Helping us to help others

As a charity West Northumberland Foodbank relies on public donations of Cash, food, household items and volunteer time to enable us to help others. Items we need donated or ways to support us financially are detailed here.

Support us with food donations

Tinned and dried long life foods
Donating food or household items is easy and we have collection points in main supermarkets in Prudhoe, Hexham and Haltwhistle, as well as smaller convenience stores and churches. Ask your local church if they collect on behalf of us.

You can help by donating any of the following food items at your local donation point:

Tinned meat / Fish 
​Tinned vegetables / tomatoes
Tinned fruit or desserts
Dried or UHT long life milk
​Rice / noodles / Tinned or instant potatoes
​Breakfast cereals / biscuits
Fruit squash / pop / coffee / sugar
Baby foods

We also welcome donations of any of the following household and sanitary items:

Toothpaste / deodorant / toilet roll
Shampoo / shower gel / razors
Washing powder / washing up liquid
Nappies (Size 5 / 6) / Baby wipes
​Dog / cat food

Supermarkets with Foodbank collection points

Waitrose Hexham

Sainsbury Haltwhistle

CO-OP Haydon Bridge

Tesco Hexham

CO-OP Allendale

Bardon Mill Village Shop

CO=OP Hexham

CO-OP Prudhoe

Many churches throughout the area also support us with regular collections, ask at yours if they have a collection point,

Excess fresh vegetables / fruit
We collect fresh fruit / vegetables on a very limited basis from two specific collection points and at specific times. Drop offs can be made at:

• Matthias Winter on either Saturday afternoons or between 10am and 11am on Mondays. We collect around 11:30am Monday.
• Collection box behind St Andrews church Corbridge. Collection is made around 10am Wednesday morning so drop off either late Tuesday evening or first thing Wednesday morning.

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Donate a gift to us

There are a number of ways you can donate cash to West Northumberland Foodbank, your gift really will help make a difference to people in poverty in West Northumberland.

​Donate through a standing order or one off donation
If you wish to make a one off donation directly to us or set up a regular standing order our bank details are:
Account name: West Northumberland Food Bank
Sort Code: 608301
Account no: 20336657

If setting up a standing order, please can you drop us a quick email letting us know your details ie name and amount as this helps us immensely when doing our accounts.
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Donate by cheque
​Please make cheque payable to West Northumberland Foodbank and either bring it along or send it to:
​West Northumberland Foodbank
Unit 2
Hexham Enterprise Hub
Burn Lane
Hexham
NE46 3HN

Donate Cash
​​Please bring in to us at the address above any Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 10 - 12. We'll be happy to provide you with a receipt for your donation.

Make your gift go further, at no cost to you.  As long as you are a UK taxpayer, West Northumberland Food Bank can reclaim 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Simply download and fill out this form and return it to us.