We support two local food banks: the Bristol North West Food Bank and the Community of the Sisters of the Church.
Many people choose to donate food at harvest-time, and our Harvest Festival service is at Holy Trinity Church on 10am on Sunday 6th October. This is followed by a Harvest Supper in conjunction with Teatime Church, which is at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Hall at 4pm on the same day.
However, we accept food bank donations all year round, so if you have items to give, please add them to the food bank collection boxes outside the parish office at Holy Trinity Church. These are labelled, so you can choose which charity to donate to. The donations are distributed to the charities regularly, mostly weekly.
Suggested donations
Both organisations are always in need of the items below, and would be very grateful for any donations.
Note: please ensure that the items you donate are within their use-by or best before dates.
Food
- Anything in tins or ambient packaging, e.g. tinned meat or fish, tinned vegetables, baked beans, tin or packet soup, instant mash, tinned or packet custard, tinned fruit and tinned rice pudding.
- UHT long-life milk.
- Cereal.
- Instant coffee and teabags.
- Dried pasta and rice.
- No perishables please.
Toiletries
- Nappies (all sizes).
- Sanitary pads.
- Shower gel.
- Bubble bath.
- Shampoo.
- Hand wash.
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste.
- Deodorant.
