News
13 Jun 17
Robert Burns Theatre hosts private showing of I Daniel Blake
So, January was seen in with the Dumfriesshire Foodbank’s private showing of ‘I Daniel Blake’ which was organised by our lovely volunteer Jacquie Matheson and hosted at the Robert Burn Theatre. It was a fantastic success and sell out. A special thanks to the Robert Burns for donating the ticket money to our foodbank which […]
1 Mar 17
In other News Christmas is upon us
A Christmas appeal was put out to all our referral agencies and local services. We were truly astonished from the response and just how much people have gone out of their way to collect for those over Christmas to receive their food parcels and Christmas hamper. The collections ranged from Christmas Jumper days held in […]
1 Mar 17
Thank you Tesco & Dumfries Public
December has been by far the busiest month our foodbank has seen to date. The month kicked off by receiving the amazing donation from the Lions Club of Dumfries and its four-day collection at Tesco with a final weight of 681.20kg. Thank you so much. This then led into our own National 3-day neighborhood collection […]
1 Mar 17
Robrt Burns Theatre
I Daniel Blake is the film that has been causing a stir by raising the awareness of the need for foodbanks and has shocked the viewers of Dumfriesshire who viewed this at the Robert Burns Theatre. Jacquie Matheson, who works at the foodbank, gave a talk prior to one of the viewings and was amazed […]
1 Mar 17
Thank you ‘Click Talk’
A special thank you to the ladies of the local knitting group known as Click Talk for their donations of beautiful knitted garments. These garments have all been sorted and put aside ready to go out into our Christmas Hampers for all foodbank clients to bring some Christmas love into their homes. Further thanks to […]
1 Mar 17
Harvest Collection
Dumfriesshire foodbank was so happy with the response from our local schools, churches, businesses and the public when it came to the annual collection during the Harvest period. Information packs were sent out to try to help us collect as much food as we could to get us through to the winter. A special thanks […]
2 Jul 16
July 2016 3 Day Neighbour Collection
June 30th, July 1st and 2nd seen the third National Neighbourhood Collection for us. This collection was the biggest to date. We are overwhelmed at just how much food and hygiene products were donated by the public. In total the amount raised was 2864.94kg. Tesco also top up customer donations by making a 20% financial […]
2 Mar 16
Foodbank Conference Scotland
This month staff at the Dumfriesshire Foodbank attended the annual Scottish Foodbank Conference. The Conference gives individuals working in foodbanks the opportunity to discuss current issues they are experiencing and to share best practice and ideas to develop foodbank services. This year’s Conference was well attended by delegates and speaker, with talks from Hanna MuCulloch […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]