News
21 Apr 20
Box Delivery
Our new delivery service will now be delivering in cardboard boxes to reduce the risk of virus spreading, the virus can’t live as long on cardboard as plastic. Our boxes are filled and ready for action. They are starting to look like the great wall of China.
18 Apr 20
Only 999 to go
This is Chris with the first of a 1000 cardboard boxes that we are now delivering food in. Cardboard boxes will make it easier for our drivers to handle.. They were delivered flat so will provide hours of fun putting them together and sticking them with parcel tape!!
9 Apr 20
Huge thank-you to Gloucester Foodbank
Gloucester Foodbank generously offered the Forest Foodbank some much needed food stocks. The Forest foodbank took a van load of essential supplies together with some delicious Easter eggs back to the warehouse that will be provided to families in need over the next few days. The Forest Foodbank remains open over the Good Friday and Easter […]
9 Apr 20
Foodbank deliveries
The Foodbank has been operating a delivery only service and this has been working well. We are lucky to have a very good group of volunteers who have given their time and vehicles up to deliver food parcels throughout the Forest, we offer them a huge debt of gratitude. In the first few days since lockdown we […]
3 Apr 20
Food Donations
Drop-off point for Foodbank Donations:- St.James Church Hall, Bream Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10.00 am – 1 pm
3 Apr 20
Delivery Only Service
The Forest Foodbank has been operating a delivery only service to people in financial crisis who have no food. This started on Friday 27th March in Cinderford with a delivery of 16 emergency food parcels in the Cinderford area. We have now also served Coleford and Lydney. In Lydney we are very grateful to the […]
31 Mar 20
Changes to the Foodbank during the Covid-19 crisis
Covid-19 Update In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Forest Foodbank is changing how food is being distributed to those in financial crisis. This will remain in force until further notice at which point we will return to our normal operation run from our 3 distribution centres. With effect from Friday 27th March 2020, the […]
26 Mar 20
Donations during Covid-19 crisis
Donations during Covid-19 crisis We are totally reliant on the help and support of our community to provide the Foodbank with food and financial donations. The opportunity to provide food donations is now very limited with the closure of many of the places where our collection bins are located. Additionally, Tesco have removed the collection […]
23 Mar 20
Coronavirus Update re Councils
Coleford Town Council is now closed and we assume Lydney and Cinderford Town Councils will be closing in the near future. We have provided our Distribution Centres with vouchers. If you are in genuine need of food please go directly to the centres. We would ask that you respect our volunteers through this period, they are working […]
16 Mar 20
Coronavirus Update
To try to do what we can to try to limit the spread of this virus amongst our vulnerable visitors and volunteers we are taking the following action. From 17th March the Foodbank will no longer be inviting visitors into the church. We will continue to distribute food but from the door so please make […]