Wantage and Grove Food Bank: how to make donations of food
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Donate food
How to make donations of food
Thank you for your help for Food Bank. Below is a list of items which go into our food parcels – unfortunately due to storage problems and health regulations we cannot use fresh or homemade food, or items past their ‘best before’ date.
Shopping list
Donations of the following with one or more months to go on their ‘best before’ date are very welcome
Meals
Tins and jars
Breakfast, drinks and biscuits
Treats
Pet Food
We now accept donations of pet food too.
We cannot use fresh or homemade food, or items past their ‘best before’ date.
Christmas parcels usually contain a Christmas pudding, a Christmas cake, a tin of ham, a tin of salmon, mince pies, biscuits and other appropriate items, donations of which are gratefully received. Christmas Parcel Scheme
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Drop-off points
Where to leave your donation
There are a number of places where you can leave your donation of food
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The King’s Centre Shop
Unit 3B, Kings Walk, Limborough Rd, Wantage OX12 9AJ (opposite Sainsbury’s)
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Most local churches
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In addition Sainsbury’s and Waitrose supermarkets in Wantage town centre usually have collection points for Food Bank donations.
Larger Donations
For larger donations of food such as Harvest festival or Christmas collections please contact us by emailing wantageandgrovefoodbank
Harvest Festivals
Many schools and churches give donations to Wantage and Grove Food Bank following their harvest festivals. These are a great help to the work of the Food Bank. Please email wantageandgrovefoodbank
Want to help?
More ways to help
Food Bank is entirely dependent on voluntary help and donations of food or money.
Donate food
The items that go into our food parcels, and where to leave them.
What we can useDonate money
Cheques, bank transfers, or cash or cheques in an envelope.
How to giveVolunteer
Packing and delivering parcels, taking requests, collecting donations.
VolunteeringChristmas
The Christmas Parcel Scheme, and what goes in a Christmas parcel.
Christmas parcels