Forum Topic

Overstocked your food cupboard?

Looks like the foodbanks are a great option.St Paul’s Church Food Bank.From their web site.Get involved.A key value of ours is that we seek to work in partnership with the local community, and that by working together, we can really make a difference to local residents. All donations come from local individuals, schools, business and churches - the foodbank would not be able to meet the high demand for food parcels without this invaluable support. If you would like to donate to the foodbank, listed below are the items needed: Milk (UHT/powdered)Breakfast CerealJars of Pasta SaucesPasta & RiceBaked BeansTinned PulsesPackets or Tins of SoupTinned FruitTinned Puddings (sponges, custard, rice pudding, angel delight)Cereal & porridgeBiscuits and ChocolateTinned Fish & MeatTinned VegetablesFruit juice (long life)Tea, coffee & sugarBaby formula milk, baby wipes & nappiesToiletries (shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, sanitary towels, toothpaste & tootbrushes)Washing powderThe church is open every Wednesday and Sunday morning to receive donations (9.30-11.30am).For more information - please contact foodbank@hwparish.org.uk or call 020 8581 5537.

Sarah Felstead ● 1982d24 Comments

Ooops!  07718 might be better!  Sorry chaps.

Sarah Felstead ● 1903d

07719 263614 is wrong.  ;).

Sarah Felstead ● 1903d

SarahThe drop off is at a different address.I went there yesterday and there is a car park so it shouldn't be to hard to arrange a contact-less drop off.Hounslow Community FoodBoxPlease bring your donations of food and toiletries to the Rose Community Centre, Hawthorn Road, Brentford, TW8 8NT.  The opening times are:Tuesday to Friday 10am to 1pmSaturday 10am to 12pmTo contact us to find out more about our services and how to access support call 07719 891787 or 07718 263614

Bernard Allen ● 1921d

Thanks Christopher.

Sarah Felstead ● 1921d

Food Box has moved to 1 Hawthorn Road. Plenty of parking, easy to drop-off with no contact.

Christopher Hugh Dakers ● 1923d

I have a few items for donation, do I take them along to the address behind Pets at Home?  FoodBox at Brickfield Close, Brentford TW8 8JN. (Tues - Fri 10am - 1 pm, Sat 10am - 12 noon)  Or should I wait for another donation day?  Needs to be a contactless drop off.  Thanks.

Sarah Felstead ● 1923d

We are managing to get by on all fronts. Sometimes we are short of PPE, sometimes short of food or certain types of food but people have stepped up - especially across Brentford and Chiswick with many doing street collections - and we've had some great donations of money and food from all sorts of businesses both local and national.Our volumes are up dramatically but seem to have stabilised at about 4 or 5 times normal and we currently have the volunteers we need to provide the service.

Guy Lambert ● 1928d

Well done in running this event.  Will there be another one?

Sarah Felstead ● 1928d

How are you getting on with this request, Guy?

Sarah Felstead ● 1960d

That’s good to hear but no sign of it when I did the only shop I could book with Tesco and never seen it on the Sainsbury’s site.

Sarah Felstead ● 1970d

Tesco and Waitrose already have this already.
Waitrose regularly updates the list from the local (Ealing) foodbank in order that they get the items that they need.

N V Brooks ● 1970d

Good idea.

Philippa Bond ● 1970d

I wonder if the supermarkets could put a section on their checkout list for donations to food banks?  In store you just buy extra and put it in the food bank trolley, just can’t see the equivalent on their web sites.Could be food or toys or money.

Sarah Felstead ● 1971d

Sarah. I can't spot loo rolls on your list !?  Did I miss it?  :)

Philippa Bond ● 1975d

People can, and many do, bring donations to the FoodBox at Brickfield Close, Brentford TW8 8JN. (Tues - Fri 10am - 1 pm, Sat 10am - 12 noon).  You can see the modest premises and meet the wonderful volunteers who run the service.The only collection points are Morrisons, Brentford and new this week, Co-Op Boston Manor Road (at the Paragon).

Guy Lambert ● 1978d

Hello Guy.  Where is the drop off point if anyone can donate?

Sarah Felstead ● 1978d

Don't forget your local Brentford Food Bank https://www.hounslowfoodbox.org.uk/This is a registered charity (I am a trustee) and we serve all of Hounslow but because we're based in Brentford (behind Pets at Home) we inevitably serve Brentford best.Whilst all's well at the moment, we're already receiving enquiries from schools: if they have to close those on free school lunches (and in some cases breakfasts, courtesy of Greggs) are in serious danger of going hungry. Especially those whose parents are on zero hours contracts like somebody I spoke to yesterday who has already lost the hours they had at events that have been cancelled.We are also worried that the generous food donations we get from shoppers at Morrisons and some other stores may reduce so please, if you can spare some food or money, think of your local food bank!

Guy Lambert ● 1979d

I remember being told to use fresh fragrant soap in a clothing drawer to scent it.  As the bar dries it hardens and lasts longer when you start using it on your hands.Last week in a supermarket an assistant was ‘referring’ customers to the free newspaper stand ... so many of these are thrown each week that a stack of old ones marked for such a purpose might be a good way to recycle.  Not sure about how the drains would cope though ..

Sarah Felstead ● 1979d

Who's?!  I have heard talk of going back to using newspaper squares.I'm sure that rolls of toilet paper encourages using more than when it was in a box.  The same for soap.  A bar of soap lasts a lot longer than liquid soap.  Another marketing ploy to increase sales.  You need to take your time to wash your hands properly.  Shorter nails and hair that doesn't fall into your face causing you to touch your face os also a good idea.

Philippa Bond ● 1979d

There will be a lot of blocked loos.  Only loo paper should be flushed as it is designed to disintegrate in water.  Whose going to remember to hang onto it to bin it?  When we did the zero waste challenge we used cloths.https://myzerowaste.com/2018/11/fatbergs-are-you-a-sinnerorbinner/

Philippa Bond ● 1981d

On a visit to Morrison's Brentford today, most people were behaving 'normally' but the following products were entirely out of stock: small and middle size bottles of full cream and semi-skimmed fresh milk, small and larger cartons of UHT milk, pasta, macaroni, toilet rolls and, I think, antiseptic wipes. I managed to grab one of the two packs of polenta. Seems to be the same story all over and with over-heard conversations of kitchen towels instead of toilet roll etc.

Anne England ● 1981d

Went to Tesco in Osterley this morning as they are the only supermarket (I thought) that stocked pickled red jalapenos.
Walked into something reminiscent of the opening scene from 'Saving Private Ryan' and walked straight out past the morons with overflowing trollies of pasta, canned goods and toilet rolls.
Found my jalapenos in Waitrose (they had been out of stock for ages) who had also sold out (yesterday) of toilet rolls but where the whole atmosphere was far more civilised with 'regular' shoppers.

N V Brooks ● 1981d

Meanwhile people are going mad in the shops - talk about bloody stupid - there are no words for these morons.

Vanessa Smith ● 1981d

A little further afield St. Thomas the Apostle church on Boston Road (next to Elthorne Park) W72AD is open from 07:00-19:00 to accept donations to Ealing Food Bank.

N V Brooks ● 1982d