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14 Mar 25
RAF TEAM AND CORNWALL FOOD BANKS TEAM UP FOR 67 MILE FUNDRAISING WALK
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Their first ever joint fundraising event will last for 3 days, 67 miles and see people walking across the coast to raise donations for food banks On 1st April a team from the Royal Air Force, based at RAF St Mawgan, are set to lead a three-day charity walk across Cornwall starting at their station, […]
11 Apr 24
Newquay Foodbank receives National Lottery Grant to tackle increased demand amid rising living costs
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Newquay Foodbank is thrilled to announce the receipt of a grant from the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund, funded by the UK government and delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund. This financial support aims to address the surge in demand for food bank services and enhance outreach efforts to underserved communities. The […]
13 May 23
Support your local foodbank with BanktheFood
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Newquay Foodbank has partnered with BanktheFood, an innovative, free, and easy to use app that allows you to keep updated on the needs of the foodbank within your local community and ensure your donations give the foodbank what it needs, when it needs it. At any given time, foodbanks across the UK have a surplus […]
21 Nov 22
Newquay Towan Blystra Lions get behind our Christmas Box Appeal
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We shouldn’t have been surprised when The Newquay Towan Blystra Lions told us they were going to support our Christmas Box Appeal. After all, they had already demonstrated their incredible generosity earlier this year, when they donated £500 worth of shopping! Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and celebration but for families […]
17 Nov 22
St Mawgan Steam & Vintage Rally proves a success on every measure!
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Newquay Foodbank receives £1,000 donation After taking a two year break due to Covid, in 2022 the St Mawgan Steam and Vintage Rally returned and it was bigger and better than ever. This family focused event really does have something for everyone and there were an incredible array of machines on display, from vintage motorcycles to tanks, plus everybody’s […]
1 Aug 22
Lions go shopping with Foodbank
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[Image shows Lion President Jill Bunt and Louise Houlton with just some of the supplies.] Newquay Towan Blystra Lions agreed to donate £500 for shopping to Newquay Foodbank but this offer came with an attractive bonus to the foodbank as the Lions Club president and secretary came along and actually did the shopping and delivered […]
17 Oct 21
St Columb Major Foodbank Session has moved location!!!
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After many great years in Partnership with the Oasis Center, St Columb Major, it is now time for us to move on to a larger location to enable us to better serve the Community. We would like to say a massive thank you to the team at Oasis who have been so generous and kind […]
14 Sep 21
MAKE AN IMPACT AT THE MANAGEMENT LEVEL – JOIN US AS A TRUSTEE!
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The Newquay Foodbank has been in existence since 2011, consistently supporting those who find themselves in food poverty within the Community of Newquay and the surrounding areas. Recently Demand on the Newquay Foodbank has grown hugely, and this has instigated a restructuring of our leadership team, which has further prompted this press release looking to recruit personnel to key volunteer leadership roles, in particular Trustees including a Secretary. We are keen to bring in fresh perspectives to contribute […]
15 Jun 21
Newquay foodbank receives vital cash boost.
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Newquay Foodbank has in recent months been struggling to cope in its existing premises in St Michaels church Newquay due to a significant increase in the number of people needing its services, driven in part by the pandemic. Recognising that need is sadly unlikely to reduce any time soon the Foodbank applied to the Trussell […]