• Sevenoaks Foodbank

    The Loaves and Fishes Foodbank

  • Sevenoaks Foodbank

    The Loaves and Fishes Foodbank

We are open in the Church Hall for donations every Thursday morning between 11.30am-12.30pm. There is also a drop-off box at A-plan Insurance by the traffic lights in the High Street at the junction with Pembroke Road. Your support is very much appreciated.
We are open for collections of food every Thursday afternoon between 1pm-3pm.
We provide an emergency bag of food to those in need, with no initial referral needed.

Sevenoaks (Loaves and Fishes) Foodbank 

operates from St John’s Church Hall, Quaker’s Hall Lane, TN13 3TX Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes)

The foodbank was set up 12 years ago by two mums who were concerned that children were arriving at school hungry. They approached their parish priest at St John the Baptist Church on Quakers Hall Lane and together they set up a food bank. It still operates from the church hall every Thursday.

The ethos of Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank has always been about showing support and compassion to the people we serve and not only about providing food to those who need it. We provide emergency bags of food to those in need, with no initial referral needed.  Our cafe is now open for clients to enjoy tea and coffee and spend time chatting with friends.

The Foodbank is run exclusively by volunteers. The volunteers work as a team to provide clients and donors with a welcoming and safe environment. Donations come from a significant number of local churches and many local schools. We also receive donations from a range of local businesses, and organisations, as well as from many generous individual donors.

The Sevenoaks (Loaves & Fishes) Foodbank benefits from the support of other charities such as Fare Share and Cakes for Kids. In time of plenty, surplus supplies are sent to other food banks in the area so that the generosity of our donors ripples further.

Ongoing weekly support is given to those who need it – the real success of the Foodbank is when a client does not need our help anymore!

  • Loaves and Fishes Foodbank is registered with the Charity Commission, charity no. 1194341.  Fr Robin is one of the trustees.

Here to help and support

Please also visit our new website: sevenoaksfoodbank.co.uk

Donations

A huge thank you to everyone for continuing to contribute food items to the Loaves and Fishes Foodbank.   Thanks to your support, we have always had enough food to give to everyone.  This would not be possible without the generosity of all our donors, both individually and corporately and for that we are very grateful.

In addition to receiving donations at the Church Hall (see below for times) Howden Insurance, by the traffic lights in the High Street at the junction with Pembroke Road has also kindly provided a drop-off point for donations to our foodbank.

At the moment we really need:

Breakfast cereals (but not Weetabix or cornflakes)

tins of

  • fish (not tuna)
  • chicken casserole
  • chicken curry
  • ham/spam
  • tomatoes
  • chickpeas
  • vegetarian meals

We also need:

  • rice sauces
  • pasta sauces
  • instant coffee
  • instant noodles
  • biscuits
  • vegetable oil
  • ketchup
  • milk
  • washing up liquid
  • men’s grooming products
  • women’s hygiene products
  • shower gel

We do not need the following items at the moment, as we have plenty in stock:

  • baked beans
  • tinned peas
  • pasta
  • rice
  • mayonnaise
  • tea
  • hot chocolate
  • peanut butter

Please do NOT donate:

  • pet food
  • baby food
  • catering-sized tins
  • bottles of water
  • cans of drinks
  • catering-sized bags of pasta, etc

PLEASE NOTE: The delivery time for donations of food is 11.30am – 12.30pm on THURSDAY MORNINGS ONLY in order to minimise the number of people in the Hall.  Thank you for your support.  It is much appreciated.

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If you are attempting a referral please do not send sensitive information about clients. We will contact you back.
If you phone the Clergy House you will be simply referred back to this form.

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