Christmas donations to food banks
To make a donation or volunteer your time, find your local food bank or community fridge on the Bucks Online Directory.
Aylesbury Vineyard Storehouse Food Bank
The Storehouse supports households that are financially struggling with food and essential items and is open 2 days a week.
For Christmas they are running a reverse advent calendar and are in need the following donations and Christmas items:
- tinned meat
- tinned tuna
- tinned fruit
- pasta sauce
- rice pudding
- custard
- biscuits
- tinned tomatoes
- tea and coffee
- stuffing
- gravy
- crisps
- crackers
- selection boxes
- mince pies
- cranberry sauce
- yule log
- sponge pudding
- new toys and games
Donations can be dropped directly to the Vineyard – there is a donation trolley outside the entrance door.
The Vineyard Centre
Gatehouse Close
Aylesbury
HP19 8DN
Limes Avenue Food Bank, Aylesbury
The Limes Avenue Baptist Church Community Food Bank provides food and care parcels to those in need within the local community and deliver the parcels directly to the residents’ households. They offer this service to residents who are unable to travel to a food bank.
They are in need of the following donations:
- tins of meat, fish and vegetables
- tea bags
- coffee
- tinned fruit
- custard
- toothpaste
- shower gel
- pasta sauce
Donations can be dropped directly to the church (address below) – there is a donation bin where you can leave the items.
Limes Avenue Baptist Church
Limes Avenue
Aylesbury
HP21 7HE
Youth Concern Food Bank, Aylesbury
Youth Concern run a food bank for their young people aged 13-25 and provide them with food and care parcels.
Over the Christmas period they will also be giving their young people chocolate and small gifts to those who do not have families to visit over Christmas.
They are in need of the following donations:
- cereal and biscuits
- UHT Milk
- tea, coffee and sugar
- tinned meat, fish, vegetables and soup
- pasta Sauce
- instant noodles and pasta
- rice
- male and female toiletries
- sanitary items
- chocolate
- small Christmas gifts e.g. toiletry packs, socks, hats, chocolate/biscuit selection boxes
They accept donations at the door Tuesday to Saturday from 11.30am until 5pm.
Youth Concern - The Drop-in Centre,
Whitehill Lane,
Aylesbury,
HP19 8FL
High Wycombe Community Fridge - Women’s Cultural Arena
The High Wycombe Community Fridge support households that are financially struggling with fresh surplus, non-perishable food, and essential items.
Over the Christmas period they will also be offering hygiene and warm bags to residents.
They are in need of the following donations:
- hygiene products
- toiletries
- warm items e.g., scarves, hats, socks for children, men, and women
- fresh vegetables and fruits
- non- perishable food - tins of fish/meat, pasta, rice, oil, tea, sugar, and coffee
Donations can be dropped off either:
- Wednesday from 9.30am to noon
- Thursday from 8am to noon
Text Shanthi (Community Fridge Coordinator) ahead of dropping donations on 07557 450 567.
High Wycombe Community Fridge
Oakridge Baptist Church
43 Oakridge Road
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 2PH
Chiltern Food Bank – Trussell Trust
Chiltern Foodbank provide emergency food parcels to local individuals and families in need in the Chiltern area and Wendover.
They provide residents with non-perishable food, toiletries, cleaning, laundry and feminine hygiene products and pet food.
They are in need of the following donations:
- milk - cartons of long life, especially full fat
- sweets and chocolates
Donations can be dropped at any of the food donation points below:
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Donation point |
|---|---|---|
| Tesco, Amersham (for donating items purchased in-store) | 6am to 10pm | At the front of the store near to the checkouts |
| Waitrose, Chesham | 7:30am to 7pm | At the front of the store near the exit |
| Sainsburys, Chesham | 8am to 8pm | At the front of the store near the exit |
| Budgens, Wendover | 6:30am to 10pm | At the front of the store near checkouts |
One Can Trust, High Wycombe
One Can Trust is a foodbank that provides emergency food parcels to people in crisis in High Wycombe and South Bucks.
They need donations of:
- tinned meat meals (such as minced beef and onion or chicken in sauce)
- tinned ham or corned beef
- tinned potatoes and vegetables
- pasta and cooking sauces
- peanut butter
- honey
- rice (ideally brown 500 grams)
- tinned soup
- tea and coffee
- baked beans
- oats and healthy cereals
- tinned fish (ideally oily such as sardines, mackerel or salmon)
- UHT milk
- cooking oil
- tinned fruit
- tinned pulses
- tinned tomatoes
- shampoo and shower gel
- toilet roll
- washing up liquid
- laundry detergent
Donations can be dropped directly to:
One Can Trust
11B Duke Street,
High Wycombe,
HP13 6EE
Volunteer at One Can
One Can need volunteers for food drives. Food drives are when volunteers attend local supermarkets for a few hours to raise awareness of the work of food banks and encourage people to donate.
Upcoming food drives dates and locations include:
- Saturday 9 December at Sainsbury's in High Wycombe
- Sunday 10 December at Asda in High Wycombe
- Sunday 10 December at Morrison's in High Wycombe
- Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 December at Sainsbury's Beaconsfield
- Sunday 17 December at Asda High Wycombe
If you're interested in volunteering, contact [email protected].
Iver Food Bank
Iver Food Bank provide emergency food parcels to local individuals and families in need in Iver. They provide residents with non-perishable food, toiletries, cleaning, laundry and feminine hygiene products and pet food.
They are in need of donations of all non-perishable foods.
They can accept donations on Fridays between 10am and midday at:
Iver Heath Recreation Ground and Pavilions
Church Road
Iver Heath
Iver
SL0 0RD