Yearly Archives: 2019

Foodbank grows own produce for use in meals

Alan Wear and his team from Nature’s Landscapes at Newcastle City Council have helped us to transform our Benwell Lilia Foodbank Garden. We’ve put in wheelchair friendly beds, improved access, and planted vegetables, fruit and flowers to use in our meals and to give to our clients. We’re hoping our clients, volunteers and supporters will […]

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Northumbria students help celebrate Food Bank volunteers

Our Food Bank is the largest in the UK, feeding over 40,000 each year but relying entirely on donations and the support of volunteers. To show our gratitude to the people at the very core of our organisation we held a special event at the Marriott Hotel MetroCentre, expertly organised by Tourism and Events Management […]

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