News | Epping Forest Foodbank

8 Aug 19

Thank You NCS

EFFB would like to thank the group from NCS who brought in donations of food into Unit-D8. Every donation, big or small makes a huge difference to people in crisis in our community. If you would like to fundraise for us, we have a fundraising pack available for inspiration.

7 Aug 19

What we are are in need of this month …

If you can donate to EFFB this month, we are in need of the following items: Tinned Fish Tinned Fruit Sponge Pudding Snacks Instant Noodle Blocks Toilet Roll (packs of 2) Shampoo Conditioner Shower Gel Laundry Capsules Shaving Foam A list of places to donate is available here.

2 Aug 19

Loughton Seedbed Centre’s Sizzling Summer Raffle

Thank you so much to Loughton Seedbed Centre who held a raffle to raise food donations for EFFB! Everyone who donated a shoebox full of food in exchange for 5 raffle tickets, thank you so much it really makes a difference to people in need in our community. Congratulations to Bobby from Unit-D3 the lucky winner of the […]

12 Jul 19

Chigwell Primary Academy’s Good Deeds

Today we had a visit from some students from Chigwell Primary Academy as part of their week of good deeds. They brought donations of food along with them and helped our warehouse staff to weigh in and sort the contributions, they all did a fantastic job! Thank you to all of the children for their fantastic […]

10 Jul 19

Thank You Woodford Green

EFFB would like to say thank you to all of the customers of the Woodford Green Coop, who donated in store over the past fortnight. The store has kindly agreed to keep the donation point in store so that you can continue to donate food when you shop in store. Thank you so much for your continued […]

2 Jul 19

July Shopping List

Thank you to everyone who donated food and other essentials to us last month. Below is this months list of our most needed items, if you would consider donating anything off the list below we would be very grateful. Tinned fish UHT & Powdered Milk Rice Pudding & Custard Tinned Fruit Snack bars Chocolate Bars […]

25 Jun 19

On the radio …

Last week, EFFB Project Manager, Heather spoke to Forest Radio about the work we do including volunteering opportunities, funding and seeking help. Listen to the recording on the Forest Radio website (plus a performance of Matt Redman’s 10,000 Reasons by Heather!)

25 Jun 19

6th Birthday

On Saturday (22nd June 2019), Epping Forest Foodbank volunteers gathered together to mark 6 years of serving the community. Thank you to all of the volunteers that attended, shared their stories, brought food and helped with the running of the day. We would also like to thank Robins Pie and Mash for providing us with food on […]

24 Jun 19

Support EFFB during Co-Op Fortnight

The Woodford Green Co-Op are supporting Epping Forest Foodbank as part of Co-Op Fortnight. They want to highlight the fact each of our shops is very much a part of the local community, run by locals, and managed by a local co-op. The store will be collecting food for us from 24th June until 7th July; […]

22 Jun 19

Serving our community for 6 years

Today (22nd June 2019) EFFB turns 6 years old. We started (as Loughton Foodbank) back in 2013 at the Restore Community Centre. We have published our figures to show how many people we have helped in the past 6 years, and the impact we have made within our community. If you would like to support […]

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