We welcome gifts of tinned or dried food for our emergency food boxes. Owing to safety and storage restrictions, food must be within its recommended “sell by” or “consume by” date. And the tins or packaging should not be damaged.

The list of food we collect is listed to the right. This allows us to provide nutritionally balanced food for families for up to three days (approved by the South Wiltshire primary care Trust).

Or why not support our work by donating to meet our food shortages and FOOD BANK expenses using our Virtual On-Line Shopping Trolley.

Who can donate food?

Individuals: your gift, large or small, is very welcome. It WILL make a difference.

Groups: if you belong to a group that meets regularly and have a heart for the poor, you can collect food on our behalf.

Churches: Sign up with us and receive a pack which describes how to involve your congregation in regularly collecting food for us. This is particularly helpful as you can react to meet our specific shortages.

Schools: Make something of Harvest Festival and motivate your young people to support their local community. We will give you a collecting pack and can even come to your school to do an assembly.

Businesses: you can involve your staff too in supporting their local community by collecting food. You may also have other skills or gifts in kind that would make a huge difference to our ability to provide support for the community.

For MORE information about food donations and where to deliver, please contact us.

THE FOOD BANK SHOPPING LIST

Soup (tinned or packet)

Baked Beans (tinned)

Tomatoes (tinned)

Vegetables (tinned)

Meat (tinned)

Fish (tinned)

Fruit (tinned)

Rice Pudding (tinned)

Sponge Pudding (tinned)

Pasta (500g packs)

Rice (500g packs)

Noodles

Breakfast Cereals

Milk (Long Life/UHT/dried)

Fruit Juice (Cartons long life)

Sugar (500g packs)

Tea Bags

Coffee (Instant)

Biscuits

Chocolate/snack bars