News
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 […]
23 Dec 20
Danesholme Junior Academy
This year we were able to support Danesholme Junior Academy with food bags for all those in need during these difficult times. Thank you to everyone who made this possible by donating & supporting Corby Foodbank. (Image taken from Danesholme Junior Academy newsletter)
16 Dec 20
Christmas Opening Times
Here are our adjusted Christmas Opening Times: Monday 21st December 2020 – St Peter & St Andrew’s – 1.30pm to 3pm. Wednesday 23rd December 2020 – St Columba’s – 10.30am to 12 noon Wednesday 30th December 2020 – St Peter & St Andrew’s – 1.30pm to 3pm. Please note, this session will only operate at […]
25 Nov 20
Announcement
Corby Food Bank are delighted to announce the appointment of Colin Bates as Food Bank Manager and Martin Langford as Food Bank Operations Coordinator with immediate effect. Colin will assume overall responsibility for the running of the Food Bank and brings a wealth of experience to the role following a successful career in the Armed […]