Yearly Archives: 2021

18 Dec 21

CHRISTMAS DONATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Corby Foodbank would like to say a huge thank you to the people, businesses and schools etc. within Corby and the surrounding areas/villages for their incredible generosity in the lead up to Christmas. We are currently in the throes of sorting through an absolute wealth of donations and with this in mind, would you kindly […]

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1 Dec 21

2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year Opening Dates/Times

Corby Foodbank 2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year Opening Dates/Times are as follows :- Monday 20th December 2021 – St Peter & St Andrew’s Church – 1.30pm to 3pm Thursday 23rd December 2021 – St Peter & St Andrew’s Church – 11.30am to 1pm Wednesday 29th December 2021 – St Peter & St Andrew’s Church […]

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5 Oct 21

Huge Thank You Cottingham !

Corby Foodbank would like to say a huge thank you to everybody involved with the Harvest Festival collections/donations at both Cottingham School and Cottingham Church The School donated close on 200Kg’s of foodstuffs with the Church weighing in with a further 50Kg’s approximately alongside an extremely generous cash donation totalling £200 Thank you once again […]

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27 Aug 21

ANNOUNCEMENT

Corby Foodbank will be closed on Monday 30th August 2021 (Summer Bank Holiday) but will re-open/operate as normal at St Columba’s Church on Wednesday 1st September 2021 between 10.30am and 12 noon.

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25 May 21

ADJUSTED OPENING HOURS

Corby Foodbank will be closed on Monday 31st May 2021 (Spring Bank Holiday), therefore, would you kindly contact your respective support agency beforehand to ensure you’re in receipt of a referral/E-voucher for the session prior – St Peter & St Andrew’s Church on Friday 28th May 2021 between 11.30am and 1pm.   The Foodbank will […]

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7 May 21

Corby Food Bank fundraisers brave nettles, torrential rain and angry swans and ‘claim world record’

Good news story! “Giles Darby and Jon Wells waded, dragged, capsized and even paddled their canoes along the watercourse from their village of Ashley to Stamford in a trek of a lifetime.” Click here to read the article in full. The pair completed the 25-mile journey in a total of 24 hours in aid of […]

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12 Apr 21

Good news story!

  More good news! We’d like to thank EBM Electrical Services for donating over 250kg worth of food to Corby Foodbank. It means so much to have the continued support from our Corby community. “EBM Electricals is a homegrown Corby company, so it’s nice to be able to give back to our local community. It’s […]

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28 Mar 21

EASTER OPENING TIMES

Corby Food Bank will be open as normal on both Good Friday (2-Apr-21 – 11.30am to 1pm) and Easter Monday (5-Apr-21 – 1.30pm to 3pm), therefore, would you kindly speak to your respective support agency beforehand to ensure you’re in receipt of a referral in good time please.

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28 Mar 21

Volunteering opportunity

Corby Food Bank currently have a volunteer opportunity shadowing/supporting our “Quartermaster” in the collection, sorting, storage and rotation of non perishable foodstuffs. In short, the role will involve a lot of “lifting and shifting”.    Ideally, it would be great if you were available on both a Monday (10am to 3pm) and Friday (10am to […]

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19 Mar 21

“Rose of Northamptonshire” Award

More good news 🌹 Thank you to all who nominated us for the “Rose of Northamptonshire” Award, we are thrilled to have won! A little info about the award: “The ‘Unsung Heroes of Northamptonshire’ initiative was set up by The Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire County Council in order […]

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