News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
16 Mar 21
Good news story!
A BIG thank you to the team at Openreach, Corby, who raised over 230kg of food in 1 week for Corby Foodbank. “A member of our team had experienced homelessness in the past and suggested that it would be nice to support others experiencing financial difficult…” – Sarah Heathershaw, Manager at Openreach Corby. We are […]
7 Feb 21
DONATIONS UPDATE
Corby Food Bank would like to thank all of our incredibly generous donors for their patience over the course of the past few weeks whilst we continue to sort, store and redistribute the wealth of donations received in the lead up to/over the Xmas period. We’re now in a position to accept donations as we […]
5 Feb 21
New Appointment – ‘Volunteer Media Officer’
Corby Food Bank are delighted to announce the appointment of Jocasta Davis as ‘Volunteer Media Officer’, Jocasta has been working with us since November 2020. Jocasta built a reputation as an experienced and passionate campaigner, fundraiser and volunteer during her time at University of Manchester (UoM). Since graduating in 2018, she continued to advance […]
31 Dec 20
DONATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Corby Food Bank 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 Xmas. We are currently in the throes of sorting through the wealth of donations and with this in mind, would you kindly […]