/coffee, jars of pasta sauce or tins of tomatoes. If you are able to donate any items, please drop them in our supermarket collection points or bring […]

11 Mar 20

Milk Donations

Lichfield foodbank is open as normal! Thank you to all of our supporters who continue to donate food, even when supermarkets are short of some items. We are lucky to have good stocks of pasta and beans but we are a little short of long-life milk. It would be great if you could leave a […]

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