Not surprisingly, with the ongoing increase in the cost of living, the need for foodbank support has increased whilst donations have decreased.    

We support everyone who is referred to us but we are currently giving out more food than we are receiving!  

We desperately need your help to be able to cope with the predicted increase of visitors between Sept-Dec and yes, we are already starting to plan for Christmas, and specifically our Christmas Bags! ? We require TONS of stock to make up around 450 Christmas bags for local families on low incomes.   

If you are planning a food collection for us during the harvest period - or can arrange to do so - thank you!

We need:

tinned tomatoes, Christmas biscuits, Christmas chocolates, Pringles, tinned meat, tinned custard, tinned rice pudding, tinned fruit, tubs of chocolates.

Use by dates must be 2025 or longer.

In addition to the items shown, we are promoting the Bank The Food app https://www.bankthefood.org/ which contains our current needs and is updated regularly.  

Deliveries can be made direct to our warehouse on:

• Tuesdays 12-3pm
• Thursdays 2-5pm

Drive up the left side of the Jubilee Community Centre and knock on the 3rd set of doors to your right (double grey metal doors). Please get in touch if you are unable to drop your donations off within these time slots:

admin@eastgrinstead.foodbank.org.uk