The Food Locker at Darvel

20/04/2026

Not long now until, Darvel Brownies, Spring Jumble Sale!!

Wednesday the 29th of April!

6-7,30pm

Darvel town Hall

Free entry, free refreshments, free items!!!

Free prize draw, open to everyone who attends!

Everything 50p - £1

10 books for £1!!!!!!

Box of FREE items!!

Fill a black bag for £2!!! (Last half hour of the sale)

Remember those good old jumble sales, from years ago!!, well this event will take you back!

All money raised is for the Brownies Summer trip.

Thank you, all welcome 🤗

Clothes, Bric a brack, books, small household items, toys, garden items, new boxed items, candles, Christmas cards and gift paper, and much, much more!!

Sweetie and tombola stall.

Free refreshments served by Darvel Christmas dinner ladies group 💕

Bernie and Daniel will be there selling their gorgeous jewellery.

See you there !

Thank you to everyone who very kindly donated items.

01/04/2026

Happy Easter from the foodlocker team

05/02/2026

Good evening
The food locker has seen an increase in the amount of local residents needing extra support from us. So a big ask if you are having a clear out of your food cupboard or would just like to donate any Tinned items like soups hot dogs beans etc pasta etc basically non perishable uht milk tea coffee sugar we can arrange for a local pick up or you can drop off your donations at the food locker cabin Mon 6-8pm or wed 1-3pm

29/01/2026

🛍️ URGENT SHOPPING BAG REQUEST 🛍️

Once again we are looking for recycled shopping bags, time to empty out those cupboards and drawers!

They can be dropped off at the locker during opening (Mondays 6 - 8, and Wednesdays 1 - 3)

Alternatively message the page to organise drop off/ collection.

Once again thank you for your support. 😊

24/12/2025

⭐️🎄 FESTIVE THANK YOU 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As always at this time of year demand grows as people struggle to meet the costs of Christmas along with the spiralled costs of daily living.

Each and every year we have the most amazing people helping keep our doors open for those who need us (sadly demand grows every year instead of improving!).

This massive thank you goes to Rice n Spicy for the meal packs donated last week and once again to Neil Young for his donatation of fresh veg! Also to Irvine Valley Parish Church for their cheque of £418 recently to help toward costs.

We try very hard to make Christmas a little easier for folk and the support of our local community helps make that happen!

Have a lovely festive season everyone, remember to keep us all your spare carrier bags 😉😂❤️

22/10/2025

❤️👏🏻 CARING COMMUNITY 👏🏻❤️

A huge thanks to our recent donators. The Inner Wheel of Loudoun who presented us with a cheque recently and also Darvel Primary for their Harvest donation.

This is what keeps the door open and necessities in the homes of those struggling. We couldn’t continue to do what we do without our amazing community support.

Thank You 😍

02/10/2025

❤️🍁 THANK YOU 🍁❤️

A huge thank you to Irvine Valley Parish Church and their congregation for the amazing donation they made to us this week!

It has been hugely appreciated by our users, each and every donation big or small helps us keep going and keep food on the tables of the most vulnerable and struggling families.

Thank you to each and every person that helped raise such a fantastic amount and dropped it off to us. ❤️

29/09/2025

📣 Can you help? 📣

Once again we are looking for carrier bags, if you have any spare hiding in a cupboard or under the stairs we would really appreciate them.

They can be dropped off at the Food Locker on a Monday night between 6 and 8 or Wednesday 1 till 3. Alternatively message us to make other arrangements.

Thank you all once again in advance!

21/04/2025

Once again we are looking for carrier bags. They can be dropped off tonight before 8pm, if Wednesday between 1 and 3 or between 10 and 3 at verve any day.

Thank again

🛍️🛍️ URGENT BAG REQUEST 🛍️🛍️

Once again we are looking for carrier/shopping bags for the food locker.
We are busier than ever so going through the bags quicker than normal.

If you have a cupboard like the one in the picture we would be very grateful if you could empty it and send it our way.

Bags can be dropped off at Verve between 10 & 3pm or at the Food Locker on Mondays between 6 & 8pm or Wednesdays between 1 & 3 pm.

Thank you all once again.

26/03/2025

❤️ THANK YOU ❤️

We received a cheque from Darvel Co-op this weekend towards the Food Locker.

As always we are extremely grateful for each and every donation we get, help with shopping bags and our great team of volunteers included.

Darvel is such an amazing community that we are very proud to be part of. ☺️

03/03/2025

We have recently had several donations from local people and local businesses.

Every single donation big or small is vital in keeping the service running. Including the donations of the carrier/shopping bags.

So once again a very big thank you to everyone who supports us in any way! 👏🏻❤️

30/01/2025

🛍️🛍️ URGENT BAG REQUEST 🛍️🛍️

Once again we are looking for carrier/shopping bags for the food locker.
We are busier than ever so going through the bags quicker than normal.

If you have a cupboard like the one in the picture we would be very grateful if you could empty it and send it our way.

Bags can be dropped off at Verve between 10 & 3pm or at the Food Locker on Mondays between 6 & 8pm or Wednesdays between 1 & 3 pm.

Thank you all once again.