Tiptree Food Bank

Tiptree Food Bank Tiptree Food Bank is part of Colchester Food Bank and the Trussell Trust network. We are here to help local people in crisis.

21/05/2026

Thank you very much to everyone who donated this week. We try to help people in crisis, not just with food, but with household and personal essentials as well. We are currently short of:
- toilet cleaner
- shaving foam/gel
- shampoo
- toothpaste
- kitchen cleaner
- unisex/men's shower gel
- laundry power/capsules
also pasta sauce and any spare strong bags you may have in your cupboards.
Donations can be dropped either in the donation tub at Asda or at St Luke's Church (9am-4pm daily) or on Thursdays at the United Reformed Church in Chapel Rd between 2 & 4pm. Please be aware that items donated at Tesco do not come to the Tiptree Foodbank.
Thank you again for your generosity; it really makes a difference.

14/05/2026

Thank you for all your donations, we very much appreciate all you do. This week we require the following:

Tinned fruit
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned fish
Jam
Any spare strong bags you may have in your cupboards.

Donations can be dropped at either Asda or St Luke’s Church or on Thursdays at the URC between 2:00-4:00. Please be aware that foodstuffs deposited at Tesco does not make its way to the Tiptree foodbank.

Thank you once again for all your generous donations.

05/05/2026

Please note that
Tiptree Foodbank will be closed
this Thursday, 7th May due to local elections taking place in the hall.

This week we have helped a number of vulnerable people and families and are now particularly short of:- long-life milk- ...
24/04/2026

This week we have helped a number of vulnerable people and families and are now particularly short of:
- long-life milk
- long-life fruit juice
- baked beans
- tinned meat
- tinned fish
- washing up liquid
- washing detergent
- kitchen cleaner
Donations can be left in the crate opposite the checkouts in Asda, in the yellow tub under the table just inside the door at St Luke's Church or brought to Tiptree URC in Chapel Road 2-4pm on a Thursday afternoon.
Thank you for your generosity; it makes such a difference to local people in need and is much appreciated.

10/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who donated this week.
We are currently short of
- breakfast cereal (particularly 'child-friendly' varieties)
- tinned fruit
- toilet rolls
Donations can be left in the crate opposite the checkouts in Asda, in the yellow tub under the table just inside the door at St Luke's Church or brought to Tiptree URC in Chapel Road 2-4pm on a Thursday afternoon.
Please be aware that items donated via the new 'donation bag' scheme in Tesco's, do not come to Tiptree Foodbank.
Thank you for your generosity; it makes such a difference to local people in need and is much appreciated.

27/03/2026

Our shelves are looking quite bare again. This week we are in urgent need of:
- bottles of squash
- tinned meat
- tea bags
- bathroom cleaner
- kitchen cleaner
- ordinary biscuits
- long-grain rice
- tinned fish
- tinned fruit
Donations can be left in the crate opposite the checkouts in Asda, in the yellow tub under the table just inside the door at St Luke's Church or brought to Tiptree URC in Chapel Road 2-4pm on a Thursday afternoon.
Thank you for your generosity; it makes such a difference to local people in need and is much appreciated.

21/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who donated this week. It's great to see the donation tub at Asda being so well used. This week we are particularly short of:
- tinned meat
- tea bags
- bottles of squash
- rice
- breakfast cereal (especially child-friendly varieties)
- razors
- men's shower gel
- men's deodorant
- kitchen cleaner
Your generosity is really appreciated by local people struggling with the cost of essentials. Thank you.

07/02/2026

Thank you for all your recent generous donations. This week we are short of:
- Tinned potatoes
- Custard (tins/cartons/packets)
- Long-life fruit juice
- Pasta sauce
- Coffee
- Baked beans
- Laundry powder/liquid
Donations can left at:
- Asda Tiptree (collection point against the wall opposite checkouts)
- St Luke's Church Tiptree (yellow tub just inside church door - open daily 9-4)
- St Mary's Church, Kelvedon
- All Saints' Church, Feering
or brought to Tiptree URC in Chapel Road, 2-4pm on Thursdays
*Please note*: donations left in Tesco Tiptree do not come to Tiptree Foodbank.
Thank you!

09/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who donated this week. Your generosity makes such a difference. We would now really appreciate donations of
- toilet rolls
- bottles of squash
- soap
- long-life milk
- jam
- long-life fruit juice
- toilet cleaner
- washing up liquid
- shampoo
- cleaning cloths
Donations can be left in the yellow box just inside St Luke's Church (open 9am-4pm), in the donations tub by the checkouts at Asda or brought to Tiptree United Reformed Church in Chapel Rd 2-4pm on Thursdays.
Thank you!

05/01/2026

Although Tiptree Foodbank was closed for collections on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, we have been kept busy delivering emergency food parcels to people in need.
We would appreciate donations of
- long-life semi-skimmed milk
- long-life fruit juice
- laundry detergent
- toilet cleaner
- washing up liquid
- cleaning cloths
Donations can be left in the yellow box just inside St Luke's church (open 9am-4pm), in the donation tub by the checkouts in Asda or brought to Tiptree United Reformed Church in Chapel Rd, 2-4pm on Thursdays.
Your support is greatly appreciated - thank you!

Please note we will be open tomorrow (Thurs 18th) and then not until Thurs 8th January. Thank you for all your support t...
17/12/2025

Please note we will be open tomorrow (Thurs 18th) and then not until Thurs 8th January. Thank you for all your support this year.

Address

Tiptree United Reformed Church, Chapel Road
Tiptree

Opening Hours

2pm - 4pm

Telephone

+447835941646

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