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What will you share with your local foodbank?

Our local foodbanks are dedicated to ensuring that vulnerable members of our community don't go hungry. And, as the cost of living rises, demand for their services is increasing rapidly.

We support 25 foodbanks across Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk; by asking our shoppers to share an item with their local foodbank, we aim to help many more people and families in need of emergency food.

Foodbanks need regular donations of food, toiletries and baby items. Think about your weekly shop: what can you not live without? It may be things like cereal, nappies or toilet paper. People in crisis need these things too.

Take a look at our shopping list below to see what foodbanks need the most. When you're next in store, why not pick up an extra something and pop it into the donation basket? As we approach Christmas, foodbanks particularly need treats like tins of biscuits or kids' selection boxes.

We have over 1.5 million visits to our stores every year, so if everyone who shops with us shares just one item it could make a huge difference for people in crisis in our region.

To find out more about the foodbank we support at your local store, please click on the table below.

Norfolk
Great Yarmouth Foodbank have told us that they need baked beans, tins of tuna, pasta packet meals, tinned meats and long-life milk this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Acle
- Beresford Road
- Caister
- Gorleston
Mid Norfolk Foodbank have told us that they need tinned rice pudding, jam, long-life puddings and sweet treats, tinned/powdered potatoes and size 4-6 nappies this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Old Swaffham Road, East Dereham
- Toftwood, East Dereham
Norwich Foodbank have told us that they need shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes and male/female deodorant this month. Donate now at your local store;
Pottergate Advice & Refreshment Centre in Norwich need baby wipes, deodorant, tea, coffee, sugar and cereal bars. Donate now at your local store;
- East Harling
Briston Salvation Army have told us that they need tinned fruit, tinned meats, tinned custard / rice pudding, long-life milk and tinned veg this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Briston
- Melton Constable
Martham Foodbank have told us they need tinned meat, tinned vegetables, cereal, tea / coffee and tinned fish this month. Donate at your local store;
- The Green
- Repps Road
Suffolk
The BASIC Life Charity, Felixstowe have told us that they need coffee, tinned meat, tinned tuna, tinned vegetables and tea this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Felixstowe
- Wadgate Road, Felixstowe
Felixstowe Salvation Army have told us that they need breakfast cereal, long-life milk, tinned meat, meals in a can (e.g meatballs), tinned fruit and tinned rice pudding this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Kings Street, Walton
- Walton
FIND, Ipswich have told us that they need long grain rice, tinned sweetcorn, tinned carrots, bags of sugar and jars of jam this month. Donate now at your local store;
Gatehouse have told us that they need biscuits, tinned baked beans, coffee, tinned fish and bottles of fruit squash this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Risbygate
- Woolpit
Hadleigh Foodbank have told us that they need dog food, biscuits, bottles of squash, pasta sauces and coffee this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Hadleigh
Reach Foodbank have told us that they need small jars of coffee, sugar, long life milk, tinned tomatoes and tinned meat/fish this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Sible Hedingham
Lowestoft Foodbank have told us that they need tinned tomatoes, tinned fish, coffee, UHT Milk and tinned fruit this month. Donate now at your local store;
Storehouse Foodbank have told us that they need UHT Milk, Cereal, pasta sauce, tinned potatoes / carrots / peas, Fray Bento pies, tinned fruit , tinned meals (curry, chilli, mince beef & onion) and toilet roll this month. Donate now at your local store;
Stowmarket & Area Foodbank have told us that they need tinned potatoes, tinned carrots, tinned rice pudding, jars of jam and cereal bars this month. Donate now at your local store;
Woodbridge Salvation Army have told us that they need long-life milk, pasta sauce, tinned curry, tinned vegetables and packets of mash potato this month. Donate now at your local store;
Waveney Foodbank have told us that they need tinned vegetables, instant mash, long life fruit juice, UHT milk and tinned potatoes this month. They do not need soup, pasta, milk, cereal or baked beans. Donate now at your local store;
Essex
Braintree Area Foodbank have told us that they need long-life fruit juice (1 litre), long-life milk, cans/pouches of dog food, hair condition and size 5 baby nappies this month. Donate now at your local store;
Clacton Foodbank have told us that they need UHT milk, jars of pasta sauce, small jars of coffee, tinned/packet custard and hot chocolate this month. Donate now at your local store;
Colchester Foodbank have told us that they need tinned fish, tinned meat, tinned potatoes, tinned tomatoes, tinned custard / tinned rice pudding this month. Donate now at your local store;
Dengie Food Pantry have told us that they need 1 litre UHT milk, tea or coffee, cereal, jam, and tinned cooked meat (pork, ham, chicken) this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Burnham on Crouch
Harwich & District Community Foodbank have told us that they need tinned vegetables, coffee, toilet rolls, soap and toothpaste this month. Donate now at your local store;
- Fronks Road, Dovercourt
- High Street, Dovercourt
Maldon Food Pantry have told us that they need meals in a tin, tinned fruit & vegetables, tinned meat & fish, long life milk and pasta sauce this month. Donate now at your local store;
Manningtree Foodbank have told us that they need tinned meats or fish, tinned soup, tinned beans, tinned fruit or rice pudding and pasta this month. Donate now at your local store;
Walton & District Foodbank have told us that they need powdered mash potatoes, tinned custard, rice, tinned meat pies and pasta sauce this month. Donate now at your local store;

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Great Yarmouth Foodbank have told us that they need baked beans, tins of tuna, pasta packet meals, tinned meats and long-life milk this month. Donate now at your local store;

Mid Norfolk Foodbank have told us that they need tinned rice pudding, jam, long-life puddings and sweet treats, tinned/powdered potatoes and size 4-6 nappies this month. Donate now at your local store;

Norwich Foodbank have told us that they need shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes and male/female deodorant this month. Donate now at your local store;

Briston Salvation Army have told us that they need tinned fruit, tinned meats, tinned custard / rice pudding, long-life milk and tinned veg this month. Donate now at your local store;

Martham Foodbank have told us they need tinned meat, tinned vegetables, cereal, tea / coffee and tinned fish this month. Donate at your local store;

The BASIC Life Charity, Felixstowe have told us that they need coffee, tinned meat, tinned tuna, tinned vegetables and tea this month. Donate now at your local store;

Felixstowe Salvation Army have told us that they need breakfast cereal, long-life milk, tinned meat, meals in a can (e.g meatballs), tinned fruit and tinned rice pudding this month. Donate now at your local store;

FIND, Ipswich have told us that they need long grain rice, tinned sweetcorn, tinned carrots, bags of sugar and jars of jam this month. Donate now at your local store;

Gatehouse have told us that they need biscuits, tinned baked beans, coffee, tinned fish and bottles of fruit squash this month. Donate now at your local store;

Hadleigh Foodbank have told us that they need dog food, biscuits, bottles of squash, pasta sauces and coffee this month. Donate now at your local store;

Reach Foodbank have told us that they need small jars of coffee, sugar, long life milk, tinned tomatoes and tinned meat/fish this month. Donate now at your local store;

Lowestoft Foodbank have told us that they need tinned tomatoes, tinned fish, coffee, UHT Milk and tinned fruit this month. Donate now at your local store;

Storehouse Foodbank have told us that they need UHT Milk, Cereal, pasta sauce, tinned potatoes / carrots / peas, Fray Bento pies, tinned fruit , tinned meals (curry, chilli, mince beef & onion) and toilet roll this month. Donate now at your local store;

Stowmarket & Area Foodbank have told us that they need tinned potatoes, tinned carrots, tinned rice pudding, jars of jam and cereal bars this month. Donate now at your local store;

Woodbridge Salvation Army have told us that they need long-life milk, pasta sauce, tinned curry, tinned vegetables and packets of mash potato this month. Donate now at your local store;

Waveney Foodbank have told us that they need tinned vegetables, instant mash, long life fruit juice, UHT milk and tinned potatoes this month. They do not need soup, pasta, milk, cereal or baked beans. Donate now at your local store;

Braintree Area Foodbank have told us that they need long-life fruit juice (1 litre), long-life milk, cans/pouches of dog food, hair condition and size 5 baby nappies this month. Donate now at your local store;

Clacton Foodbank have told us that they need UHT milk, jars of pasta sauce, small jars of coffee, tinned/packet custard and hot chocolate this month. Donate now at your local store;

Colchester Foodbank have told us that they need tinned fish, tinned meat, tinned potatoes, tinned tomatoes, tinned custard / tinned rice pudding this month. Donate now at your local store;

Dengie Food Pantry have told us that they need 1 litre UHT milk, tea or coffee, cereal, jam, and tinned cooked meat (pork, ham, chicken) this month. Donate now at your local store;

Harwich & District Community Foodbank have told us that they need tinned vegetables, coffee, toilet rolls, soap and toothpaste this month. Donate now at your local store;

Maldon Food Pantry have told us that they need meals in a tin, tinned fruit & vegetables, tinned meat & fish, long life milk and pasta sauce this month. Donate now at your local store;

Manningtree Foodbank have told us that they need tinned meats or fish, tinned soup, tinned beans, tinned fruit or rice pudding and pasta this month. Donate now at your local store;

Walton & District Foodbank have told us that they need powdered mash potatoes, tinned custard, rice, tinned meat pies and pasta sauce this month. Donate now at your local store;

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