Bicester News and Updates
A place to keep you updated on the day to day operations of the Bicester Foodbank as well as news pieces beneficial to our clients.
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13 Sep 22
Foodbank closed Monday 19th September for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
On Monday 19th September Bicester Foodbank will be closed for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeh II. We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Royal family.
30 Aug 22
Magic in the Park
Bicester Foodbank had a great afternoon with the families of Bicester attending ‘Magic in the Park’ at Garth Park. We were able to spread the word about what support can be offered from the foodbank and talk to the public about how we operate and what food items we need. We were also joined by […]
30 Aug 22
July News
TESCO SUMMER FOOD COLLECTION! The Tesco Summer Food Collection was in full swing in July with lots of additional food donated by the amazing people of Bicester! Many of the Bicester Foodbank volunteers came down to Tesco to ‘man’ the collection point and answer questions from the public and we are very grateful for your […]
21 Jun 22
BCOS – Bicester Choral & Operatic Society donation!
A huge Thank you to the people of Bicester for supporting the BCOS show, and thank you for your Feed Me donations! If you were one of the over 500 people who came along and saw BCOS perform Little Shop of Horrors – Thank you! They had a fabulous time and we hope you did too! […]
3 Jun 22
Founder of Bicester Foodbank is honoured
Bicester Foodbank founder, Janet Ray, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Janet founded the Food Bank in 2006 and ran it until June 2021, expanding from a one-day-a week project based in a church, to a community-based service with widespread support. During this time, she was also the […]
1 Jun 22
May News!
Tesco Community Awareness Day! Bicester Foodbank was invited to participate in Tesco Community Awareness Day this month. This was an opportunity to raise awareness of the foodbank, whether for local families who may require some support or for local people who help by donating food items. Emma was able to take the chance to chat […]
12 Apr 22
March News!
Lots of activities in place for March at Bicester Foodbank! We have received fnatastic donations of Easter eggs to give to our clients. We have also received donations from Bicester Community Fridge, Bicester Hygiene Bank, Bicester Golf Club, Give Food, Cadbury’s, Earth Breeze, Vodaphone and many more supporters from our local community. Thank you so […]
28 Feb 22
February News!
It’s been another busy month for Bicester foodbank, sorting all the generous food donations from the people of Bicester – we are really grateful for all the support from the public. We have welcomed some new volunteers to The Beacon this month and we are very grateful for their commitment to us and the existing […]
27 Jan 22
January News!
Lots of activity has been going on locally from some amazing people with donations galore! The lovely team at Boho Burrito donated their tips to the foodbank! The HS2 team have been busy too, they chose Bicester Foodbank as their local site’s chosen Christmas charity and (including funds matching from their Head Office)! Community Dental […]