News
20 Jun 19
ASDA Tilbury supermarket collection
We still could use some volunteers at our Supermarket collection at ASDA Tilbury on Saturday 13th July between 1 and 3 pm. If you can help or would like more information please contact [email protected]. Thank you
23 May 19
Quiz Night thankyou
Many thanks to everyone who supported our Quiz night which raised £615 for the foodbank’s funds. A great result!
16 May 19
Warehouse open day
If you would like to see how the foodbank warehouse operates we have an open day on Wednesday 29th May from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Do come long. The warehouse is at the thurrock Christian Fellowship building at 2 – 4 Chase Road, Corringham.
16 May 19
Thank you for supporting our “Cream Tea”
Many thanks to all those that supported our Cream Tea afternoon at St. Catherine’s. The foodbank benefitted to the tune of a little over £400. Once again many thanks.
4 May 19
Fundraising Quiz night
We are holding a quiz night on Saturday May 18th at 7.30pm at the United Reform Church in Bradleigh Avenue, Grays. All proceeds in aid of the foodbank’s funds. Tickets are £5ea with teams of 8. Please bring your own drinks and nibbles (note that alcohol is not allowed in the premises) tea and coffee […]
30 Apr 19
“Cream Tea” in aid of foodbank funds
We are holding an afternoon “Cream tea” on Sunday 12th May from 2 – 4 pm at St. Catherine’s church in East Tilbury village. The cost of a tea is £5 with the proceeds going to help with the running costs of the foodbank. Do support us if you can.
24 Apr 19
2018/2019 figures
5,378 local people fed with emergency food parcels in last year, Thurrock Foodbank reveals Thurrock Foodbank provided three day emergency food parcels to feed 5,378 local people between April 2018 to March 2019. Of this number, 2,263 were children. The local food bank’s figures feed into a larger national picture with a record increase in […]
15 Apr 19
Easter 2019 Opening Times
Our distribution centres will be open as normal over Easter, so Purfleet and Grays on Good Friday (19 April) and Chadwell St Mary and Aveley on Easter Saturday (20 April) Our warehouse in Corringham will be shut on Easter Monday (22 April), opening up again on Wednesday (24 April) as normal.
17 Dec 18
Christmas 2018 Opening Times
Centre opening over the festive period – if you already have a voucher All our centres will be open as normal over the Christmas period apart from the following sessions: Tilbury – extra session on Monday 24 December from 11:00 – 13:00, closed on Tuesday 25 December Little Thurrock – closed on Tuesday 25 December and Tuesday […]
21 Nov 18
Orsett Christmas Market
We are pleased to announce that we will be manning a stall at the Orsett Christmas Market on December 8th, we will be there to collet food and cash donations from the visitors to the market. There will also be a childrens lucky dip. In the week leading up to the market, from 1 December, […]