Spotlight On… Royston Food Bank

Spotlight On… Royston Food Bank

Royston Foodbank was set up at the start of last year, and opened their doors at the start of March – just before the pandemic started in the UK. The Foodbank is open for donations and collections every Wednesday and Saturday between 9-11am, based at the Royston Evangelical Church on York Way, Royston, SG8 5HJ.

In normal circumstances, customers would need a voucher to access the food bank. However, given the difficulties over the course of the pandemic, they’ve allowed people to use the food bank without a voucher – taking what people say about their circumstances on trust. Morrisons was the main collection point for donations until it closed its doors and as yet, there isnt a new collection point in town; however donations can be dropped off directly to the Evangelical Church on a Wednesday or Saturday morning.

The Foodbank have been giving out approximately one tonne of food every month – although as you’d expect, demand has risen over recent months. Before Christmas, the Foodbank received some very generous cash donations from local businesses/trusts and were able to use this cash to purchase supplies directly for a period of time. However, they are now collecting food donations in earnest again. The Foodbank are very grateful for donations of tinned and long-life food; for example: Tinned tomatoes, tinned soup, baked beans, pasta, rice, jam, long life milk, tuna, tinned meat, tinned fruit (not peaches please), tinned desserts, cereals, pasta sauces, squash, tea and coffee.

Royston Foodbank, based at the Royston Evangelical Church on York Way, Royston, SG8 5HJ.
To find out more or contact the Foodbank regarding donations or handouts, please email foodbank@roystonevangelicalchurch.com or contact them via their Facebook page www.facebook. com/roystonevangelicalchurch
Open for donations and collections every Wednesday and Saturday between 9-11am.