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6 Apr 21
New Financial Year
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!?
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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!
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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 […]
9 Nov 20
Donations!
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We’ve had so many incredibly generous donations coming in over the past few months, which is simply amazing! During the first lockdown, despite the disruption to the way we would normally function, we were able to adjust and adapt, and the donations continued to increase; it’s been amazing to watch people pull together to hold […]
6 Nov 20
Reverse Advent Calendar
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We’re holding another reverse advent this year starting on Monday 9th November! “What is a reverse advent calendar?” is a question we get a lot around this time of year, so here’s some information to fill you in. Reverse Advent calendars work by each day you putting 1 item aside (whether food or toiletries) into […]
25 Jun 19
Volunteers needed for food collection at ASDA
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We will be holding a food collection at ASDA on Aldwarke Lane in Rotherham on Friday 19 July between 9am and 4pm. We are looking for volunteers to help for an hour or two. These food collections are one of the main ways that we boost our food stocks during the year. If you would […]
6 May 19
Record food parcels and donations in 2018-19
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Between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, Rotherham Foodbank provided 2,162 food parcels helping 4,451 people including 1,533 children. This was a 20% increase compared to the previous year. The main reasons for referrals were low income,benefit delays and benefit changes. We could only continue to meet the rising number of referrals for food […]