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Thank you to all our amazing volunteers

This week we’re celebrating Volunteers’ Week. It’s a wonderful opportunity to say thank you to all the dedicated and amazing volunteers who keep North Cotswold Foodbank running. Thanks to them, people in our communities are able to access the support they need, which is more important than ever during these unprecedented times. This past year has been […]

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“Unprecedented” year leads to record levels of demand from foodbanks

Between April 2020 and March this year, North Cotswold Foodbank saw unprecedented numbers of people in need of support as the pandemic hit incomes and livelihoods. April 2020 was the busiest month ever for our Foodbank, with the number of 3-day emergency food parcels handed out during the month a massive 145% higher than in April 2019. By the […]

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North Cotswold Foodbank featured on BBC Radio Gloucestershire

North Cotswold Foodbank was featured on BBC Radio Gloucestershire last Wednesday when Kevin Carden, Project Manager was interviewed about the opening of the new Stow centre. You can listen to a recording of the interview on BBC Radio Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09cvfq0 The interview starts approx. 2 hours 12 minutes into Steve Kitchen’s show. You will need […]

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North Cotswold Foodbank opens new foodbank in Stow-on-the-Wold

North Cotswold Foodbank announces that it is opening a new centre in Stow-on-the-Wold today, Wednesday 21 April. This will be the Foodbank’s sixth centre, joining those in Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Bourton-on-the-Water, Winchcombe and Bishops Cleeve. The centre is based at Stow Baptist Church and will be open on Wednesdays from 10.00 – 12.00 from 21st […]

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Part-time Warehouse Co-ordinator Vacancy

North Cotswold Foodbank has a vacancy for a part-time Warehouse Co-ordinator (12 hours per week) based at the store in Guiting Power. This position is responsible for managing the operation of the Foodbank warehouse, leading a team of volunteers to ensure that all areas of the warehouse are run efficiently, co-ordinating effective stock control, arranging […]

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Newsletter No. 32

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Gloucestershire welfare support scheme and Covid-19 emergency living fund

Last year, Gloucestershire County Council approved plans to extend the existing Welfare Support Scheme for a time-limited period to provide support to people and families in hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund provides practical support to eligible adults and families for food, gas/electricity top ups and household items such as furniture […]

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Christmas 2020 opening times

Please note the changes below to our centre opening hours during the Christmas period.   Bourton-on-the-water Open Thursdays 10­–12 and 2–4pm but CLOSED on 31st December   Chipping Campden CLOSED Friday 25th December and Friday 1st January. OPEN instead on Wednesday 23rd December and Wednesday 30th 12.30­–1.30pm   Bishops Cleeve CLOSED Friday 25th December and Friday […]

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Tesco Food Collection 19 – 21 November

Providing food for people in our communities is even more important than ever at the moment. Help support people in crisis within our community this winter by joining us for the UK’s biggest food collection from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 November at Tesco in Stow on the Wold and Bishops Cleeve. Check out our shopping […]

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Trussell Trust sees 47% increase in demand during first six months of pandemic

In the busiest ever half-year period for food banks, more than 1.2 million emergency food parcels were given to people struggling to afford essentials by food banks in the Trussell Trust’s UK-wide network between 1st April and 30th September 2020, a shocking 47% increase. Over 470,000 of these parcels went to children: that’s 2,600 food parcels provided for children every day in the first six months of the pandemic.   Winter is always a […]

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