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.
5 Jan 24
Another successful Christmas Bag Pack
We are thrilled to have had another successful Christmas Bag Pack this year with help from so many within the local community. Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who gave their time to help make Christmas special for those who need a little extra magic, and thank you to everyone who donated! Check […]
23 Dec 23
Food donation from Frank
Earlier this week we had a visit from Frank Morgan-Rowe, Business Development Manager for ICW in London. Frank dropped off a wonderful donation of food to support the local community this Christmas. Thank you, Frank! Check out our BankTheFood app on the App Store to see what we need and donate. You can drop your […]
11 Dec 23
Chancellor’s decision to uprate benefits and housing costs
By Rory Weal – Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager Chancellor’s decision to uprate benefits and housing costs will ease some of the pressures driving people to food banks – but long-term action is needed. Before the chancellor stood up yesterday to deliver his Autumn Statement, there had been much speculation that another disastrous squeeze […]
23 Nov 23
A huge THANK YOU to East Grinstead Mums
We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to East Grinstead Mums for raising a wonderful £800 alongside a donation of 276.9kg of stock for East Grinstead Foodbank! Thank you to everyone who donated. Your generosity will be a great help to all of the families and people we are supporting, especially at this […]
10 Oct 23
World Mental Health Day – 10th October
At the Trussell Trust, we will be recognising the day on our Facebook and Twitter channels by sharing some of the findings from the Hunger in the UK research that highlight the impact that poverty can have on people’s mental health. Please do keep a look out for further details in case you would like […]
4 Jul 23
A big thank you to Waitrose East Grinstead
We would like to offer our huge thanks to the team at Waitrose East Grinstead for their award of £600 from the Waitrose Community Donation fund. Every little helps in our mission to keep us running and supporting those in crisis in the area. Mike Brooks our warehouse manager is photographed here with Dan Cox […]
4 Jul 23
Waitrose Collection Day – 8th July
We are having a collection day at Waitrose & Partners this Saturday What’s Happening in East Grinstead. Our stocks are beginning to struggle to keep up with demand now so we need a little help. Don’t be shy, please come and say hello to our lovely volunteers!
26 Mar 23
EASTER BAG PACK 2023
Our Easter bag pack Friday took place on 24 March 2023 at the Jubilee Community Centre with over 20 volunteers and staff involved. A total of 175 double bags of food and Easter goodies were picked and packed by some amazing volunteers last Friday. Some of those willing to give up their time came from […]
13 Dec 22
Christmas Bag Pack 2022
It’s our tenth year of being a foodbank and we held our Christmas bag pack on 8th December – which we filmed as a time lapse movie for you. Almost 250 double bags of essential and Christmas goodies packed by some fantastic volunteers – approximately 2.5 tonnes of food packed – with a value of […]
14 Sep 22
Queen Elizabeth II – State Funeral
As a mark of respect we will be closed on Monday 19 September 2022 We will be open again on 21 September 1pm – 3pm as usual.