Ballymoney Foodbank

Ballymoney Foodbank Open Tuesdays 10 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. and Fridays 2-4 p.m. at Unit 10, 41 Ballymena Road, Ballymoney. Referrals are also made by CAP and SVP.

Today in Ballymoney there are families struggling to put food on the table. For people on low incomes, a sudden crisis - redundancy, benefit delay or even an unexpected bill - can mean going hungry. Every day parents skip meals to feed their children and people are forced to choose between paying the rent and eating. Foodbanks are run by the community for the community: non-perishable food is donated by local people – schools, businesses, churches and individuals. Volunteers of all backgrounds help run foodbanks by packing, sorting and distributing the food. Every client is referred to the foodbank by a frontline care professional such as a doctor or social worker. Foodbanks are an emergency food service. To help clients break out of poverty, we signpost clients to organisations able to resolve the underlying problem. Food parcels have been designed by dieticians to provide recipients with nutritionally balanced food for three days.

12/02/2026

JANUARY UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In January we received 95 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 214 people. We gave out a total weight of 2217.84kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). After the hectic Christmas period/month of December our usage figures have returned to average for this time of year.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local churches, schools, various organisations, businesses and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially, in particular over the last few weeks. All of your donations and financial support enable Ballymoney Foodbank to continue it's work in our community.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in the following - jars of coffee, tins of custard, tins of rice and tinned meat

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

12/01/2026

DECEMBER UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In December we received 150 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 425 people. We gave out a total weight of 3310.85 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). As predicted December was our busiest month of 2025 with considerably high usage figures.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local churches, schools, various organisations, businesses and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially. A special word of thanks to the individual/family who faithfully donate a number of tubes of toothpaste without fail each month. All your donations and financial support enable Ballymoney Foodbank to continue it's work in our community.

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

15/12/2025

NOVEMBER UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In November we received 94 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 226 people. We gave out a total weight of 2235.76kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). Already, as predicted, we can see an increase in usage as we enter the month of December and we expect this trend to continue in the run-up to Christmas.

Many thanks to all who supported and facilitated our recent 3-day collection in Tesco. A special word of thanks to all the staff and in particular Jackie Brogan. Over our 3 days we collected 843.88 kgs of food items (excluding toiletries) and a total amount of £1689.59.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local churches, schools, various organisations and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially.

DECEMBER OPENING DAYS
Closed Friday 26th Dec
Open as normal Tuesday 30th Dec

Many thanks for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank over 2025 and wishing you all a very peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year.'

As our first of 3 Tesco collection days draws to a close we're smiling at the generosity of Ballymoney folk. We're in-st...
27/11/2025

As our first of 3 Tesco collection days draws to a close we're smiling at the generosity of Ballymoney folk. We're in-store again tomorrow & Saturday. Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.

25/11/2025

*** REMINDER ***
Just a wee friendly reminder that we'll be in Ballymoney Tesco from 27th-29th (this Thurs-Sat) 9 a.m. -5.30 p.m. for our annual Tesco Christmas Foodbank collection. If you want to see some friendly faces just pop over to our collection point in-store! We really do appreciate every item you donate and thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.

10/11/2025

OCTOBER UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In October we received 102 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 223 people. We gave out a total weight of 1888.80kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). This is an increase from last month - in referrals, people and food distributed, and we expect this trend to continue in the run-up to Christmas and beyond.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local churches, schools, organisations and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations - especially at this time of year when we've received lots of wonderful harvest collections. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in tinned meat, tinned tuna, tinned rice, tinned custard and pet food.

Our Tesco Christmas collection is taking place on 27th, 28th & 29th November, when when our volunteers will be collection in-store from 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.

Many thanks for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

15/10/2025

SEPTEMBER UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In September we received 70 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 159 people. We gave out a total weight of 1358.23 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel).

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local churches, schools, organisations and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations - especially at this time of year when we've received lots of wonderful harvest collections. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in tinned meat, tinned fish, biscuits and toothpaste.

Our Tesco Christmas collection dates will be 27th, 28th & 29th November, when our volunteers will be collection in-store from 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.

Many thanks for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

01/09/2025

AUGUST UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In August we received 84 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 205 people. We gave out a total weight of 1627.82 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). As expected August was a busier month than both July & June, most likely due to the expense of school uniform purchases.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local Churches, schools, organisations and individuals who faithfully support us with donations and to those who continue to financially support Foodbank.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in tinned carrots, tinned custard, diluting orange, tinned tomatoes and long-life milk.

Many thanks for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

18/08/2025

JULY UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In July we received 63 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 156 people. We gave out a total weight of 1213.19 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). Our expectation is that August & September will be busier months due to the purchase of school uniforms.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local Churches, schools, organisations and individuals who faithfully support us with donations and to those who continue to financially support Foodbank.

A very special thank you to the general public of Ballymoney who generously donated £840.81 and 195.44 kgs of food during our recent one day Tesco collection held on Saturday 19th July. A special thanks also to Tesco staff members Jackie & Thomas for all their help before and on the collection day.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in tinned vegetables, tinned tomatoes, tinned meat, tinned fish and bars of soap.

Many thanks for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

14/07/2025

TESCO ONE-DAY COLLECTION
Please remember that it's our Tesco collection this Saturday, 19th July, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. If you're in store please pop over to our table and say 'hello' 🤗

09/07/2025

JUNE UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In June we received 74 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 202 people. We gave out a total weight of 1531.63 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). June's figures were much the same as May's but we're expecting July & August to be busier, mainly due to the school holidays.

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local Churches, schools, organisations and individuals who faithfully support us with donations and to those who continue to financially support Foodbank.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in long life milk, tinned tuna, tinned rice, tinned custard and bars of soap.

* Please remember our one-day collection in Tesco, Ballymoney on Saturday 19th, 9 a.m - 5 p.m. *

* We are open as normal both this Friday (12th) and on Tuesday (15th), at our usual times. *

Thank you once again for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

17/06/2025

MAY UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In May we received 81 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 209 people. We gave out a total weight of 1600.31 kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel).

As always, a massive 'thank you' to all our wonderful volunteers. Also thanks to Basil Knipe for the continued use of his premises. Thanks to both Tesco and Home Bargains who facilitate collection trolleys which continue to be greatly used. Thanks again to the local Churches, schools, organisations and individuals who faithfully support us with donations and to those who continue to financially support Foodbank.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in diluting drinks, bags of boiled rice, tinned rice and tinned custard.

*** Advance Notice ***
Our one-day collection in Tesco, Ballymoney will be held on Saturday 19th, 9 a.m - 5 p.m.

Thank you once again for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

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Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Friday 2pm - 4pm

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