News | B30 & South Birmingham Foodbank

2 Oct 24

£260 raised from jam and pickle sales!

Once again the amazing Britt has made a very significant donation to the foodbank following sales of her in-demand jams and pickles. Britt, and husband Paul, also support foodbank clients by donating and delivering wonderful fresh fruit and vegetables from their own and other great growers at Moor Green Allottments. Thanks again to Britt and […]

27 Jun 24

Donations are down, demand is up, get out and vote!

In the run up to the election we are seeing an increased demand for our services. Understandably with the cost of living crisis clients are finding getting to the end of the month more and more difficult. Inevitably with costs rising donations are down and our warehouse shelves are becoming depleted. “More and more […]

19 Apr 24

Olio donations to B30

Volunteers at B30 Foodbank have been delighted that we were contacted by Food Waste Hero, Court, from the sharing and surplus food app @olio.app recently. Court explained what she does: “I volunteer to collect surplus food from local businesses to save it from going to waste. Once collected I then take photos and list it on the […]

28 Feb 24

Mega runner Daniel does it again!

Daniel Moloney is an incredible local runner who has supported the foodbank for several years, raising thousands of pounds on his gruelling long distance runs. Please support him on yet another incredible effort! On March 8th Daniel is attempting to run 135 miles across Ireland from Galway to Dublin and raising money for B30 Foodbank. […]

28 Feb 24

Mothers’ Day gift joy

For the past few years we have tried to give small Mother’s Day gifts to the many mums who visit the foodbank and to clients who want a gift for their mum too. This year, the task of making up gift bags was taken on by our wonderful volunteer, Anna. Her powers of persuasion brought […]

27 Dec 23

Local crafters bringing comfort and joy!

Kind-hearted knitting and crochet crafters have once again donated more beautiful, handmade blankets to foodbank clients, via Christine’s Wool Shop (Cityknits) on Bournville Green. Shop owners Julie and Caroline have always crafted for charity and encourage their talented customers to do the same. So, for the second year running they put the call out to […]

27 Dec 23

Cadbury Athletic – great supporters!

Our thanks go to the wonderful Cadbury Athletic Football Team and managers who have done a big push and a fantastic collection for the foodbank at their latest match last Saturday. Foodbank Volunteer Ian was on hand to help, together with Bournville Labour Cllrs Fred and Liz. Club Chair Bryan was on hand to add […]

27 Dec 23

Mondelez staff collection

Once again we send our thanks to the lovely People Services team at Mondelez International (Cadbury’s) in Bournville. This year their Christmas collection amounted to almost 300kg of much-needed food. Organiser Angela started the collection early, making sure her colleagues knew what to donate and organised collection points for them to leave it at. Our […]

8 Nov 23

Please think ahead for December donating!

Ok, apologies, it’s only the 1st of November but it’s a good day to remind our wonderful donors and supporters that we really need Christmas donations in by the middle of December, so today could be the times to start your reverse Advent Calendar! Want to try? This is how it works – for 24 […]

5 Sep 23

SEPTEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER For the latest news on the current Trussell Trust campaign to guarantee benefits that actually meet the cost of living, together with details of fundraising for B30 and South Birmingham Foodbank and how you can get involved, click here: Newsletter Sept 23 final

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