News | Brent Foodbank

1 Feb 23

Temporary change to Brent Foodbank opening hours.

Brent Foodbank Tuesday food bank session at St Mary’s church has been paused temporarily. Following the ceiling in our Willesden warehouse falling in a few weeks ago, we now have to move all our food out and relocate it temporarily, so that repairs can be carried out. This has put additional pressure on our resources […]

25 Jan 23

Our Warehouse roof has fallen down, so please hold onto your donations!

The run up to Christmas is a busy time for Brent Foodbank as so many kind people donate food, however just as we thought it was “Safe to go back into the water” the roof in our warehouse fell in. This is causing us lots of storage problems as we need to move all the […]

16 Dec 22

Brent Foodbank’s Christmas Gift Voucher Campaign 2022 – Thank you!

Thank you all for your donations. This meant a lot to our clients and they really appreciated it. Christmas is a really hard time for people using Foodbanks during the festive period. Imagine not being able to buy gifts for your children or a little of your favourite food? We like to give […]

14 Dec 22

Extra Food bank Session and Christmas/New Year Opening Hours

Our foodbanks will be closed from Friday 23rd December until the 3rd January 2023. Our warehouse will be also closed on the 23rd. As we know this is a long time gap, we have added an additional foodbank food parcel session on Friday 23rd December from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at Vestry Hall. […]

23 Nov 22

Love a traditional carol service?

Free on the Saturday 10th December at 5pm? If so, come and sing your heart out at St Mary’s Church in Willesden. All welcome. Entry is free. A collection will be taken at the end, however don’t let that stop you coming! No one will be looking at what you put in and 1p is […]

9 Jun 22

Brent Wellbeing Hub!

On Tuesday 14th June Catalyst Housing will be hosting a Wellbeing Hub at The Unity Centre on Church Road (103 Church Rd, London NW10 9EG) from 10am to 3pm. There will be a wide range of partners offering financial, emotional, mental, physical and social wellbeing support all under one roof; so a rare opportunity for the community to chat […]

10 Nov 21

2021 Christmas Gift Voucher Campaign!

It’s official – Christmas is upon us! I’m not quite sure how it’s that time of year already but sure enough the mince pies and advent calendars have started trickling in and it’s only a matter of time before the radio starts playing back to back Christmas songs! But as we approach Christmas and the […]

21 Apr 21

Race against Hunger fundraising success

On Saturday 27 March thousands of Trussell Trust supporters across the UK pulled on their joggers and laced up their trainers to take part in the first ever Race Against Hunger 5K. 17 of these participants were our very own Brent Foodbank team, the Brent Trussell Trotters, an enthusiastic group of walkers, joggers, runners and […]

19 Apr 21

The Big Church Leaders’ Breakfasts

Churches play a vital part in our work, as they do across the Trussell Trust’s food bank network. We’re grateful for all that local churches contribute to what we do, whether that’s by providing volunteers, venues, leadership, or donations – or in other ways. In Brent we are very grateful for the support of St […]

10 Mar 21

We’re recruiting – Foodbank Session Lead

We are recruiting for a temporary Session Lead position at Brent Foodbank. See more information and apply here This role involves supporting the food bank team with co-ordination of the volunteers during the distribution sessions to ensure the smooth and safe supply of food to those referred to the food bank. This is a 4 […]

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