News

31 Mar 21

Spotlight on Cambourne

As part of our volunteer spotlight series, profiling our volunteers across Cambridgeshire, this month we spoke to volunteer Becky from our distribution centre out in Cambourne. Having started volunteering with us in the months following the outbreak of COVID-19, Becky looks forward to a time when volunteers can sit down again and engage in conversation […]

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26 Feb 21

Spotlight on Alpha Terrace

For this month’s volunteer spotlight, we spoke to Martha and Sona about their experiences of volunteering at our Alpha Terrace centre in Trumpington. Martha started volunteering with the Foodbank during the second lockdown in November of last year, while Sona also joined the team in November, having previously volunteered at our distribution centre in Cambourne […]

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12 Feb 21

Cambridge City Foodbank – COVID-19 Update February 2021

All Cambridge City Foodbank centres are currently open and will continue to operate throughout the ongoing national lockdown. While services are still running, we have moved back to the ways of working that were put in place last March to ensure the safety of our volunteers and clients visiting the Foodbank. Increased distancing measures are […]

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29 Jan 21

Stories from Fairbite

Established in 2018, Cambridge City Foodbank’s Fairbite shop offers people the opportunity to access a wide selection of foods for a small membership fee. The service is available to local people who are referred by a professional agency, such as a children’s centre or housing association, because they are struggling to afford to buy food […]

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23 Dec 20

Stories from the warehouse

For this month’s volunteer spotlight, we’ve been speaking with the team who runs warehouse operations for Cambridge City Foodbank. Hear from Chris, who has supported both the office and Fairbite teams and now volunteers in the warehouse, and Roy, who has volunteered in the warehouse since January 2019, about their highs and lows and how […]

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1 Dec 20

Christmas Openings

Our warehouse and distribution centres will be closed on the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays. Cambourne Distribution Centre will also be closed on Thursday 31st December. Other than that our times and locations will be as normal over the Christmas period. Merry Christmas!

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27 Nov 20

Introducing Stephen Thornton, Cambridge City Foodbank’s new Chair of Trustees

Cambridge City Foodbank is delighted to welcome Stephen Thornton as its new Chair of Trustees. Read our interview to find out more about Stephen’s background in the healthcare industry, his pathway to supporting Cambridge City Foodbank and his vision for the next 12 months. How long have you been involved with Cambridge City Foodbank? What […]

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27 Nov 20

Stories from C3

This month we’re speaking to two long-standing volunteers at Cambridge City Foodbank’s distribution centre at the C3 church in Cambridge. We asked them about their best and funniest moments, as well as the key challenges they’ve faced this year, and they have also shared their best advice for new volunteers and anyone accessing the Foodbank […]

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18 Nov 20

Help us provide healthy, nutritional meals for every person in crisis, regardless of their dietary needs

Margaret Saner, CEO, Cambridge City Foodbank According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), as many as one in 10 people in Britain have been forced to use foodbanks during the coronavirus pandemic. In Cambridge, this was reflected as we saw an 8% increase in referrals to Cambridge City Foodbank from March-July 2020, representing a 23% […]

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29 Oct 20

COVID 19 and the Future of the Foodbank

COVID 19 and the Future of the Foodbank Life has changed so much for so many people in just six months. 100,000 people across the UK used food banks for the first time between April and June this year and we know from our own experience in Cambridge that over half of those people using […]

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