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1 Nov 23

Thank you so much for your Harvest Festival donations

Thank you so much to all schools, churches who have so generously donated during the recent Harvest Festival. We calculate we have gained an extra 1.8 tonne of food which will help so many people in need. Thank you so much again

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23 Aug 23

Foodbank Closed Monday 28th August – Bank Holiday

Just a reminder that we are closed Monday 28th August as it’s a Bank Holiday. We will be back open after this on Tuesday 29th August, as normal, 1-3pm

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5 Aug 23

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to all TESCO customers who donated over the last 2 days

Tesco customers donated a massive 1.124 tonne of food over the last 2 days on our instore collection. Thank you so much for everyone who donated into this ( and those who donate in the instore trolley). This will make a huge difference to us and help many people

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13 Jul 23

77% increase in parcels handed out in January – June 2023 compared with 2022

January to June 2023 saw 1,243 parcels given out compared with 702 parcels in January to June 2022. An increase of 77%. This fed 2,940 people in January – June 2023 compared with 1,765 people in January – June 2022. An increase of 66%. Thank you so much for everyone who continues to support us […]

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26 Apr 23

St Austell Foodbank CLOSED Bank Holiday Monday 1st, 8th and 29th May 2023

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26 Apr 23

Trussell Trust Foodbanks distributed nearly 3 million emergency food parcels in the last financial year

Last year, food banks in the Trussell Trust network distributed almost 3 million emergency food parcels. Alarmingly, more than a million of these were for children.   This is the most parcels food banks in the network have ever distributed in a single year.   At St Austell Foodbank we’re working tirelessly to help people […]

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3 Apr 23

FOODBANK closed on Friday 7th April & Monday 10th April

Our Foodbanks will be closed on both Good Friday (Friday 7th April) and Easter Monday (Monday 10th April). All other days during the Easter Holidays will be open as normal.

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3 Apr 23

70% MORE food parcels given out in last financial year, with 74% MORE people fed.

Demand continues to grow within the Foodbank. In the financial year 2022/2023, we gave out 2199 food parcels, compared to 1296 in 2021/2022. This is an increase of 70%. In the financial year 2022/2023, these parcels fed 5627 people, compared to 3228 people in 2021/2022. This is an increase of 74%.  

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27 Feb 23

Guarantee our Essentials Campaign

We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and yet people in the UK are going without the essentials we all need to get by. Anyone’s circumstances can change. Losing your job, needing to care for a sick family member – these are things that can happen to any of us. We […]

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4 Feb 23

165 MORE food parcels given out in January 2023 compared to 2022

We gave out 272 emergency food parcels in January, compared to 107 in January 2022 – an increase of 165! Please do continue to support us through food donations as we want to continue to meet the every growing demand and each donation, however large or small is so much appreciated. You can also donate […]

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