2nd May 2013

Sutton Guardian reported today [see article] on the need for premises that would serve dual purpose of Storage and Distribution Centre

26th April 2013

We have fed 1192 Adults and Children in 2012-13 - an increase of 50% over the previous year. Since Jan 1st this year we have seen a 98% increase over the same period last year. We are also seeing an increase in the numbers of those coming to us because of debt or low income related issues.

We anticipate this demand increasing over the coming months post the April 1st welfare benefit changes. We are already seeing an increase in numbers coming from Job Centre Plus. Previously some of these would have been helped by DWP with crisis loans.

28th March 2013

Foodbank will be open Good Friday at Sutton Salvation Army between 12noon and 1.45pm

We are closed on Easter Monday

Open as normal thereafter.

3rd March 2013

A small team of volunteers [see photo] from different churches organised by John Warr [see photo] collected  272kgs [see photo] of food and  £123.59 from generous shoppers at Waitrose in Worcester Park recently - many thanks to volunteers and customers of Waitrose and of course Waitrose for providing the opportunity

25th February 2013

Support Scheme Training - Volunteers trained tonight to help with clients of the Foodbank who need short-term support in achieving goals and getting through difficulties

29th January 2013

During the month of December shoppers were asked to allocate a green token to vote for where Waitrose should invest their Charity Contribution spread across three local charities. At a special presentation with the Store Manager and Paul Burstow we were given a kind and generous donation to the Foodbank.

Thanks to Waitrose and of course their shoppers!

16th January 2013

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19th December 2012

Last Saturday we collected £161.25 from generous customers at Sainsbury's in North Cheam. G4S have just given a generous donation from staff instead of sending Christmas Cards/

7th December 2012

Thanks so much to the customers of Tesco who donated over 800Kgs of Food last Saturday and Sunday and to Tesco who were very hospitable and helpful and also will add 30% extra to this donation. See you tube clip promoting the cause

4th December 2012

Today Sutton Foodbank has been operational for three years and we have fed over 2000 needy Sutton residents and have over 90 referring partners. To cope with future anticipated growth of at least 50% next year we need more volunteers.

10th November 2012

Due to  bumper harvest donations form Schools, Churches and Individuals we are no longer accepting or needing food donations

22nd October 2012

Sutton Foodbank and its social enterprise cafe hits London Evening Standard News

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/young-people-starving-themselves-to-pay-bills-in-london-8220152.html?origin=internalSearch

21st October 2012

Our Storage premises have just moved to Big Yellow -see photo However, we are having to pay for these premises and are still looking for a longer term financially viable option. Please contact us if you have any thoughts.

21st October 2012

Sutton Foodbank receiving help from Legal & General Corporate Communications and IT team as part of Legal & General's CSR Programme. Thanks to three hands for organising and facilitating it.

17th October 2012

Big increase of 71% in 2012 in those using Foodbanks Nationally over 2011 figures

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19953938

13th October 2012

We have received over 2 tonnes of Food in the last week from Avenue, Barrow Hedges, Devonshire Road, Dorchester Schools and from Trinity Church Sutton, Emmanuel Church Morden, Holy Trinity Church Wallington, All Saints Church Benhilton

23rd September 2012

We have just moved from Farm Road to Big Yellow Storage on A217 [near Kimpton Road trading estate]

23rd September 2012

We collected 500Kgs of Food from Tesco's to which they will add 20% extra. We also collected 75Kgs with the Challenge Network from Asda in Sutton. We received an additional £150 in donations.

23rd September 2012

London Community Fund have given Sutton Community Works a year's funding for the In Touch cafe being run at Sutton Foodbank

27th July 2012

See our latest Newsletter

27th July 2012

Every Friday we are running in partnership with In Touch a service user led cafe. This is a small social enterprise cafe providing one meal free and subsequent meals at discounted prices. It is great to see the volunteers getting so involved and growing through the experience.

11th June 2012

Foodbank Celebration at St.Paul's Howell Hill - 24th May 2012

Great evening celebrating the tremendous work of our volunteers. Great to have Sean Brennan the new Mayor of Sutton and also Paul Burstow our MP and Minister for Care Services attending.

We also heard from a number of our volunteers and were well hosted by St.Paul's Church and particularly their youth group and Dee Brodie and Elaine Oliver overseeing some of the practicalities of catering.

12th April 2012

Since April 2011 we have fed 721 people - 448 Adults and 273 Children - an increase of 50% on the previous year

11th April 2012

Thurs 24th May 7pm at St.Paul's Howell Hill - A Celebration of our work and our volunteers - an informal gathering with food and drink and updates

30th March 2012

This has been going really well and a great addition to the Foodbank service to clients. Its great that volunteers are being able to use their skills too! [See Photo1]

See Photo 2 of Top Chef!

See Photo 3 - Angels of Mercy!

24th March 2012

Looking forward to Thursday May 24th at 7.30pm at St.Pauls's Howell Hill and the opportunity to celebrate the work of our wonderful Foodbank volunteers

9th February 2012

We have been operating a Friday cafe in partnership with In Touch Housing. The aim is to give clients one free meal and a cheaper healthy option on further Fridays.

5th January 2012

We have just passed our two year operational milestone - since April 2011 we have fed 561 Adults and Children and in the last 3 months have seen 50% more people benefit from our service

5th November 2011

Sutton Foodbank were recently featured on BBC Breakfast - http://vimeo.com/31508592

26th October 2011

We are extremely thankful for the kind and very generous donations of food. It has been a bumper harvest!

Consequently we are currently not accepting any more food donations except for the North Cheam Food Drive already arranged for Nov 12th

18th October 2011

KBR Engineering Company in Leatherhead gave a generous donation of food which will help feed a number of families in need in the London Borough of Sutton. Mark Tomlinson met with the Vice President and Andy Adenegan from the Trussell Trust. [see photo]

29th September 2011

We have recently been awarded a small amount of funding from Thames Community Foundation to cover some storage costs for the next year and a contribution towards ongoing management of the project over next 6 months

11th September 2011

We are currently seeking volunteers to help with our meet and greeting of clients on Monday and Friday 12-2 and Wednesday 6.30-8pm. We are also seeking extra help with the sorting and transportation of food at and between storage and distribution centres. If you are intersted please go to "how to get involved"/volunteers

27th June 2011

BBC Radio London 94.9 featured Sutton Foodbank - follow link and features are at 1hr40mins and 2hrs10mins for about 8mins each

22nd June 2011

Eat well spend less course is in its third week and has gone well so far.

26th May 2011

Celebrate Sutton is designed to celebrate what the Church is doing in Sutton. Although the turnout was less than usual there was a generous offering of £333 taken for the Sutton Foodbank.

10th May 2011

Sutton Foodbank is looking for a voluntary part-time [3 hrs per week] Store Manager working with an existing team and also hopefully new team members too. It is a crucial and fulfilling part of the operation of our Foodbank. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 07525 838640 for more details

25th March 2011

Fantastic evening celebrating the work and our wonderful volunteers. Great to have partnering agencies with us creating a marketplace atmosphere. Some affirming comments from Simon Wales - councillor responsible for Voluntary Sector and partner, Tom Brake MP.
Click on Sutton Food Bank Video for our latest video

15th February 2011

Sutton Foodbank is now officially part of Sutton Community Works which is a new Charity set up to oversee community projects in Sutton and birth new ones.

15th February 2011

So far we have helped 368 Adults and 237 Children from our centres at Sutton Salvation Army and Apple Lodge. Clients are referred from a total of 45 partners ranging from social services, probation, citizens advice to childrens centres and schools

2nd February 2011

A Celebration marking our first year in operation, recognising the valuable work of our volunteers and our partnership with a number of key agencies will take place on Wed 23rd March from 7.15pm at the Sutton Salvation Army [poster to download]

18th November 2010

We have now given food to 280 Adults and 180 Children. The main reason for emergency crisis has been benefit delay/cuts in 40% of our clients.

7th October 2010

Schools (see schools page) and Churches (see churches page) are bringing in 100's of Kgs of food from generous harvest collections.

21st September 2010

Our Supermarket Collection at Tesco's brought in over a tonne of food - thanks so much for all who volunteered on the day, the storage team who have weighed and sorted it and for all those generous shoppers.

1st August 2010

We have moved from Hallmead to Farm Road Building in Farm Road, St.Helier which will act as our ongoing storage centre.