News | North Cotswold Foodbank

7 Feb 24

Hidden Hardship: research into rural poverty in the North Cotswolds

North Cotswold Foodbank has participated in a project looking at rural poverty in the North Cotswolds. The Hidden Hardship project was carried out by Dr Stephanie Denning, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. It aims to understand the experiences, coping strategies and barriers to wellbeing of people […]

9 Nov 23

Record number of people turning to foodbanks

Foodbanks in the Trussell Trust UK-wide network distributed 1.5 million food parcels to people facing hardship between 1 April and 30 September 2023 – an increase of 16% compared to the same period in 2022. Low incomes – especially from social security, debt, health conditions and issues with social security payments such as delays or […]

9 Nov 23

November newsletter

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1 Nov 23

Brio Beechwood Park’s Reverse Advent Calendar Supports Foodbank

A big “thank you” to Brio Retirement Living’s Beechwood Park in Stow who are supporting North Cotswold Foodbank. Brio Retirement Living understands how challenging Christmas can be for some individuals and households and is encouraging residents at the Beechwood Park development to give something back this Christmas by taking part in a “reverse advent calendar”. […]

12 Jun 23

June Newsletter

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5 May 23

Record number of emergency food parcels provided to people facing hardship in past 12 months

In the past 12 months, foodbanks in the Trussell Trust network saw the highest ever levels of demand, even more than during the peak of the pandemic, as more people found their incomes did not cover the cost of essentials like heating and food. Between April 2022 and March 2023, almost 3 million emergency food […]

11 Apr 23

Thank you St Vincent de Paul

A big “thank-you” to the staff and trustees of the St Vincent de Paul charity for the incredibly generous 20 fresh food Easter hampers that they provided to some of our clients. The charity is part of an international Christian voluntary network dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to people in […]

22 Feb 23

February newsletter

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12 Nov 22

Record increase in Foodbank use amid soaring cost of living

New figures released on Thursday by the Trussell Trust show that 1.3 million emergency food parcels were provided to people between April and September this year by foodbanks in the UK network and almost half a million of these went to children. That’s a third more than were provided during the same period in 2021 […]

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