News

16 Dec 20

Christmas opening times

18th December is our last day for donations. If you can’t drop off donations before this date, please hold onto them until the New Year. You can find details of where to donate on the “give help” > “donate food” page of our website After 16th December we will only be taking referrals in absolute […]

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25 Nov 20

Christmas Crowdfunder

Waterloo Foodbank exisits to ensure no one in Waterloo goes hungry. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we have seen referrals to our Foodbank increase by 130%. 2020 has been a challenging year for us all and this year, Christmas will be an especially difficult time for many, an additional stress piled on top of the […]

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1 May 20

Busiest ever four weeks at Waterloo Foodbank

The Trussell Trust reports its network’s busiest ever period, with 81% more emergency food parcels being given out across the UK, including 122% more parcels going to children, compared to the same period in 2019.3 Here at Waterloo, working with other foodbanks across Lambeth we have seen a 134% increase in emergency food parcels given […]

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13 Apr 20

Thank you for your generosity!

This Easter Monday we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been involved in keeping the Waterloo Foodbank running over the last few weeks. It has been a challenging time for all of us at the foodbank, but we are so thankful that with a lot of support, we are still […]

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1 Apr 20

Partnering with Circuit

As you may have seen from our previous update, our foodbank is now operating on a delivery only model. This has meant we have had to adapt our model and come up with many logistics solutions. One of these has been to find a navigation and route optimisation tool to use for our delivery drivers. […]

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27 Mar 20

Important update from Waterloo Foodbank

Tomorrow will be the last day our centres will be open for a while. From Monday we will be providing a delivery-only service with our friends Norwood & Brixton Foodbank, based in Streatham Hill and delivering all across Lambeth. We are very much committed to supporting local people in crisis and we believe this is the […]

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25 Mar 20

Emergency COVID-19 Crowdfunder

We are already experiencing a huge surge in demand for emergency food at Waterloo Foodbank. While some are stocking up on supplies, the thousands of people who access our foodbank each year don’t have this luxury. We are struggling to keep up with demand and receiving fewer donations, while essential food items such as pasta […]

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17 Jan 20

Ottolenghi Foodbanquet Feb 20th 2020

This event is now sold out! OTTOLENGHI INSPIRED FOODBANQUET Following the success of both our Italian and Nordic inspired foodbanquets, we are delighted to announce our next Waterloo Foodbanquet will take place on the evening of Thursday 20th February at Oasis Academy South Bank. This event will feature a feast of middle eastern dishes inspired […]

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13 Dec 19

Christmas Opening times

Please see below for our opening times for people picking up food parcels. For food donation information, please see our previous news post.   Waterloo Foodbank Christmas opening times Friday 20th December 10am-midday – Oasis Centre Saturday 21st December 10am-1pm – Oasis Centre Christmas hampers by prior arrangement only  Monday 23rd December 9.30-11.30am – St […]

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10 Dec 19

Christmas 2019 food donations

In the run-up to Christmas, we get a very high volume of donations. As such we ask that you contact us before you arrange deliveries. We are now at capacity at the Oasis Centre, St George the Martyr and St John’s Waterloo, and ask that all donations be taken to our warehouse. St Margaret the […]

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