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
Below is an example shopping list. The items highlighted in Red are the items we need most often.
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Cereal
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Instant noodles
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UHT Milk
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Tinned and dried pasta
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Cook-in sauces
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Tinned meats and fish
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Tinned fruit and veg
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Tinned carrots
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Coffee
Baked Beans
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Tinned soup
Teabags
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Microwave rice pouches
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Sugar
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Jams and spreads
Biscuits
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Non-dairy milk alternatives
Tinned tomatoes
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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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Nappies (Size 4 / 5 / 6)
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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.
Local food bank collection 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,
- St Andrew's Corbridge
- Hexham Abbey
- St Mary's Hexham
- Acomb Methodist Church
- St Peter's Humshaugh
- St Mary's Ovingham
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.
