News
10 Aug 21
Healthy Start scheme – check your eligibility!
Professional footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford has raised concerns that 40 per cent of those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme – in which vouchers can be exchanged for things such as milk, infant formula or fruit and vegetables – are still not registered. He has called on health professionals to urge families […]
10 Aug 21
Experience of Universal Credit?
If you receive or have received Universal Credit, you can add your voice to the Trussell Trust ‘Keep the Lifeline’ campaign by sharing how the planned cut of £20 a week would affect you. Find out more by checking out their Share Your Story page.
10 Aug 21
Keep the Lifeline
More than a million people could be forced to turn to food banks as the UK government plans to cut Universal Credit payments by £20 a week this October. The Trussell Trust is asking the UK government to reconsider and stop the cut which could push families through the doors of food banks should it […]
7 Aug 21
Trying to get greener!
If you can…..please bring your own bags to the foodbank. We’d love to make our foodbank a greener place, together. Thank you!
30 Jul 21
Club4 summer holiday activities in Surrey
Fun, friendship, food and fitness over the holidays – Club4 is an exclusive offer for young people in Surrey who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals or who are considered to be ‘vulnerable’. The Club4 programme is due to start in the next couple of weeks and there are still plenty of spaces available […]
30 Jul 21
Staying safe, staying open
For the foreseeable future, the Dorking Area Foodbank will continue to maintain Covid safety practices i.e. wearing masks, hand sanitising, thorough cleaning, a one-way system and social distancing. Whilst these things are no longer mandatory, Covid is still out there and with currently rising infections, we do not know what the future will hold. The […]
17 Jul 21
Keeping cool and hydrated this summer!!!
Thank you UNUM for the brilliant bonus gift you funded for our summer holiday boost bags. The Sistema Quick Flip Drinks Bottles are just perfect! Every child needs a water bottle especially during the summer, but this extra expense can be quite a stretch for some families. So we were delighted to be able to include these […]
16 Jul 21
Holiday Boost Bag bonus!!!
Thank you to George East Housewares for donating some extra special treats to include in our summer holiday hunger boost bags. Without free school meals over the holidays, summer isn’t always as exciting as it should be for every family. But we’re sure that the Tala ice lolly moulds and straws will bring a bit […]
16 Jul 21
Review to raise funds
Thank you Terra Cotta for raising funds for our foodbank this Summer. For every Google review you receive over the next few weeks, the reviewer can nominate one of three charities, including the foodbank, to which you will then donate £25. What an ingenious idea!
16 Jul 21
Bags of gratitude!
Thank you, Hiren our fantastic Tesco Express Store Manager for always supporting our foodbank. Another two boxes of bags have been donated and are ideal for packing our food parcels.