News
27 Dec 19
Thank you
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
19 Oct 16
We have moved
From Monday 24th October the Ormskirk Foodbank Distribution Centre is operating from New Church House on Church Street, Ormskirk L39 3RD. New Church House is on the left of the path as you walk up towards the entrance to Ormskirk Parish Church at the end of Church Street. There will be no change in the […]
21 Aug 16
M&S ‘Charity of the Year’ donation
Stephen Sloane, a store manager from Marks and Spencers, presented a check for £819.79 to Pete Chalk for the Ormskirk Foodbank. The foodbank was Marks and Spencers’ “Charity of the Year”. The money was raised by boxes on the tills and staff initiatives such as tombolas, quiz nights, etc. We also received about £560 from […]