Food bank weekly post

Thank you as always from the food bank. Please read below for details of this year's Operation Christmas Hamper.

This week’s Most Wanted List looks like this:
Female hygiene products
Men & women’s toiletries
All types of cleaning materials
Dog food
Coffee
Tea
Squash
Rice pudding
Custard
Biscuits - sweet & savoury
Gluten and dairy free products

OPERATION CHRISTMAS HAMPER 2026.

I’m very pleased and excited to announce that for our sixth consecutive year we will be running our Operation Christmas Hamper. As such, we’ll be very grateful to receive donations from Tuesday 17 November 2026. Anything that you can spare will be greatly appreciated and go a long way to making a lot of people’s Christmas a whole lot more bearable.

Your monthly reminder of the practical arrangements:
Donations may be left at any time in the rear porch of Nocton All Saints Church.
The Food Bank operates out of the Branston All Saints Church Vestry and is accessible via the gate on Church Lane. The opening hours are: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10.00 - 11.00. Requests received by 10.00 via 07395 906220 or branstoncommunity@gmail.com will be delivered the same day. Emergency requests from residents or local authorities will be triaged and processed on a priority basis.
PLEASE NOTE that this week only the opening times for donations on Thursday are 14.00-15.00.

Food Parcels and Fresh Food

The Food Bank does NOT handle or distribute any fresh food in its food parcels. It does not have the required storage facilities such as refrigerators for perishable items. However, all food parcels are complemented by Lincolnshire Co-op Food Vouchers to enable residents to choose their own fresh food from local Co-op stores. These vouchers cannot be used to purchase alcohol, tobacco, vapes or any form of scratch or lottery cards.