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Local foodbank launches councillor surgery to help further support its users

Corby Foodbank, which provides three-day emergency, non-perishable food parcels to local people in food crisis, has launched a new councillor surgery to help provide additional support and advice to its users. Held between 1.30pm-3pm on the last Friday of every month, the surgery has been introduced to help provide support and answer queries or concerns […]

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Locals encouraged to visit mobile vaccination clinics at Corby Foodbank

Two vaccination clinics will be held at Corby Foodbank, based at St Peter & St Andrew’s Church on Beanfield Avenue, during November and December. The clinics are open to anyone who is eligible for Covid, Flu, MMR, RSV and whooping cough vaccinations. Covid and flu vaccinations will be available for the over 65s or those […]

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Volunteers of local foodbank come together to meet its chairperson at special event

A ‘meet the chair’ event organised for Corby Foodbank volunteers has been hailed as a great success. Held at St Peter and St Andrew’s Church in Beanfield Avenue where the foodbank is based, the event provided the foodbank’s volunteers the opportunity to come together and meet its current chairperson Sue Kennedy face-to-face and ask any […]

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Changes to opening times for week commencing 14th October

Please note that Corby Foodbank will not be open this coming Monday (14th October). However, we will return to our normal opening schedule at St Peter’s & St Andrew’s Church on Friday 18th October.

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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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“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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