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4 Mar 22

Helping people with more than food

An increasing number of people are facing financial hardship and struggling with the rise in living costs. Some are faced with the decision whether to heat or eat. As well as providing food, toiletries, pet food, baby items and household cleaning products, we are also able to signpost people to relevant local organisations who can […]

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9 Dec 21

Thank You Tesco

We are so grateful for the amazing support we receive from our local Tesco stores. Huge thanks to all the employees who make up the donation bags for our Foodbank and to all the shoppers for their generosity. Approximately 30% of all our donations are from Tesco in Wadebridge and Padstow. A whopping 7 tonnes […]

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3 Nov 21

Generous Harvest donations

It’s been a busy time here at the Foodbank and our volunteers have been weighing in and sorting all your generous donations. Thank you so much to all the local schools and churches for their Harvest Festival donations. We’re incredibly grateful for the continued support we receive from our community. Here’s a photo of the […]

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3 Nov 21

Keeping Cornwall smiling

Huge thanks to Smile Together for their kind and generous donation of oral hygiene packs.

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14 Oct 21

HSBC Wadebridge Collection basket

The team at HSBC in Wadebridge have kindly offered to have a collection basket in the run up to Christmas. Any donations of festive food will be welcome and can be dropped in at the bank.

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1 Oct 21

A small shoebox has a big impact

We know it’s early but we’re already thinking about Christmas and helping others during the festive season. This year we are involved in the Teams4U Shoebox Appeal teams4u.com/shoebox-appeal. If you would like to donate a gift-filled shoebox along with a £2.50 donation please drop it into our Storehouse Shop before the 16th NOVEMBER. We have […]

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14 Sep 21

Courses in Camelford

Our friends at CAP are running two courses starting in Camelford this week on the 16th September. Both courses can provide support if you are looking to improve your skills or trying to find employment. For more information, call 01840 540013 or visit growcentre.org/life-skills or growcentre.org/job-club

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11 Aug 21

School Uniform

We have a range of good quality second-hand school uniform for Wadebridge Secondary School and Wadebridge Primary Academy. It’s always good to have a spare! Pop in to our shop to have a look what we have. We’re open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm and Sat 10am-1pm.

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26 Jul 21

Activity packs from Bodmin Keep

Thanks so much to our friends at Bodmin Keep for donating these fun activity packs to include in our family food boxes. Bodmin Keep is such a great place to visit locally and is now open with social distancing and limited numbers, you can book your visit here.. https://bodminkeep.org/ If you need any support from […]

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21 Jul 21

Tesco Collection

Huge thanks to everyone who donated to our Tesco collection at the weekend. This is Josie from Tesco in Padstow with all your lovely donations.

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