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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Support Daniel in his epic 215 mile run!

Exceptional local, long-distance runner is once again taking on an epic challenge in aid of B30 and South Birmingham Foodbank. Daniel Moloney has previously raised thousands of pounds for the foodbank and this year is running a gruelling 215 miles across the breadth of Scotland. This long-term supporter has a heart of gold and legs […]

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Kind supporter brings Mother’s Day joy!

While Mother’s Day can be a lovely day of celebration, for many it can they can also mean stress if they don’t have the resources to take part. With this in mind, once again lovely Rosie came to the aid of Foodbank clients, providing around 120 Mother’s Day gifts and card for anyone who needed […]

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Comedy audience brings in the goods!

We were delighted last week by a visit from two staff members from Birmingham’s Glee Club with a fantastic donation from a recent audience. Laura and Paige dropped off the donations following an appeal by popular comedian Eshaan Akbar. Eshaan made the appeal directly to his audience, he said: “I’m a big believer that where […]

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