News
19 Sep 17
National Tesco Collection
We’re collecting at Tesco Coulby Newham on Thrusday 30th Nov., Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd Dec. If you’d like to help out by giving a few hours of your time, please click here to sign up. Special thanks to our friends at Coulby Newham Baptist Church for organising the rota.
22 Aug 17
Bank Holiday Openings
Just a reminder that this coming Monday, 28th August, is a Bank Holiday and so there will not be a Distribution Centre at St Barnabas this week. This is the last Bank Holiday until we get to Christmas, so we hope everyone will be able to enjoy the day. If someone is in need of […]
21 Jul 17
no end of term presents for teachers, but instead…
Parents and pupils at Newham Bridge Primary School spent their money on a good cause instead of buying traditional staff presents. Read the full story here.
4 Apr 17
Easter Opening Hours & details of new depot
Over the Easter Weekend, the opening of some of our distribution centres will be affected by the Bank Holidays. The times for opening are as follows: Monday 10th April, St Barnabas, open 12noon to 2pm Tuesday 11th April, Grove Hill Methodists, open 1pm to 3pm Wednesday 12th April, St Timothy’s, open 10am to 12noon Thursday […]
21 Mar 17
On the Buses
We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Middlesbrough Foodbank and Stagecoach North East. When a client visits one of our Distribution Centres, sometimes they are surprised at the amount of food they receive, and sometimes they have travelled (often on foot) a long distance to get to an open Distribution Centre. The result […]
20 Dec 16
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
All our distribution centres are open as normal. Please refer to the rear of your voucher or click here for more detail. Our depot will reopen on Tuesday 10th January to receive donations.
23 Nov 16
Winter Collection Weekend is coming
The season of Advent is almost upon us, and so is the Winter Tesco Neighbourhood Collection Weekend. We will have volunteers in the Coulby Newham Tesco Extra store on Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December to receive donations of food and toiletries. If you wish to donate, they will be handing […]
19 Jul 16
Summer Holidays Ahead
All our Distribution Centres and the Depot will be open and fully functioning over the summer, except for the August Bank Holiday Monday. All our Referral Agencies/Voucher Holders will be running to their usual schedules too, meaning anyone in need will still be able to access our services. For the two weeks between Sunday 24th […]
22 Jun 16
Tesco Summer Collection – Help Needed!
For the upcoming Tesco Summer Collection, we are looking for volunteers to be in the Coulby Newham Tesco Extra store from 9am until 5pm on Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st July and Saturday 2nd July. We are asking for volunteers to cover a series of two-hour slots over the weekend. If you have already filled […]
23 Dec 15
6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need
A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.