News

24 Mar 21

Easter Opening Hours

This year Easter falls on Sunday 4th April 2021. Our Fishponds, Kingswood, St.Marks and BS4 outlets will all be closed on Friday 2nd April (Good Friday). There will be no deliveries on this day, and no one will be able to answer the phone or pick up emails. Our BS3 outlet will be closed on […]

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11 Dec 20

Christmas Opening Hours

Our last day of opening at all outlets is Wednesday 23rd December We will then reopen all outlets from Tuesday 5th January 2021 – the first at Kingswood that day – which is then switching from Mondays to Tuesdays with the same opening hours on Tuesdays rather than Mondays Our last day for donations is […]

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14 May 20

Buying Food

Thank you everyone who is donating money – it is helping us buy in food to meet the great demand currently. Today we bought food for all of our East and South Bristol outlets

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10 Apr 20

NEW EMERGENCY FOODBANKS AND DELIVERIES

East Bristol foodbank has partnered with Hillfields Baptist Church and Severn Vineyard Church to open delivery only outlets. They will be delivering to households in Hillfields and Knowle West/Filwood as these have been areas identified by Feeding Bristol as lacking emergency food provision. Local services can email us at [email protected] to request evouchers for these […]

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4 Apr 20

OUTLETS CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY AND BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

All of our outlets will be closed on Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday – the 10th and 13th April. We will reopen again on Wednesday 15th April at St Marks and all other outlets will be open again after that.

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17 Mar 20

Self Isolating and Need Food?

If you are self isolating and need food please contact Bristol City Councils Emergency Payment Scheme at this point. email:  [email protected]. include your full name and address phone: 0117 922 4500, Monday to Friday, 9am to 12noon (we can’t take household goods applications by phone) If you live in the Kingswood area please email us as [email protected]  

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17 Mar 20

Outlet Opening Status

Currently our outlets are open but in view of the recent government statements on 16th March we are taking vouchers at the entrance. We are asking volunteers and voucher holders to self distance in this process to safegaurd all concerned.

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15 Mar 20

COVID-19 Preparations

We are currently working on plans with other foodbanks, partners and Bristol City Council to have sufficient stocks and methods of delivery to try and support the many people who will be affected by the coming outbreak, Please do donate food and other items as outlined on our Donate Food page We will also be looking […]

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10 Dec 19

Drive Vauxhall Support Foodbank

We are really pleased that Drive Vauxhall Central, Avon Street are supporting us at this festive season. Quoting from their facebook page here If you spot our Vauxhall #Movano ? driving around #Bristol Snap & Share ? it on #Facebook and tag Drive Vauxhall Bristol Central to be entered into a Prize Draw to win £50 […]

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5 Aug 19

Reduced Staffing in August

We have a lot of staff leave in August so may not be able to answer emails and phone messages until early September. We have placed most information you need on the website. Referral agencies wanting more vouchers may need to refer clients to the Councils emergency payment and welfare grant schemes as an alternative […]

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