News
8 Mar 17
Urgent Food Appeal
In December 2016, we had a record month for donations, we received over 19,000kg of food and household products. This was a tremendous increase of 20 per cent on the year previous to that. Thank you to everyone who took the time to donate to us. However, even with these donations it is not enough […]
18 May 17
Scavenger Hunt 2017
We are hosting our very first Fundraising Event on the 16th of June starting at 15:30 The event will be for corporate teams as a team building exercise and costs £10 per participants The Scavenger Hunt will require the teams to solve clues and to complete challenges to gain food items for a single food […]
12 May 17
Surveys
We are doing market research with our clientele to understand which additional services would be beneficial to them. Doing this research allows the client to tell us what they need allowing us to better tailor to their desires therefore making a lasting impact in their lives. Improving the lives of our clients and helping them […]
12 May 17
Craigmillar Distribution Centre Closed 13/05/17
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Craigmillar Distribution Centre will not be open on Saturday the 13th of May 2017. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
9 Apr 17
Volunteering Opportunities June 2017
We are urgently seeking volunteers for various roles within the foodbank; all the opportunities listed below (except Supermarket Collections) are weekly but can be undertaken on a “job share” basis. If you are interested in any of the roles see the volunteers section on how to find out more. Warehouse General tasks include stock management, […]
31 Mar 17
Drawing Competition for Primary School Kids
We are holding a drawing competition for Edinburgh primary school kids! Having students learn about the foodbank and the importance of helping those in need. Children love to talk about all the exciting things they are doing at school and there may be children in your class whose parents are in need of a foodbank. By […]
29 Mar 17
Recent Supermarket Collection
Recently we had a busy weekend of doing supermarket collections. On Friday the 17th of March we were at Waitrose Comely Bank. The shop is mighty and we received a stunning 543.2Kg of our most needed items. On Saturday the 18th of March we were back at Tesco Corstorphine thanks to the hard work of […]
2 Mar 17
Mug Appeal – Thank You
Thank you to everyonne who donated a mug in our recent appeal. We have had an amazing response with over 1,300 mugs donated which will enable us to provide two mugs with every kettle pack for the next three years and still have some left over. Our emergency kettle packs are used by clients who […]
23 Dec 16
Festive Opening Hours
To ensure we have an emergency food provision service available over the festive period we will have a number of centres opening as normal, however there are some changes to our opening hours and locations. Please see our locations page or download the opening times here. Please note the office and warehouse will be closed […]
22 Nov 16
Tesco Neighbourhood Food Collection
Edinburgh North West Foodbank will be running supermarket collections on Thursday 1st, Friday 2nd and Saturday the 3rd December at Tesco stores in Corstorphine and South Queensferry. These collections are part of a nationwide initiative between Tesco and the Trussell Trust: Tesco are supporting the campaign by “topping-up” customer donations by 20%, enabling your contribution […]