Again, a worth-while response .. Thank you for your continuing support at a time when the need is greater than ever! We were told we’re one of few ‘groups/ churches’ to bring goods to the depot now and therefore appreciated all the more! Please could you continue to spread the word and highlight the need and the dates in your bulletins and by word of mouth? Thank you again, Eve and David
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, A BIG thank you for your very kind donations, amounting to £235 in cash and cheques; the food weight however was quite low on the last delivery, 75kg, perhaps due to holiday absences.. We are, however, grateful for every donation, however small, and to those who choose to donate by other means! Now as Autumn approaches we are preparing for the HARVEST FESTIVAL APPEAL We will again be uniting our efforts with those of Peter and Sue Allen for their Harvest Festival Appeal, from the villages of Cawton, Stonegrave and Gilling. Gilling Harvest Festival will take place on Friday 13th October. NEXT DELIVERY : TUES. OCTOBER 17th but … DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS:12 NOON- MON. OCTOBER 16th LET’S MAKE THIS A BUMPER HARVEST! Love and God bless, Eve and David xx AMPLEFORTH COLLECTION POINT REMINDER- Please leave goods at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church.(10am-3pm)
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FANTASTIC DONATIONS to the EASTER APPEAL! Combined donations from Gilling, Cawton and Stonegrave along with those from Oswaldkirk, Ampleforth and Easingwold, as well as from students and staff at Ampleforth College resulted in a delivery of : FOOD: 289.05kg CASH & CHEQUES: £390
Tracey, the manager of the MFB writes: ‘’Thanks so much to you all for your continued support. I am deeply grateful.‘’
NEXT DELIVERY: Tuesday MAY 2nd DEADLINE for donations : TUES. MAY 2nd at 9.30am NB Please note the change of deadline because of the Bank Holiday.. Thank you so much for your continued generosity: with your help we have now been supporting the MFB for 10 years! HAPPY EASTER & GOD BLESS X Eve and David 31st March 2023
Dear MFB Supporters, Thank you all again very much for your generous donations to the MFB! Tracey, the manager, who was very grateful for the delivery, reported that there is an urgent need for supplies of everything, and that they are very grateful for financial donations as they are having to buy in a lot of food now. In fact there were cheers from the volunteers in the warehouse when she called through to them ‘AMPLEFORTH!’ Now as Lent approaches we prepare for the EASTER APPEAL! NEXT DELIVERY -TUES. 28th MARCH but deadline for donations will be 12 noon on the 27th
We will be uniting our efforts with those of Peter and Sue Allen again for their Easter Appeal, from the villages of Cawton, Stonegrave and Gilling and hope, with your generous support, to make it a BUMPER DELIVERY! PS. EASTER EGGS and TREATS WOULD BE VERY WELCOME! THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. Eve and David 10th February 2023
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, Thank you very much to those who donated food for the latest delivery..it was a light load, but thanks to the generosity of MFB donors before Christmas the shelves in the depot are pretty well stocked! Tracey tells us that MFB is moving to new premises very soon as they need more space so financial donations all help with that, also…. that the stats have changed considerably since ‘21..
In 2022 MFB fed 10,241 people Adults 6078 Children 4163
In 2021, 8,427 people Adults 5119 Children 3308
SAVE THE DATE! NEXT DELIVERY: Tuesday FEB. 7th. DEADLINE : MON. FEB 6th, 12 noon; ……by March ‘23 we’ll have been supporting the MFB for 10 years! Thank you and God bless xx Eve and David
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VERY GENEROUS DONATIONS to the CHRISTMAS APPEAL! Combined donations from Gilling, Cawton and Stonegrave along with those from Oswaldkirk, Ampleforth and Easingwold, as well as from students and staff at Ampleforth College resulted in a fantastic delivery of : FOOD: 480.04 kg. CASH & CHEQUES: £760 + Additional donations by standing order but also a direct donation of £500 by an individual parishioner.
Tracey, the manager of the MFB writes: “This is truly amazing and I am so thankful that you support us in this way. Middlesbrough Foodbank is deeply grateful to all MFB supporters in your area.’’ NEXT DELIVERY: Tuesday JAN. 11th DEADLINE for donations : MON. JAN. 10th at 12 noon. A great opportunity to donate surplus Christmas goodies. Thank you so much for your continued support; by March ‘23 we’ll have been supporting the MFB for 10 years! HAPPY CHRISTMAS & GOD BLESS X Eve and David 19th December 2022
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, A BIG thank you for your very kind donations, amounting to £160 in cash and a cheque for £30 and the food weight was 138.55kg on the last delivery. We are also very grateful to those who have chosen to support the MFB through regular standing orders.. Now as Autumn approaches we are preparing for the HARVEST FESTIVAL APPEAL We will again be uniting our efforts with those of Peter and Sue Allen for their Harvest Festival Appeal, from the villages of Cawton, Stonegrave and Gilling and understand that the proceeds of the Oswaldkirk service will also be dedicated to the Food Bank, which is great news! Harvest Festival dates will be: Fri. Sept. 30th, 7pm, Oswaldkirk. Sun. Oct.16th 6pm, Holy Cross, Gilling. Donations may be taken there OR you can leave them at the Ampleforth Hub in St Benedict’s as usual. NEXT DELIVERY : TUES. OCTOBER 18th but … DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS:12 NOON- OCTOBER 17th MFB Shortages-Microwave rice, tinned potatoes, instant mash,cold meats, fish etc, AND.. There is a continuing shortage of LONG-LIFE FRUIT JUICE! LET’S MAKE THIS A BUMPER HARVEST! Love and God bless, Eve and David xx AMPLEFORTH COLLECTION POINT REMINDER- Please leave goods at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church.(10am-3pm) 9th September 2022
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, A BIG thank you for your very kind donations, amounting to £110 in cash and £70 in cheques …and the food weight was 242.05kg.. Everyone will be aware of the critical situation facing us as a nation, especially the less well-off, so ….. PLEASE LET’S DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP! NEXT DELIVERY : TUES. SEPT. 6th but …DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS:12 NOON MON. SEPT. 5th MFB Shortages-Microwave rice, tinned potatoes, instant mash, meats, fish etc, AND.. There is a continuing shortage of LONG-LIFE FRUIT JUICE! Love and God bless, Eve and David xx AMPLEFORTH COLLECTION POINT REMINDER- Please leave goods at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church.(10am-3pm) 12th August 2022
The Middlesbrough Food Bank are anxious to convey their appreciation and thanks for the generous contribution taken up to Middlesbrough on Tuesday. 242.05 kilos of food were delivered to them, together with £180 in cash and cheques. Thank you all so very much. None of us can know just how very much we help those in unimaginable poverty. Next month’s dates will be communicated next week when we hope they will be clear. 8th August 2022
Dear All, A great response ! Thank you all for your support.. Please continue to spread the word as the summer tends to be a thin time for donations and Tracy (MFB), whilst grateful, emphasised the need to maintain supplies as they have just opened 2 new centres to cope with the increasing need.. and that’s before the summer holidays! Please see below for details of the SUMMER HOLIDAY APPEAL..
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, A BIG thank you for your very kind donations, amounting to £195 in cash, plus £150 in cheques …and the food weight was 244.60 kg.. AMAZING!
AND NOW for the SCHOOL HOLIDAY APPEAL!
This is the time to continue building up MFB stocks to help families in the summer holidays.. NEXT DELIVERY : TUES. AUG. 2nd but … DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS:12 NOON MON. AUG.1st MFB Shortages- Tinned meats, fish etc, summer snacks and treats for children…AND..There is a desperate shortage of LONG-LIFE FRUIT JUICE! PLEASE LET’S DO ALL WE CAN HELP! Love and God bless, Eve and David xx
AMPLEFORTH COLLECTION POINT REMINDER- Please leave goods at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church.(10am-3pm) 8th July 2022
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, A BIG thank you for your very kind donations, amounting to £170.00 in cash, plus a cheque for £50.00 and the food weight was 133.90! AMAZING!
AND NOW for the SUMMER APPEAL! As at Easter we will be uniting our efforts with those of Peter and Sue Allen from the villages of Cawton, Stonegrave and Gilling. This is the time to begin building up MFB stocks to help families in the summer holidays.. NEXT DELIVERY : TUES.JULY 5th but … DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS:12 NOON MON. JULY 4th MFB Shortages now: Tinned fruit, stew, curry and fish, Long-life milk and juice. PLEASE LET’S DO ALL WE CAN HELP! Love and God bless, Eve and David xx AMPLEFORTH COLLECTION POINT REMINDER- Please leave goods at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s Church.(10am-3pm)MFB 17th June 2022
Thank you for your generous donations for the MFB taken up on May 4th. We delivered nearly 176kg of food and in excess of £60 cash. We are now preparing for the next visit on May 31st., deadline for donations midday on Monday May 30th. when we load up at Our Lady and St. Benedict's, Ampleforth. Remember: non-perishable donations can be left now in the boxes at the back of St. Benedict's. They are moved frequently into storage.
TOGETHER WE CAN end the need for food banks. The need cannot end without us!From donating food, cash, volunteering your time or taking on a fund-raising challenge, there are lots of ways to get involved with raising awareness of poverty and helping end UK hunger.
Let's work on this, not least with our political representatives. (Mark 6:37 - "Give them something to eat.")
I do not have to use the local library every day to keep warm. Andrew (63) does.
Elsie (77) travels on buses, just to keep warm. I don't need to do this.
Joan (89) is thinking of stopping her TV licence to help towards the £200 per month she needs for energy bills. She avoids filling her kettle. I leave my TV on stand-by.
Jill (69) has the heating and water on for an hour in the morning. She digs in the garden to keep warm and goes to bed early with an electric blanket.
I am not one of the 2 million adults in the UK who have had to go without food at least for one day over the last month. Are you? "If one household in seven is food insecure, society is failing in a fundamental way.....the problem is soluble, but far from being solved it is getting worse." (Prof. Sir Michael Marmot UCL - quoted in Guardian.) (Above cases sourced in Guardian)
MFB Shortages: Tinned fruit/stew, curry and fish,long-life milk and juice. We are all very aware of the HEAT or EAT dilemma facing so many people now.. PLEASE LET’S CONTINUE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP!
13th May 2022 Dear MFB SUPPORTERS, Thank you so much for your generous donations of goods and cash again this month! We managed to deliver a load of 175.75kg and £60 in cash/ cheques..A worthwhile trip, thank you! NEXT DELIVERY : TUES.31st MAY but … DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS: 12 NOON MON. MAY 30th! MFB Shortages: Tinned fruit, stew, curry and fish, Long-life milk and juice. We are all very aware of widening gulf between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ so please help us bridge that gap again this month! PLEASE LET’S DO ALL WE CAN HELP!
9th May 2022
UPDATE and REMINDER.. Next delivery to the MFB - Wed. 4th May Deadline for donations of food- Tues. 3rd, 12 noon SHORTAGES - Tinned tomatoes, tinned fish, tinned stew, tinned curry, sandwich fillers eg tinned ham, luncheon meat and long-life milk… Thank you 28th April 2022
Dear MFB SUPPORTERS,
Thank you so much for your generous donations of goods and Easter goodies which were taken up to the depot on Tuesday 5th April! ( 2 car loads weighing 324.6kg in total!) The lovely Easter eggs will certainly help brighten Easter for our friends on Teesside! NB Please the change of day for next month because of the Bank holiday. DELIVERY : WED. MAY 4th but …DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS: 12 NOON TUES. MAY 3rd MFB Shortages: Tinned fruit/ custard/ rice pudding/ coffee and carrots! We are all very aware of the HEAT or EAT dilemma facing so many people now.. PLEASE LET’S DO ALL WE CAN HELP!
11th April 2022
Dear MFB Supporters, Thank you all again very much for your generous donations to the MFB!
Now as Lent approaches we prepare for the EASTER APPEAL! NEXT DELIVERY -TUES. APRIL 5th, but deadline for donations will be 12 noon on the 4th., MONDAY
We will be uniting our efforts with those of Peter and Sue Allen again for their Easter Appeal, from the villages of Cawton, Stonegrave and Gilling. PS. EASTER EGGS and other TREATS would very welcome! URGENTLY NEEDED ITEMS
LONG LIFE JUICE
TINNED FRUIT
LONG LIFE MILK
TINNED TOMATOES
OUR SHOPPING LIST
TINNED MEAT
TOILETRIES
PASTA (NOT SPAGHETTI OR LASAGNE SHEETS PLEASE)
BREAKFAST CEREAL (NOT PORRIDGE PLEASE)
MILK - UHT OR POWDERED
CORDIAL/SQUASH
TINNED RICE PUDDING
JAM/MARMALADE/PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE SPREAD
BISCUITS (SWEET RATHER THAN SAVOURY)
SNACKS/TREATS E.G. BARS OF CHOCOLATE, CRISPS
TINNED VEGETABLES (CARROTS, SWEETCORN, MIXED VEG)
TINNED POTATOES OR PACKET MASH
PACKET SOUPS ("CUP-A-SOUP")
TINNED/CARTON CUSTARD OR POWDER MIX
TINNED FISH
TEA
COFFEE
THANK YOU ALL! 11th February 2022
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL MFB SUPPORTERS WHO MADE THE LATEST DELIVERY WORTHWHILE! The donations were gratefully received! NEXT DELIVERY -TUES. FEBRUARY 8th, but deadline 12 noon on the Monday. (Please leave donations at the back of Our Lady and St Benedict’s or in the church hall) CHURCH OPENING HOURS: 10am-3pm or cash/cheques at St Benedict’s House . Thank you! God bless .Eve and David. (07952 725961) 17th January 2022
Some of you will have switched your contributions to the Foodbank to valuable regular financial support via the Foodbank website. This is great but the MFB manager says they are desperately in need of actual donations of food too. Please therefore, if you can, resume the practice of physical giving which we have built up over several years, perhaps in addition to any financial contribution you may make. The MFB website provides a few statistics for you to think about, such as 115 3-day parcels given every day in 2020 to people in crisis; 41% of Middlesbrough children living below the poverty line – nearly half!; twelve and a half thousand people fed during 2020. A reminder of what is urgently needed at Middlesbrough now: URGENTLY NEEDED ITEMS
LONG LIFE JUICE
TINNED RICE PUDDING
COOKING RICE
TINNED CUSTARD
OUR SHOPPING LIST
TINNED MEAT
TINNED TOMATOES
PASTA (NOT SPAGHETTI OR LASAGNE SHEETS PLEASE)
BREAKFAST CEREAL (NOT PORRIDGE PLEASE)
MILK - UHT OR POWDERED
LONG-LIFE FRUIT JUICE OR CORDIAL/SQUASH
TINNED RICE PUDDING
JAM/MARMALADE/PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE SPREAD
BISCUITS (SWEET RATHER THAN SAVOURY)
SNACKS/TREATS E.G. BARS OF CHOCOLATE, CRISPS
TINNED VEGETABLES (CARROTS, SWEETCORN, MIXED VEG)
TINNED POTATOES OR PACKET MASH
PACKET SOUPS ("CUP-A-SOUP")
TINNED/CARTON CUSTARD OR POWDER MIX
TINNED FISH
TEA
COFFEE
You may wish to remember those 41% of Middesbrough children living below the poverty line when deciding what to give in the next month with Christmas in mind – and their parents too of course.
Thank you all again. Keep safe and God bless, David and Eve
The following website will help with cash donations, single or regular: https://middlesbrough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-money/ (The Give.net scheme (a non-profit-making charity itself) suggested on the above website, charges a 3% administration fee. You can avoid this by adopting one of the other schemes mentioned on the website which I reproduce here): DIRECT PAYMENTS You can make one-off or regular donations directly into our bank account using these details:
Sort code: 08-92-99 (Co-operative Bank)
Account number: 65603002
Account name: Middlesbrough Foodbank
It would be helpful if you could also email us at [email protected] so that we know to expect your donation.
REGULAR GIVING: We believe in creating sustainable projects that have a lasting impact. Your regular gifts enable us to plan ahead and commit to projects. It’s also an easy way to manage your giving. To set up a standing order by post, please download this standing order form and send it to Middlesbrough Foodbank, 5 Wear Court, Wallis Road, Skippers Lane Ind. Est., Middlesbrough, TS6 6DU.