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21 Dec 23
Christmas Opening Times
CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES WE ARE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY 22ND UNTIL THURSDAY 28 TH DEC WHEN WE ARE OPEN 10AM-1PM NORMAL SESSIONS FROM 2ND JAN 2024 WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS
11 Dec 23
Please Use Public Car Park. The car park outside the Foodbank is actually the school car park and there just isn’t any room for Foodbank visitors. There are no spaces available for visitors to the Foodbank. Temporary access to drop off/collect items is permitted, but for a few minutes only. There is a Public Car Park just before the school, on the right, as you come into Market Road so please use this to visit Plympton Foodbank.
The Foodbank is particularly busy at the moment. The car park outside the Foodbank is actually the school car park and there just isn’t any room for Foodbank visitors. There are no spaces available for visitors to the Foodbank. Temporary access to drop off/collect items is permitted, but for a few minutes only. There is […]
4 Sep 23
VOLUNTEER WITH US- MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
Plympton Foodbank provides a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to local people experiencing crisis. Volunteers play a crucial role in the running of the food bank. We are looking for volunteers to work in our distribution centres providing direct support to people who use food banks. Picking their food for their parels, […]
9 Jan 23
TEMPORARY LOCATION FOR PLYMPTON FOODBANK
ON TUESDAY 10TH JANUARY AND THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY WE WILL BE WORKING OUT OF PLYMPTON SCOUT HUT. THE ADDRESS IS COTTLES LODGE OFF STATION ROAD, (Glen Road) PL7 2AU OPENING TIMES ARE THE SAME 10.0 AM TO 1.00PM.
14 Jul 22
Shortages!!!
Please can you help us with donations of the following items? Instant Mash. Tinned Carrots. Tinned Sweetcorn. Tinned Cold Meat eg ham, corned beef. Sponge Puddings. Biscuits. Jars of Coffee. Long Life Orange Juice. Small Sugars. Tomato Kethup. Brown Sauce. Jam. Deoderant. Shampoo. Conditioner. Shaving Foam. Many thanks for all your donaations.
23 Apr 22
URGENT APPEAL
23 April 2022 URGENT APPEAL We have been very busy this week and are in particular need of : Tomato based pasta sauce Tinned spaghetti bolognaise/ravioli Tins of baked beans with sausages Tinned stewed beef/meatballs Fray Bentos pies/puddings Tinned fruit Rice pudding Custard Sponge pudding Long life orange juice Fruit squash UHT milk Rice […]
17 Feb 22
EXTREME SHORTAGES
We need your help please. At present we are short of Sauce in a jar, Tinned tomatoes, Instant mash, Corned beef, Tinned ham, Rice Pudding, Custard and sponge pudding. And as always, Toilet rolls, Washing up liquid, Toothpaste and brushes (single), Deodorant, Non bio washing powder, Shaving foam and razors. If you can help in […]
21 Dec 17
Food banks in 2017: Change is Possible
Read the new report Emergency Use Only II Three years ago, CPAG and the Trussell Trust were among the organisations who published Emergency Use Only, one of the first pieces of research to shed light on the drivers of the enormous increases in food bank use that we have seen this decade. We found that the […]
15 Jun 17
UK foodbank use continues to rise
UK foodbank use continues to rise as new report highlights growing impact of Universal Credit rollout on foodbanks. Over 1,182,000 three day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in past year – 436,000 to children New report on Universal Credit reveals adverse side effects on people claiming and foodbanks providing help The Trussell […]
1 Dec 16
Almost half of people referred to foodbanks at risk of going cold as well as hungry this winter
New data from charity’s Fuel Bank scheme suggests families on pre-payment meters face cold and hunger this winter Foodbanks face busiest winter as new data suggests half of all people needing support from foodbanks are on pre-pay meters Schemes like Fuel Banks getting immediate help to people in crisis However, survey of 410+ foodbanks suggests […]