News
Welcome to our news section with the latest from our Food Bank and the Trussell Trust. Follow us on social media and keep up to date with campaigns to stop hunger.
10 Feb 17
A heartfelt thank you to those who took part in the Reverse Advent Calendar!
The East Grinstead Trussell Trust was very grateful to receive so many donations for our Christmas Bags Appeal. Many of you chose to donate through the ‘Reverse Advent Calendar Scheme’ – a food-raising idea which was suggested by many Foodbanks (including us!) to coincide with the festive period. The premise is simple; instead of indulging in a treat each morning […]
15 Jan 17
A January Update: Looking back on our successful Christmas Appeal
It seems only yesterday that we were requesting donations for our Christmas Appeal, but now, having been open several times already in the New Year, we want to take the opportunity to look back on our success at the close of 2016. In the busy build up to Christmas Day, we were blown away by your generous […]
4 Jan 17
The Foodbank in 2017
We are now back into our normal 3 foodbank sessions per week at the Jubilee Centre and 1 foodbank session at the Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre. We remain incredible grateful for the continued community support in terms of food donations, Christmas items, volunteer support and financial donations. We now have an excellent stock of […]
11 Dec 16
An Update on our Christmas Appeal
We are extremely grateful for your amazing response to our Christmas appeal. Thanks to the support of companies, social groups, schools and individuals in East Grinstead, we have been able to compile an incredible number of Christmas Hampers to deliver to those in need. Indeed, we are happy to announce that we do not need any […]
6 Dec 16
Success at the East Grinstead Christmas Family Festival
The East Grinstead foodbank team would like to extend thanks to all the visitors to our Foodbank stall at the Christmas Family Festival on Queens’ Walk December 4th. After a chilly set-up on Sunday morning, we had a great time at the event. At our stall, we hosted a competition – a surprisingly tricky ‘Guess the […]
29 Nov 16
#GivingTuesday: Volunteers needed for our Christmas Appeal
Today it’s #GivingTuesday, an annual event that celebrates charitable giving and encourages donations to great causes. Here at The Trussell Trust East Grinstead, we are always grateful for your donations, and if you want to help, click here for give to our Christmas Appeal, or click here for our shopping list items. However, in December, we’d […]
26 Nov 16
Keep updated with The Trussell Trust: National figures released from April – September 2016
We’re extremely grateful for all your support for our Christmas Appeal – and we’re looking forward to giving you an update soon! In the mean time why not check out the latest figures collated by The Trussell Trust at a national level? East Grinstead is just one of a chain of food banks spanning the entirety of Great Britain […]
18 Nov 16
How you can get involved with our Christmas Appeal
Christmas is a time when family and friends get together and enjoy Christmas Dinner – probably the most important meal of the year! And here at the East Grinstead Foodbank, we need your support in making sure everyone in our community shares in this truly special occasion. It’s a sad fact that 1 in 5 […]
16 Nov 16
The East Grinstead Mayor comes to visit the Foodbank
After the success of our Harvest Appeal, and in the build-up to Christmas, it was greatly appreciated that the East Grinstead Mayor – Cllr. Bob Mainstone – took the time to visit our foodbank. Bob visited with Mayoress Christine whilst the foodbank was open on Wednesday morning. He took a look around our well-stocked warehouse and […]
13 Nov 16
The Caravan Club are supporting our Christmas Appeal
We are extremely grateful to The Caravan Club who have kindly donated a large amount of Caravan Club branded bags to support our Christmas Appeal. The Caravan Club are based in East Grinstead, and have supported our Foodbank for several years. This year, in addition to this donation, they will be supporting our ‘Reverse Advent Calendar.‘ We are asking […]