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18 Apr 24

Thank You to the Ribble Valley Mayor

Many Thanks to the Ribble Valley Mayor, Mark Hindle, for supporting the Ribble Valley Foodbank as one of his chosen charities for the year. We are incredibly grateful to have received a cheque from Mark for £2285.93 which will be used to support the work of the Olive Branch Advice Cafe, run by the Trussell […]

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5 Apr 24

Running and raising funds for The Trussell Trust

One of our warehouse volunteers, Ian Metcalfe is taking part in the Great Manchester 10K on 26th May 2024 and will be trying to raise much needed funds for The Trussell Trust. Here he is on a training run at Clitheroe Castle parkrun! If you would like to sponsor Ian please see the link below […]

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1 Mar 24

Thank You to Barrow URC and Pendleton WI

We would like to thank Barrow URC Primary School and Pendleton WI for their recent donations to the Ribble Valley Foodbank. The Barrow URC Primary School families donated 69 Easter Eggs and 45 Bags for Life which was much appreciated. The school are regular supporters of the foodbank and some of the children came to […]

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20 Dec 23

Thank You to our local companies

We are very grateful to so many local companies for their support with food donations into the warehouse during December. Thanks to Johnson Matthey, Hill’s Fine Foods, Accent Group, Carefoot plc, Yorkshire Building Society, Taylor Wimpey, Raymond James, Kindeva and any other companies that have donated much needed items in December. Thanks for your support […]

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7 Dec 23

Thank You for supporting our Tesco Christmas Collection 2023!

A massive Thank You to everyone who donated food during the Ribble Valley Foodbank 2023 Tesco Christmas Food Collection last week An incredible 163 large boxes of food weighing over 1100 kg was donated over the 3 days from Thursday 30th November to Saturday 2nd December – just amazing! Thank you also to our 31 […]

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17 Nov 23

Tesco Christmas Food Collection 2023

The Ribble Valley Foodbank will be holding its annual Christmas Food Collection at Tesco in Clitheroe from Thursday 30th November to Saturday 2nd December. Look out for collection points in store where you can donate food and other items. Your support will help provide emergency food for people facing hardship in the Ribble Valley this […]

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7 Sep 23

Thank you so much!

Thank You! Thank you to the anonymous donator of lots of toilet rolls! We are really short of them at the moment. Who ever you are, you kindness will make a difference!

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6 Sep 23

We’re recruiting!

We’re recruiting for 3 exciting new roles here at Ribble Valley Foodbank. We’re looking for people who are: passionate about alleviating poverty. compassionate, tactful, reflective, and conscientious. motivated and able to show initiative. confident users of email and social media applications. have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.   If you think that sounds like you, […]

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12 Nov 21

The Ribble Valley Foodbank Christmas Food Collection

  The Ribble Valley Foodbank will be holding its annual Christmas Food Collection at Tesco in Clitheroe from Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 November. Jane Chitnis, Ribble Valley Foodbank Manager, said “This has been a tough year for many people, and a busy one for the Foodbank.   Despite hard times and difficult circumstances, the kind […]

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25 May 21

Thank you to the Tippy Toes Baby Bank in Preston

We were delighted to be able to help out our friends at Tippy Toes Baby Bank with a car-boot full of baby products.   They are doing a great job, helping families across Lancashire with baby food, clothes and equipment.” https://www.facebook.com/TippyToesBB/ https://tippytoesbabybank.co.uk/

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