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31 Mar 20
Food distribution – new
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Having temporarily closed our distribution centre at New Church House, we have made alternative arrangements to support people with emergency food. If you do not have enough money for food and live in our area, we’re here for you – instead of coming to the food bank in person, please contact a referral agency such […]
18 Mar 20
CORONAVIRUS
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Foodbank temporarily closed due to the Coronavirus while masures put in place to arrange an alternative service. the food bank at New Church As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds in the UK, our main priority is ensuring the safety of everyone who comes to our food bank – whether it’s someone needing help, someone volunteering their […]
27 Dec 19
Thank you
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Once again, the volunteers at Ormskirk Foodbank would like to thank all those members of the community who donated so generously this Christmas. Beginning in late November, we had a tremendous response to our collection at Tesco in Burscough. This was followed by numerous donations from local schools, churches, workplaces, the University and very many […]
16 Dec 19
Christmas closure
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The foodbank is open on Friday 20th December as normal and then is closed over Cristmas. It re-opens on Friday 3rd January. Please phone us in an emergency
28 Jun 19
Help in School Holidays
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The long summer holidays, so eagerly anticipated by most children, are nearly here. For some families however, the holidays bring financial hardship as they struggle to provide extra meals for hungry children at home all day. Ormskirk Food Bank can help struggling families with school age children to provide extra meals. For more information call […]
4 Dec 18
Tesco Foodbank Collection
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A big thank you to everybody who came along and donated during the recent Collection at the Tesco store in Burscough Bridge. We collected over 1.3 tonnes of food which is the most that we have ever collected. The food has a value of over £2,300 and is the equivalent of 3,150 meals! Our next Tesco […]
29 Nov 18
Christmas opening
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Our last foodbank day is Friday 21 December. We reopen on Friday 4th January
6 Mar 18
Donation from McColl’s store at Edge Hill University
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Pete is receiving the cheque for £847 from Paul Brown, the manager of the McColl’s store at Edge Hill Uni. It came via the Making a Difference Locally charity. Paul had nominated Ormskirk Foodbank because he knows what good work we do in this area. During 2017, donations by Edge Hill students and staff totalled […]
4 Nov 17
Tesco Collection
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Our Tesco food collections at Burscough was on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd December from 9am until 5pm. This collection is one of our main sources of food during the year and is topped up by a donation by Tesco. Thank you to all those who helped us by donationg food as you left the […]
1 Nov 16
Cycling to raise money
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Today we welcomed Dan Smith to the foodbank. He is cycling from Stoke to Morecambe in two weeks to raise money for the Trussell Trust, calling at as many foodbanks as he can on the way. This afternoon he’s going to Blackburn foodbank and is hoping to finish in Morecambe at the end of this […]