News
19 May 20
Bank Holiday Monday 25 May
We will be closed for deliveries and donations on Monday 25 May for the Bank Holiday.
19 May 20
Government food boxes
Over the past 5 weeks or so we have been receiving 8-10 requests every day to collect unwanted Government food boxes from people. This has been great for us to replenish our low items, but seems to defeat the objective of them. Our food stocks have gone up and we are now fully stocked with […]
30 Apr 20
Bank Holiday closure for VE Day
Please note, we will be CLOSED on Friday 8th May as it’s a Bank Holiday. We will be delivering food parcels to those who have been referred to us on Monday 4th, Tues 5th, Weds 6th and Thursday 7th May. We will then resume deliveries on Monday 11th May. If you are one of our […]
30 Apr 20
This week we need these items
This week we need: URGENT Sponge puddings – we have none Tinned meat Ketchup Kids toothpaste age 6+ WE ARE LOW ON Powdered milk Instant mash Long life fruit juice Tinned vegetables (not sweetcorn or pulses we have lots) Jam Kids toothpaste 0-2years Kids toothbrushes 6+ and 0-2 Sanitary towels Shampoo Baby wipes Baby wash […]
30 Apr 20
Sadly, we had a break-in
Last week we were broken into at our foodbank depot in the very early hours of a morning. This was both sad and frustrating. Fortunately nothing was taken, there was just some mess made causing some damage needing to be repaired. Now we have been able to move on we are sharing this, not for […]
16 Apr 20
Centres temporarily closed, delivery only service for now
Due to COVID-19 we have had to temporarily close all of our 5 centres until further notice. We hope to open them again in the future, once it is safe to do so. For now, we are operating a delivery only service. If you are in crisis and cannot afford food, please contact Citizens Advice, […]
8 Apr 20
Urgently needed items
Huge thanks to everyone that responded to our urgent request for pasta sauce. We’ve been bowled over with your donations and amazingly our pasta sauce stock is now at a reasonably healthy level. Fantastic work everyone. Thanks HOWEVER, we still have low or no stocks of some key items. Our updated list of urgently needed […]
6 Apr 20
We are switching to home delivery only of emergency food from Monday 14 April
From Monday 14 April we are switching our foodbank service to home delivery only. This temporary measure is so we can continue to provide emergency food to people in crisis, in as safe a way as possible. Although our five centres in Tadworth, Ewell, Banstead, Epsom and Leatherhead will be closed, people can still be […]
27 Mar 20
Covid-19 – update from Epsom & Ewell foodbank
The UK government has confirmed that we are an essential service. We are working hard to make sure our priority is the safety of everyone who comes to our foodbank. Whether that is someone needing help, someone who is volunteering their time to sort and pack food parcels, or someone making a donation. If you […]
17 Dec 19
Thank you all for your generosity
We are swamped! Thank you to everyone to has donated, you have been so generous. We now do not have capacity to accept any more food donations until mid January (unless you have pre-arranged with us). We would like to encourage people to make monetary donations via our website https://epsomandewellfoodbank.charitycheckout.co.uk/Donate… Thanks to all for your […]