Coronavirus closure
With regret, we have suspended our collection and delivery operations due to coronavirus. We have let our suppliers know so they can consider alternate arrangements.
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Filberts!
Yesterday Banbury Food for Charities got an entire crate of filberts: basically hazelnuts in their shell. Valerie says that filberts are like cobnuts but not as round. Anyway, here is a recipe for filberts: Shell first (that is the hard part). Microwave for 3 minutes with a little butter and salt. Stir well and microwave…
Continue reading →Pumpkin recipes
Here are some ideas of what to do with pumpkins. Thank you to Love Food Hate Waste, also to Good Food Oxford for sharing ideas on www.hubbub.org.uk and on social media under #PUMPKINRESCUE. Pumpkin 1 Pumpkin 2 Pumpkin 4 Pumpkin 4 Pumpkin 5
Continue reading →BFfC fourth birthday party
Today we celebrated the fourth birthday of Banbury Food for Charities becoming a charity. From left to right: Valerie (BFfC manager), Jane (Tuesday volunteer), Emma (Thursday), Kieron (Monday) and Riki (Thursday).
Continue reading →Annual General Meeting, Thursday 12 July 2018
The Annual Meeting of Banbury Food for Charities will be held on Thursday 12 July, at 6:30, in the Community Room, Waitrose Store, Southam Road. Banbury. They would like an idea of numbers – so please let me know if you are planning to attend for refreshments and chairs! We start with the Trustees’ formal…
Continue reading →Welcome to Waitrose
A busy time for them, but Waitrose started donating their excess fruit and vegetables only five days after they opened back in January. Great to have you on board and thank you to all the colleagues there for putting food by for us.
Continue reading →Fiddes Payne
Since September local Banbury company, Fiddes Payne, has been donating some occasional sweet treats which have gone down….well a Treat! with our Charity partners. Thank you to our friends at Fiddes Payne.
Continue reading →Trustee annual report 2017
This report covers the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017: Food for Charities: Trustee annual report 2017
Continue reading →New supplier: Produce Warriors of Banbury
We have a new supplier – Produce Warriors of Banbury – who are donating a hugely welcome variety of fruit and vegetables. Potatoes, bananas, cabbage, melons, apples, fresh salad and golden beetroot this week. Thanks Guys!
Continue reading →Annual meeting: 5 July 2017
Please see agenda for our annual meeting Wednesday 5 July to be held at 6.30p at 47 Park Road OX16 0DH. The trustees have some formal matters first, then we are can have more general discussions about any issues and future plans. That part is quite flexible. As well as being a meeting – this…
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