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East Lothian Foodbank

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East Lothian Foodbank is a Scottish Charitable Organisation Number SC043523 set up to help those in crisis in East Lothian by providing emergency food.

Our objective is the prevention or relief of poverty in East Lothian by providing emergency food supplies to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. We provide services to people who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Practically, we provide 3 days of emergency food to families and individuals in crisis within East Lothian, providing short-term help while support agencies put long-term strategies in place.

10/11/2026

👋Hello all ELFS, for day four we’re asking you to collect some cereal for your Reverse Advent Calendar Donation!

🥣Cornflakes, Wheatie Biscuits, Oats, Multi-grain Hoops any and all are welcome here!

🫶Thank you to everyone who is joining in, these donations will make a big difference and allow us to continue to provide support and hope to the families we help.
💚Hope starts here, locally, right now and with you.

09/11/2026

☕️Weehee, it’s day three and we’re asking for coffee!
Could you pop a jar in your collection?

📆 Want to get ahead with your collection? You can see all of 24 days on our printable calendar.

🔗Follow the link https://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/Hope-starts-here to our Hope Starts Here Winter campaign page and download a full calendar!
See you tomorrow

08/11/2026

🍝Yoohoo, it’s day two! Today we’re asking for Pasta Sauce.

🗨️Drop us a comment below if you are following along with your calendar!
We can’t wait to meet more ELFS and see your wonderful collections
👋See you tomorrow

07/11/2026

🧃Day 1 of our Reverse Advent Calendar and we are asking for Long-life Apple Juice
Starting today we’ll be posting an essential foodbank item each day to add to your Reverse Advent Calendar
🫶We hope you will join our ELFS and support us by building a collection to donate at the end of November, helping the foodbank prep for the Winter ahead
👋See you tomorrow

06/11/2026

🥳Our Reverse Advent Calendar is back!

🥫This November we’ll be sharing our most needed items to inspire our wonderful supporters to build Winter collections that will help us get stocked up as we move closer to December.
Follow along on our socials as we post an item each day from now until the end of November, or head over to our website and print off your own calendar so you can tick off the 24 essential items as you go. https://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/Hope-starts-here

When your ready collections can be handed into the 📍Foodbank, and we will add you onto our supporters’ Map of Hope!

💚We can’t wait to be popping up on your feeds every day, so when you see us, leave some love by commenting, liking and sharing. Spreading the word helps our appeal reach more and new supporters and means together we can make an even bigger difference.
Hope starts here, locally, right now and can start with you.

06/11/2026

📣Friday Call Out
🥕This week we're in need of Tinned Veg

Please, if you are able, pick up a tin for us at the weekend.

If you'd like to hand in any donations, we're open 10am-2pm Monday to Friday.
Or you can also donate to us via our local drop off points, check out our link in bio for further details.
🫶Thank you for your support

05/11/2026

💚Hope Starts Here

With Winter fast approaching we’re asking all Foodbank supporters to get behind us and promote hope for those in our community that need us at this particularly difficult time of year.

🫶Please join us as we spread the message that Hope starts here.
Hope starts in East Lothian, it starts right now and can start with you. Together, we can make sure that no one in our community feels forgotten or alone.

🥫Every tin, every packet and every donation made is a person being thought of.

❄️For more information about our Winter Appeal and how you can make a difference this Christmas, find our Winter webpage here: https://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/Hope-starts-here

03/11/2026

💚Thank you so much Pinkie Primary for the generous donation, wow! what a collection!

30/10/2026

📣 Friday Call Out📣
🥛 This week we're asking if you could pop a carton of long-life milk and a box of cereal in your shopping basket this week.

An important staple at the breakfast table!

Donations can be handed into the food bank between 10am-2pm Monday to Friday, or you can use our website to find your nearest local drop off point. Link in bio.
🫶 Thank you for your support

30/10/2026

🎃Halloween might be scary for one night, but some things are frightening all year round...

For people in our community facing these hardships, East Lothian Foodbank is here with food, essentials and caring, holistic support, when they need it most.

You can help by donating through the Support Us page on our website.

https://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/support-us/donate-food

Address

The Old Library, 3 Civic Square
Tranent
EH331LH

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 2pm
Tuesday	10am - 2pm
Wednesday	10am - 2pm
Thursday	10am - 2pm
Friday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+447516510617

Website

http://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/, https://eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk/the-big-bounce-racing-together-for-foodbanks

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