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Sharing our current needs with the community

Each we send out an updated needs list to all of the incredibly generous local churches and community groups in and around Andover. This is what we sent this week: “We would be grateful if you could enclose the following in your newsletters/magazines The Andover Foodbank would like to thank everyone who has donated to […]

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Give to Andover Foodbank for Lent

  This Lent, why not turn what you give up into a donation for Andover Foodbank? Whether it’s chocolate, coffee, baked beans — or choosing to make a financial donation instead — your support can make a real difference to people in our community who are struggling to afford the essentials. This is something you […]

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Andover Foodbank 2025 review

2025 was another busy, challenging and rewarding year for Andover Foodbank, as ongoing cost-of-living pressures continued to affect people across our community. Throughout the year, we provided food and essential support alongside access to advice and wider help, working closely with partners to support people with dignity and care. Click here to read our review […]

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New frontage and awning

We are very thankful to everyone who made our new awning and frontage possible — perfect for this very wet weather! The new space is more secure, welcoming and weather-proof, making such a difference for everyone who visits us, and especially for our brilliant volunteer team. Huge thanks to the architects, builders and funders who […]

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Thank you to Test Valley Borough Council

We are very grateful to Test Valley Borough Council for the short-term use of a unit at Sopwith Park. It was a brilliant base for our Christmas hamper project, enabling our amazing Andover Foodbank volunteers — alongside fantastic corporate teams from across the town — to support local families, all while keeping our day-to-day services […]

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Christmas and New Year opening hours

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Join our Supermarket and Event Volunteer team

Andover Foodbank is growing our supermarket and event volunteer team! It’s a lovely way to give back — just an hour and a half once a month, or even once a year if that suits you better. Every little bit helps us support families right here in Andover. If you’d like to get involved, we’d […]

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Support our community this Christmas

This Christmas, Andover Foodbank needs your help to support those in our community who cannot afford the essentials. With your donations, we can provide children’s Gift boxes and Hampers to help individuals and families celebrate Christmas, rather than simply exist through it. Why it matters Every family supported this Christmas will also be encouraged to […]

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Harvest 2025

As we leave the summer behind and autumn fast approaches, we’re asking local schools, churches and groups to consider supporting Andover Foodbank with their Harvest collection.  We would appreciate donations as we build our stock levels for the busy winter period – and so would the families and individuals in our community who we support. […]

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End of year stats

Trussell released end of year stats for food banks on 21 May 2025 so we shared our stats for the number of parcels we gave out. Food banks should not exist but with your generous donations we’re able to support people in our community with essentials they cannot afford. We also signpost to other support […]

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