Foodbank
| News from Newark & Tuxford Foodbank – May 2025 Dear Prayer Partners “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His faithful love endures for ever.” Psalm 186 v 1 This letter seems to be one of great thanks to so many for the success of the Foodbank. Of course we start by thanking our amazing God for being with us since the beginning – supporting, supplying and protecting us all. And then we thank you, our Prayer Partners because, in the words of our Leader Lesley “the Foodbank would not be the beacon of light that it is, if it was not bathed in the prayers of good people.” We thank God for the generosity of local people and also for local businesses for their donations of food and of money. Thanks to those who made special collections of Easter Eggs this year – we collected hundreds of them. We`re grateful to Mayor Diane Ledge and Kathryn Mays, who between them raised £1,592 for the Foodbank, plus they collected 10kg of Easter Eggs with special sponsored Mayor`s charity events, fourteen sponsored walks and hikes. We do pray for them and their feet!! At this wonderful time of the year when we celebrate the risen Lord Jesus, it was so lovely to be able to include families in the celebrations by giving them special treats of Easter Eggs. Many thanks to all who contributed. Clientele is steady. There have been some very vulnerable people coming into the Foodbank recently and they have needed more physical help than just food – help such as a train ticket, a tent, sleeping bag, SIM cards. etc. and we`ve been able to help with those items while liaising with the Well Homeless Charity. We thank God for this working relationship and we pray for these people to find their hope in the Lord. We thank God for Tom, our Citizens Advice Advisor, as he`s been able to help some of our clients with their financial crises etc. We`re so grateful to God for the partnership we have with Citizens Advice, for the very valuable and worthy work Tom does, and for his compassion throughout. Please pray for his health and protection and for wisdom as he deals with many and varied situations and clients. We`ve had answers to prayer for some new volunteers for Thursday afternoon social supermarket – so we`re pleased to be back to full strength on Thursdays again. Also we have another volunteer for Monday`s social supermarket and one for Wednesday`s stock logistics -so we thank God for these new people who have filled the gaps. There is a space on Tuesdays for a bag packer, as Jan has had to move on after bag packing since the beginning of the Foodbank. We wish her well and ask God for a special blessing on her – and ask for your prayers for a suitable replacement for Jan. We thank God every day for our wonderful, dedicated teams of volunteers, many who work behind the scenes, without recognition, but with crucial roles, and without whom the Foodbank would not function. So, many thanks to God and to you – our amazing, faithful prayer partners. It`s great to be able to share our needs with you – and it certainly helps us to keep going with this vital work, knowing that we have your prayer support. Thank you again and God bless you, Sue Eddowes |
Thank you so much to everyone who is still finding a way to support our local Foodbank.
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Donations can currently be made at the supermarket as you do your weekly shop, or for Balderton residents you can currently drop off any parcels to the vicarage, 107 Main Street, Balderton. Please leave any items under the porch and these will be collected regularly.
Alternatively you can also leave them at 6 Collinson Lane, Fernwood.
For full shopping list click here
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To make a one-off gift
To make a one-off donation please do a bank transfer to the following account, adding a reference to indicate the source and also send an email to info@newark.foodbank.org.uk. This will help them to recognise the source of the donation. Thank you in advance for supporting them in this way.
CAF Bank Ltd
Sort code: 40-52-40 Account: 00027004
https://newark.foodbank.org.uk/