Every donation plays a vital role in helping us support individuals and families across West Northumberland. There are many ways you can get involved — from making a one-off food donation to setting up a regular financial donation. If you’re donating food or gifts for Christmas, please make sure these reach us by Friday 12 December. You can find ideas of what to give on our example shopping list below.
Support us with food donations
Every item donated to West Northumberland Food Bank helps us provide essential support to people facing difficult times. With demand rising, we rely on the generosity of individuals, schools, community groups, and businesses to help keep our shelves stocked and our food parcels full.
Support us financially
Financial donations keep our shelves stocked, our vans on the road and our helpline open. They give us the flexibility to buy essential food and household items when food donations fall short, ensuring we can support people when they need it most.
Download the app
For real-time updates on the items we’re running low on, download the Bank the Food app. This app allows you to stay informed about our current needs so you can donate the items that make the biggest difference.
What we need most
To ensure our food parcels meet the needs of those we support, here are some of the most-needed items:
- Non-Perishable Foods: Tinned meats, fish, fruit, vegetables, soups and deserts. Pasta and cook-in sauces, and ready-to-eat meals.
- Basics & Essentials: Dried pasta, rice, cereals, cooking oil, and long-life milk (non-dairy alternatives also needed).
- Household Essentials: Toiletries (soap, toothpaste, sanitary products), cleaning products, and laundry detergent.
Example shopping list
This example shopping list includes the items we regularly need, plus a few festive additions for our Christmas appeal, including seasonal food treats and small gifts for adults like candles, socks, soap and toiletries. The items highlighted in Red are the items we need most often. Donations for Christmas must be made by Friday 12th December.
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Cereal
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Biscuits and cakes
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UHT Milk
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Mince pies
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Cook-in sauces
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Selection boxes and chocolates
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Tinned fruit and veg
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Tinned desserts
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Coffee and teabags
Tinned and dried pasta
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Stuffing mix
Gravy granules
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Rice and noodle pouches
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Crisps and crackers
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Non-dairy milk alternatives
Tinned meat and fish
Tinned soup
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Jams and spreads
Toiletry gift sets
Small gifts for adults i.e socks and candles
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We also welcome donations of any of the following household and personal care items:
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Toothpaste
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Deodorants
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Toilet Rolls
Shower gel
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Shampoo
Razors
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Washing powder / tablets
Bleach
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Washing up liquid
Household cleaning sprays
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Baby wipes
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Pull ups (Size 5 / 6 / 7)
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How to donate
Donating food or household items is easy and we have collection points in main supermarkets in Prudhoe, Hexham, Haltwhistle, Corbridge, Haydon Bridge, Bellingham and Allendale, as well as smaller convenience stores and churches.
Food Bank donation points
You can drop off your donations at various collection points across West Northumberland.
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Waitrose Hexham
Lidl Hexham
CO-OP Bellingham
CO-OP Prudhoe
Wark Post Office
Bardon Mill Village shop
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Tesco Hexham
Queens Hall Hexham
CO-OP Allendale
Sainsbury Haltwhistle
Wylam Pharmacy
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CO-OP Hexham
CO-OP Haydon Bridge
CO-OP Corbridge
Slaley community shop
Wylam Spar
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Many churches throughout the area also support us with regular collections,
Ask your local church if they collect on behalf of us.
- St Andrew's Corbridge
- Hexham Abbey
- St Mary's Hexham
- Acomb Methodist Church
- St Peter's Humshaugh
- St Mary's Ovingham
- St John's Stocksfield
- St Peter's Bywell
Ask your local church if they collect on behalf of us.
Other donations
To keep up with the increase in demand we have to purchase food in order to supplement food donations. Details of how to make cash donations can be found here.
West Northumberland Foodbank is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
The objects of the CIO are the prevention or relief of poverty in West Northumberland in particular but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies and related provisions to individuals in need, and to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
The objects of the CIO are the prevention or relief of poverty in West Northumberland in particular but not exclusively, by providing emergency food supplies and related provisions to individuals in need, and to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
