News

STORM EUNICE – Red Weather Warning

Because of the Red Weather Warning around Storm Eunice, we have taken the difficult decision to close all of our Foodbanks on Friday 18th December. The safety of our volunteers and clients is of the upmost importance to us. Our phone line is currently very busy and we have only one team member able to […]

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Christmas Opening Hours 2021

The table below outlines each outlets last day before Christmas 2021 and when they will all next open. The outlets that are opening between Christmas and New Year will be running on reduced volunteer numbers, because of this we would appreciate having donations delivered after 4th January 2022. The main foodbank phone number (07584 625 […]

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Bank Holiday Closures

All our East and South outlets will be closed on Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday at Easter They are open all the usual days outside of those two days  

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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