News
19 Jun 23
URGENT DONATION NEEDED!
The Hillingdon Foodbank has completely run out of stock of the following 11 food items at the end of the bagging shift today 19th June; Rice, Sauces, Noodles, Tea/Coffee, Jam, Tinned fruit, Tinned Tomatoes, Tinned Spaghetti, Tinned Pudding, Sugar, and Tinned Potatoes. Our Warehouse is located at 30 Oxford Road, Denham, UB9 4DQ. Your Urgent […]
2 Mar 22
Hillingdon Foodbank featured on Uxbridge FM
Hillingdon Foodbank Community project coordinator Carly appeared on Uxbridge FM’s new year podcast alongside other local charities. Listen to the interview below: https://www.facebook.com/UxbridgeFM/posts/1862837953910657 https://youtu.be/6bNcqRWCEA0 https://open.spotify.com/show/3QfDy9VoW4p8GE7HO2satk
13 Jan 22
Hillingdon Foodbank in Carl Brettle’s Memoirs of a Podgy Welshman
“What a great visit on Tuesday to Hillingdon Food Bank the very first foodbank in London in 2009. Since then 83 other food banks have set up, some of which were supported by Hillingdon. For me, it was an amazing visit to understand how the system of food banks works and my goodness do […]
28 Sep 21
Will the £20 Universal Credit cut become Boris Johnson’s government’s worst decision?
“Between a carpet fitter and Dough Boys pizzeria, the shuttered white warehouse of Hillingdon food bank sits on a suburban cusp of London and the Home Counties. Amid a patchwork of newbuilds-to-be, council housing and edge-of-town office blocks, wafts of manure from surrounding farms sail over the street, and willow trees line the River Colne […]
5 Jul 19
Asics 10k Run
The Hillingdon Foodbank is one of the Charity Partners for the 2019 Asics 10k London marathon. The marathon is been organised to raise funds for the Hillingdon Foodbank. Six people have been registered to run on behalf of the Hillingdon Foodbank, 1. Emmanuel Daudu 2. Dawa Balogun 3. Ugo Uwaneri 4. Ayo James 5. Olumide Durodola […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.
8 Dec 15
Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?
With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]
1 Dec 15
Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test
David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today. Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger? Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]
21 Oct 15
Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics
MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]