Thurrock Foodbank
From: Newall Peter <peternewall@thurrock.foodbank.org.uk>
Sent: 29 May 2026 10:32
Subject: Weekly Wire
Good morning all,
Phew what a scorcher!
I hope you have all managed to stay cool in this hot weather?
As I have always said "Foodbank is never an exact science", with a varied level of business across our centres.Whilst some centres were busy for the first time in our existence we had no one come along to our Tilbury Centre. We guess this was down to the extremely hot weather.
At Ockendon yesterday we were again busy, and what always strikes me when talking to people, is that their situations are genuine and they are really struggling to afford the essentials.
We are still above the same numbers last year, and it is hard work for our teams making up and delivering the food parcels in this hot weather, unfortunately we don't have air conditioning in our Warehouse, at our centres or in our van!
We are so grateful to all our wonderful volunteers who carry on working regardless!
As you may have seen from our social media post in May we have had to spend £3,300 to replenish our stock through May!
As the demand continues and donations are down by 20%, we are now short of some of our most basic items:
These items are:
Tinned Meat (Spaghetti Bolognese, Curry, Stews, Hot Dogs etc)
Noodles
Squash
Fruit Juice
Tinned Fruit
Long Life Milk
Custard
Desserts (Rice Pudding, Jelly, Sponge Puddings)
We really value your support with any donations whether it be a financial or a food donation, we really do appreciate every donation, however large or small, as the saying goes. "Every Little Helps" It all goes towards our work seeking to bless the community of Thurrock
If you require any further information or would to discuss any aspect of our work in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thank you so much for your support. It means so much to us.
Have a good Week
Pete Newall
Director of Operations
2-4 Chase Road, Corringham, Essex, SS17 7QH
01375-411806/ 01375-416200
- 96 Dock Rd
- Tilbury
- Essex
- RM18 7BT
01375 842309
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