Burgess Hill Community Food Bank
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HOW YOU CAN HELP

We welcome donations of non-perishable food, money or your time. 


These each allow us to meet the needs of people in our community who are in crisis and need our support in the short-term.

FOOD DONATIONS

APPROPRIATE FOOD

We are always grateful for non-perishable food donations which are in date (No fruit and veg or food requiring refrigeration). In particular, we are grateful for:

  

Tinned meat – including hot dogs

Meat pies in tins

Tin of filled pasta e.g. ravioli

Tinned fish

Tinned vegetables (incl. potatoes)

Tomatoes – tins and cartons

Tinned spaghetti

Rice

Pasta sauces – including cheese

Pasta

Baked Beans

Jam, marmalade or peanut butter

Breakfast cereals

Biscuits or snack bars

Savoury biscuits/crackers

Tinned fruit

Sponge puddings – tins

Rice pudding, semolina, custard – tins or pots

Jelly, instant whips

Long life milk

Tea bags and instant coffee

Hot Chocolate

Bottles of squash

Dietetic foods – low sugar varieties for those with Diabetes and Gluten free food


If you're generously buying things for us, please choose from the list above if possible as that helps us to provide the right balance of foods.


And for an easy way to check what we need, we now use a great App called Bank The Food. You can download it from their website or the Google PlayStore.



If you are able to donate any other supplies, either as an individual or a business, or if you have any other queries, please contact our supply team at  supplyteam@burgesshillfoodbank.org.uk 

FOOD DONATION POINTS

Waitrose

The Martlets, Burgess Hill


Coop

Burgess Hill, London Road

Burgess Hill, Junction Road

Burgess Hill. Mansion Close, Kings Weald


Other locations

Burgess Hill Library

Burgess Hill Help Point

Budgens, Hassocks


 If your organisation would like to have its own dump bin for food collections, either permanently or on an occasional basis, email  supplyteam@burgesshillfoodbank.org.uk 

VOLUNTEERS

We have teams of volunteers responsible for sourcing and collecting food, storage at our depot, distributing to clients at one of our distribution points, administration and finance. 


 Our volunteers are all part-time and many of them also have jobs. 


The volunteering slots are for just a couple of hours per month on a rota basis

Current Requirements

A big Thank You to everyone who contacted us about volunteering at Burgess Hill on Saturdays!


We now have enough volunteers, but we'll post here on the website when we need more...



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FINANCIAL DONATIONS

Single donations

We are grateful for donations of any size. Please use the button below to make a single donation using credit card, PayPal, bank transfer or cheque. 


Please remember to select your eligibility for Gift Aid, if applicable to maximise the amount we receive.

Single donations

Regular Donations

We are grateful for regular donations. Please use the button below to set up a Direct Debit or Standing Order with your bank.


Please remember to select your eligibility for Gift Aid, if applicable to maximise the amount we receive.


Regular donation

Create a Fundraising Page

Create a Fundraising Page

To help you manage the finances of your fundraising, please use the link below to set up a page for your donors to be able to make a contribution directly to our foodbank.





Fundraising

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Registered address The Spire Cafe, St John's Church, Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AA

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