News
8 Jun 23
Up and Running
We have recently undergone a change in location. We left our old premises behind at Grove Rd, and have in the last few weeks moved into the Unity Centre, St Leonards Rd, Eastwood, S65 1PD. As expected we have had a few teething problems, but are starting to find out feet again and get back […]
2 Sep 21
Harvest Approaching
We’ve just pulled into September, which means Harvest Festival is fast approaching! Every year so many of you donate, set up harvest collections, and host other events to donate, which is simply incredible! We really do appreciate every single donation, no matter how big or small, it all adds up. This year more than ever […]
11 May 21
Thank You Colin!!
As many of you will have already seen from our social media accounts, but it is with great sadness that I share the news with you that Colin Brookes, who has served with Rotherham Foodbank since the start of 2014, passed away on Wednesday evening after sustaining a broken leg in a fall. Colin was in […]
22 Apr 21
Crazy Statistics!
Some crazy numbers here! Figures this high are both good and bad; good in the sense that it means we were able to meet more peoples needs in last year compared to the year before even with the pandemic restrictions, but also so sad that the level of need for Foodbanks is still so high, […]
6 Apr 21
New Financial Year
We’re just heading into the new financial year, so here’s some statistics for you! In the last month alone we handed out almost 4 tonnes of food to desperately needy people, which is incredible, especially given that we rely solely on donations to be able to meet those needs – that is a crazy amount […]
16 Feb 21
200 tonnes!
What an incredible few years we’ve had! Since we first started measuring statistics and our donation levels in 2015, as of last week we’ve officially passed the 200 ton mark – this means that over the past few years we’ve had so many people being incredibly generous and donating to us that we’ve been able […]
7 Jan 21
Happy New Year!
After the well-deserved Christmas break, we’re back up and running again! We’ve been busy organising stock, donations, and parcels, and we’re set to have another very busy year in 2021 – with the third lockdown now in place we’re expecting the reliance on foodbanks to rise all the more over the coming months, and so […]
22 Dec 20
It’s the final day!
It’s our final day before the New year, and we’re busy busy busy! The warehouse is flooding with donations, deliveries are packed and ready to go, and the staff are hard at work! Huge thank you to the staff who are in today for the final push, and an even bigger than you to all […]
3 Dec 20
There were Dinosaurs!?
This morning we welcomed in a very special donation, and one we think will ‘go down in history’ as our most creative donation drop-off to date! The ‘Canklow Dinosaurs’ worked alongside the Canklow community to create a huge donation of food – go and check out their Facebook page if you want to see all […]
26 Nov 20
We won!
Last week we had some very exiting news! We were award Volunteers of the Year by the South Yorkshire police department! This is incredibly exiting as the staff have all worked so hard this year, and pushed through the lockdown too, so we feel this was very well deserved. We have already plastered this all […]