News
22 Feb 24
Collecting food donations – extra hands welcome
North Ayrshire Foodbank are looking for a couple of volunteers to assist at the following instore collection events. All will operate between the hours of 11am until 3pm. If you can assist please text to 07411113126 which date you can help. We will know from the date which event it is. Thank you. Sainsburys Saltcoats […]
13 Feb 24
Bank holidays 2024
The Foodbank and Larder programme will be closed on the following dates: March 29th Good Friday April 1st Easter Monday May 6th May bank Holiday May 27th Spring Bank holiday August 6th. Summer Bank holiday December 2nd […]
27 Jan 24
Postcode Lottery gifts local charities funding
The Postcode Lottery today released the good news that not only did 2 households win a share in the £1m street prize (congratulations to the lucky anonymous winners); multiple local charities were given offers of financial gifts ranging from £20-50K. North Ayrshire was offered and has accepted its offer of £50,000. Ironically, the Foodbank was […]
13 Dec 23
Festive thank you to NA Foodbank supporters
North Ayrshire Foodbank would like to take this opportunity to send season’s greetings to all. May it be a time of peace, wellbeing, and rest. It has been a difficult year for everyone due to the energy crisis, high inflation, as well as cost of living increases. Yet communities, individuals, businesses, schools, and clubs have […]
27 Oct 23
Larder support – not for holidays, drugs nor alcohol.
North Ayrshire Foodbank receives a lot of support from the wider community and generous individuals. That includes resources to operate the Larder. It has proven necessary to publish information on three areas of personal activities we do not support people to engage. First: The purpose of the Larder project is to assist households who face […]
15 Sep 23
Climb every Mountain – and Euan did!
Euan, a now seasoned foodbank volunteer has achieved the remarkable by climbing his final Monro. Thats 282 he has climbed (walked). Equans remarkable father accompanied him and has now completed the same achievement for a second time. Euan tells me there are plenty of other categories of mountains so he will not be hanging up […]
16 Aug 23
Ardrossan South Larder – change of times
The Ardrossan South Larder, based within the Foodbank area of the Ardrossan Church of the Nazarene, is reducing its hours. The Larder will now operate 3 days a week instead of 5. The days closing are Tuesday and Thursday. The times will remain the same for the days we are still operational. That is Monday&Fridays […]
14 Aug 23
Kilbirnie Salvation Army – closing as a Foodbank distribution point
A huge thanks goes out to the wonderful volunteers at the Kilbirnie Salvation Army for all they have done these past 7 years to ensure donated food reached those in need in and around Kilbirnie. The changing food provision landscape has led to a refocusing of how best to serve the area and so it […]
29 Oct 21
A taxing situation
A huge congratulations to the 1200+ multi-millionaires who recently wrote to the Chancellor prior to the budget encouraging him to institute additional means of taxing your wealth. The sentiment contained within the letter is to be applauded. Applauded because you see and you understand. You see the inherent unfairness contained within the Tax system which […]
13 Jan 21
In store purchased food only please.
In our endeavours to assist as many people as possible some donors may have been bringing food into local stores to leave at a drop bin close to their homes. In all honestly it never occurred to us that by doing so collectively we could have been doing Tesco and Asda supermarkets a disservice. Donors […]