BanktheFood

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BankTheFood is a free app created to link donors to their local food bank and to help combat hunger in the UK. BanktheFood is very simple to use.

The need for food banks in the UK is higher than ever before. Our charity is on a mission to make sure food banks get exactly what they need, when they need. Download the app from your app store here and follow the instructions to get started. Once you have followed your local food bank, the app will send you a helpful ‘ping’ with a reminder of your food banks’ needs when you are shopping in your local supermarket. You can then choose exactly what you would like to donate and leave your donation in your food bank’s collection box at the end of your shopping trip. Your local food bank will then be alerted via the app of your (anonymous) donation making it easier for your food bank to track and locate items they really need. We are a new charity and have been working hard to register all food banks on the app but we are not there yet! If your local food bank is not yet registered, please get in touch with them and tell them all about it our app. Details on how they can register are on the app. The more food banks we have registered, the more certain we can be that they are getting exactly what they need, when they need.

03/11/2026

Some weeks, the usual budget meets an unusual number of bills. An unexpected repair. New school shoes. The everyday food shop. Talk Money Week runs from 2 to 6 November, with this year's theme, It All Counts, encouraging realistic, manageable actions and more open conversations about money. If you have room in your budget to donate, check what your local food bank needs before you shop.

31/10/2026

Food bank parcels are built around essentials, but little treats matter too.�� A small sweet will never replace the essentials, but it can brighten a food parcel and feel like a bit of normality. Especially at this time of year, that matters.��

30/10/2026

Behind every food bank, volunteers keep things moving.
Sorting. Stocking. Supporting.
Food banks do not run on magic. They run on volunteers, generosity and a lot of quiet graft.
To everyone doing the lifting, sorting, checking and welcoming, thank you.

25/10/2026

When the clocks go back, your local food bank still needs support.
As the nights draw in, the need for practical local help does not disappear.
A new season changes the weather, the light and the routine, but food banks are still there for people who need them.

23/10/2026

Every food bank has its own list of local needs.
That is why local matters.
The free BanktheFood app shows live needs from food banks near you, so donations are better matched to what is genuinely needed right now.
Free for donors. Free for food banks.

16/10/2026

Many food banks need period products too. Essential, every month.
Period products are basic essentials, not extras. When budgets are stretched, they can slip out of reach, which is why donations of pads and other period products can make a real difference.

09/10/2026

A food bank can offer more than food.Food banks provide support, advice, a cuppa and a chat as well as practical help. Sometimes that little bit of normal on a hard day matters more than people realise.

07/10/2026

Harvest Festival at school?
Check what your local food bank needs before you choose what to send into school with your kids.
The free BanktheFood app shows live local needs, helping school collections match what is genuinely useful locally.
Be a Tinfluencer. Be a Souper Hero.

01/10/2026

Your local food bank is there whatever the weather.��
Autumn has arrived. The wellies are back out.
But while the season changes, food banks are still supporting people in communities up and down the country.��If you are doing a shop this week, thank you for thinking of your local food bank too.
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25/09/2026

Not sure what to donate to your local food bank? You do not have to guess.
BanktheFood is free and shows you what your local food bank needs most, right now.
A quick check before you shop means your donation can be useful from the moment it arrives.

Address

Burnham On Crouch

Website

http://bankthefood.com/

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