News | B30 & South Birmingham Foodbank

3 Feb 26

Meet Sylvia – Warehouse Manager

Volunteer since 2013! Retired Physiotherapist “it still feels the right thing to be doing for all those in need of emergency food” Long term volunteer started with the foodbank in 2013 as a representative of St Nicholas Church. I hadn’t realised the serious need for a foodbank locally – but Roger Collins had, and our […]

3 Feb 26

Meet Yvonne – Multitasking at Friends Meeting House

Retired nurse. Yvonne is part of the formidable ‘pick and pack’ team who select the right size and type of food for clients. She also does ‘front of house’ work such as supporting clients waiting for their food n the FMH car park. Yvonne says “Volunteering is a great use of my time to help […]

3 Feb 26

Meet Stephen – Foodbank Compliance Manager

Retired solicitor On Tuesday Stephen is usually seen at the gate of the FMH ,processing vouchers on the computer or chatting to clients in the queue. On Friday at the warehouse he helps with processing of food stock and deals with legislative requirements. Stephen says ‘ Having worked in the legal world for 42 years I […]

29 Dec 25

Thank you and a very Happy Christmas

Wishing all our supporters, donors, volunteers and clients a very Happy Christmas. Thanks to everyone who has kept our service up and running and donors from all sectors of our community, all ages, businesses, communities, churches, schools, sporting clubs and many more. Theses include those below (apologies for delay with these pictures), namely the children, […]

29 Dec 25

Thinking about our clients at Christmas

Once again we are so pleased to send thanks to the local companies and individuals thinking of foodbank clients this Christmas. We have had some fantastic donations brought in to the warehouse, whether large or small, each one makes a difference. It’s also brilliant when donors can share an experience that they have had, when […]

29 Dec 25

Welcome for Christmas donations

While our food donations over the past year have definitely been lower than previous years, we are delighted to welcome the many people bringing in donations for Christmas this month. From long-term supporters to one-off collections, every one makes a great difference and we send thanks to all those pictured and the many who escaped […]

1 Dec 25

Tesco customers come to our aid.

Tesco customers came to or aid at an essential food drive last week. Thanks to all of them for making it happen!

1 Dec 25

Kindness Day reaps rewards for foodbank clients.

Silverston Court residents, Jenny and Rosalyn, this week organised the annual Mitzvah (Kindness) Day in Stirchley, supported by local Jewish organisations. Thanks to their fantastic efforts B30 Foodbank received a very generous 168.3kg of food. The food was delivered straight to our warehouse for sorting and packing. Heating costs are high as winter begins to […]

1 Dec 25

Local MP supporting foodbank donations this Christmas.

Al Carns, MP for Selly Oak, visited the hardworking B30 Foodbank warehouse volunteer team last week. Al is one of many people locally supporting our Winter appeal for donations by asking for ‘Reverse Advent Calendars’ in the run up Christmas to provide much needed donations. As the warehouse team have to check and pack […]

30 Oct 25

600kg in Solihull and wonderful Harvest donations

Sending thanks to the many donors and hardworking volunteers at Tesco in Solihull last Saturday. We came away with almost 600kg of much needed food as shoppers were so generous. Thanks also to all at Weoley Hill United Reform Church for donating their wonderful Harvest Festival collection to our clients.

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