News - Lambeth South & Croydon Foodbank

14 Dec 22

Christmas opening times

Please note, there will be no collections week beginning 19th December and week beginning 26th December – delivery only. We will close for referrals for the Christmas period on Friday 16th December, any referrals after this date are likely to be fulfilled in January. In an emergency please contact [email protected] for advice.

12 Oct 22

We’re hiring!

As a busy foodbank covering Norwood and Brixton we’re hiring two new members of staff, a warehouse manager and a driver/dispatch team support. Our new warehouse manager will lead a team of volunteers to ensure that all areas of stock control run efficiently. A successful post holder will have experience managing volunteers as well as […]

11 Oct 22

Harvest Donations

All at Norwood and Brixton Foodbank would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all the schools, churches and community organisations that have begun collecting and donating items for harvest. We’ve really enjoyed meeting some of you and taking school assemblies. Harvest is traditionally a time of year when local communities held a festival […]

7 Oct 22

SHARE SOME WARMTH THIS WINTER

This winter, people in crisis will be making an incredibly tough choice – heat their homes or cook food. Many people we meet at our Lambeth foodbanks can’t afford to top-up their gas and electricity prepayment meters and often ask for food that doesn’t need cooking. If you are in a position to donate your […]

6 Oct 22

WINTER TESCO COLLECTION – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you have 2 hours free to help at our latest Tesco collection event then please sign up using the following links to each store and to check what shifts are available. Our stocks are getting low so this collection event is extremely important to us in order to boost our stock supply. By having […]

1 Oct 22

October 2022 Newsletter

To download or share our October newsletter, please click here. Your latest news and updates We often hear people say that they wish they could donate their winter fuel allowance or energy rebate payment to help local people and families in greater need. Now you can, through our new Warmer Winter campaign! “With the prices for gas and […]

12 Sep 22

Better Start Children’s Autumn timetable

Please note all sessions must be booked a day in advance Streatham timetable Norwood timetable

12 Sep 22

Foodbank at Crystal Palace Festival on Saturday 17th September

We will have a stall outside Sainsbury’s in Upper Norwood on Saturday 17th September from 12 noon to 4.30pm as part of the Crystal Palace Festival. Come and meet our friendly staff and volunteers, donate food, donate money via our collection box or via izettle, find out how you can volunteer with us or just […]

26 Aug 22

Foodbank Open Day in Streatham

Curious about your local foodbank? Join us at our warehouse at St Margaret’s Church, Barcombe Avenue, Streatham on Saturday 3 September to learn more about our work. The warehouse will be open from 10am – 12noon so please stop by to find out what your local foodbank is doing to help our community. Our work […]

25 Aug 22

Looking for free tech support? Check out Clear Community Web

Our friends at Clear Community Web offer tech support drop ins across south London locations (Lambeth, Croydon and Bromley). Check their calendar for sessions near you. Alongside community-led computer training they also offer a laptop loan scheme. Even if you don’t have wifi at home, they can provide a device loaded with 25GB of data […]

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