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More people than ever are being driven to foodbanks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.
Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.
What to donate
Items we need
As of 28/10/2026
- Bags for life
- Cooking sauce in jars
- Long-life juice
- Long-life milk
- Sanitary towels
- Tampons
- Tinned fruit
Items we don’t need
There are currently no items that we don't need
As of 28/10/2026
- Baked beans
- Cereal
- Pasta
- Rice
We always welcome donations and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people wherever in the UK they are.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.
Food donation points
You can donate items by leaving them at donation points at the following locations.