Latest news from Norwich Foodbank

Norwich FISH clubs fill food and fun gap for sixth summer

Churches, businesses and charities worked with Norwich foodbank this summer to run 8 FISH clubs giving over 400 children a good meal and fun such as drumming, rapping and robot wars; filling the gap that families can struggle with in school holidays. More ...

Celebrity food writer inspires Norwich foodbank recipe kits

Norwich Foodbank is using celebrity author Jack Monroe’s new recipe book ‘Tin Can Cook’ to inspire foodbank users to cook tasty and nutritional meals with their food parcels. More ...

Norwich Foodbank gives out 10,000 parcels in a year

Norwich Foodbank has given almost 10,000 emergency food parcels to local people in the last year, part of a record 1.6m parcels given out across the county in the same period. More ...

Football fans give generously to Norwich Foodbank

A food and cash collection in aid of Norwich Foodbank took place at Carrow Road ahead of the match against Swansea on Friday, March 8, raising £880 in cash and over 700kg in food donations. More ...

Live differently in Lent for Norwich Foodbank

During Lent Hannah Worsley, Project Manager of Norwich foodbank, is choosing to live on £1 a day for five consecutive days and invites people to join her or take part in other appeal ideas to support the charity. More ...

Norwich Foodbank users share their stories

Norwich's ten foodbank distribution centres are proving a life saver for people from all walks of life, experiencing financial difficulty due to a wide range of reasons including benefit delays, illness and job loss. More ...

Norwich foodbank highlights concerns for this winter

Norwich Foodbank provided 4,302 three day emergency food supplies to local people between 1st April and 30th September this year. Of this number, 1,349 went to children. More ...

Norwich foodbank prepares for next stage of Universal Credit

With the roll out of the full service of Universal Credit expected in Norwich later this month, Norwich foodbank has expanded its volunteer teams and its support to prepare for an associated rise in the use of the service. More ...

Smurfit Kappa supports local foodbank to help people in crisis

Two Smurfit Kappa plants have donated boxes to a foodbank in Norwich which distributes over 500 food parcels to people in need every month. More ...

Food for children behind rise in foodbank demand across Norfolk

A rise in food needed for children is behind an increased demand on foodbanks across Norfolk during school holidays, new statistics have revealed. More ...