12, Sep 2023 | Uncategorized
If you’re a follower of our social media pages then you might have noticed that, as part of the ‘Grow It, Fix It’ project, we have an apiary. This is an area in which beehives are kept. Amazingly three of our trustees are beekeepers, so we’re picking up tips and...
30, Jun 2023 | Uncategorized
Our latest venture, ‘Grow It, Fix It’, is an allotment, orchard and white goods repair project for local residents, based in Manton next to the Food Hub. We have several community allotment plots, a polytunnel, a fruit tree orchard and apiary, and a workshop and...
21, Apr 2023 | Uncategorized
April 2023 marks 10 years since Bassetlaw Food Bank was established as a charity. What was born from the desire of caring community members to support Bassetlaw residents dealing with food insecurity has continued with its core mission and has expanded in other ways...
23, Mar 2023 | Uncategorized
Did you know that over 90% of the food sent out in emergency food parcels is donated by residents, community groups, and businesses in Bassetlaw? All donations make an incredible different to those dealing with food insecurity. At present there are more food,...
27, Feb 2023 | Uncategorized
The Bassetlaw Community Shop was established in response to the cost-of-living crisis. The aim is to support the rural areas of Bassetlaw which are disproportionately affected by the increased cost of food, fuel and energy bills due to barriers such as living in a...
16, Jan 2023 | Uncategorized
Since September 2021 we have been running a Lunch Club and in May of 2022 we relocated from Worksop to the Harworth and Bircotes Town Council as there was greater demand for sessions. Then in August, thanks to funding from The Wheatcroft Fund, we employed a Lunch Club...
24, Nov 2022 | Uncategorized
We’ve been working in partnership with Harworth and Bircotes Town Council to run our weekly Lunch Club session since May, and we’ve built a great relationship over the months. At present there are over 40 regular weekly attendees that enjoy a two-course meal, a...
7, Oct 2022 | Uncategorized
Bassetlaw Food Bank has sadly been the target of several acts of mindless vandalism recently. This behaviour shows a lack of respect and awareness for what the charity does in Bassetlaw and the support offered by the community and has a knock-on impact on our work....
7, Sep 2022 | Uncategorized
At Bassetlaw Food Bank we’re working on diversifying our income streams to help support the services and projects that we run. One way that we do this is via our retail operation. Alongside food donations for our emergency food parcels, we accept non-food donations,...
15, Jul 2022 | Uncategorized
Bassetlaw Food Bank held our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 16th June at The Well in Retford. A lot has changed for the charity in the last 12 months, we have launched new projects like our subsidised Fruit & Veg’ Boxes and the Lunch Club in Harworth, and...
