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.

20/07/2026

***TESCO COLLECTION DAY***
Please look out for us in Ballymoney Tesco this Thursday (23rd) from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. as we hold our special one day Tesco Foodbank collection.

06/07/2026

JUNE UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In June we received 83 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 158 people. We gave out a total weight of 1434.53kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). We anticipate that usage will rise in July & August due to the school holidays and added pressure on families.

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. All of your donations and financial support enable Ballymoney Foodbank to continue its work in our community.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in the following - cat food, bags of rice, tinned rice, tinned tomatoes, soap and toothpaste.

TESCO COLLECTION DAY
Our next one-day collection will be on Thursday, 23rd July, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

*Please note that Foodbank will operate normal opening hours on Tuesdays & Fridays over both months of July & August.

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

22/06/2026

MAY UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In May we received 92 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 193 people. We gave out a total weight of 1618.68kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). These figures are very similar to April's but we anticipate that usage figures will rise for both July & August 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, various organisations, businesses and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially. All of your donations and financial support enable Ballymoney Foodbank to continue its work in our community.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in the following - cat food, dog food, tinned meats, bags of rice, tinned custard and tinned rice.

TESCO COLLECTION DAY
Our next one-day collection will be on Thursday, 23rd July, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

*Please note that Foodbank will operate normal opening hours on Tuesdays & Fridays over both months of July & August.

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

21/05/2026

APRIL UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In April we received 90 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 199 people. We gave out a total weight of 1600.13kgs 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, various organisations, businesses and individuals who continue to faithfully support us with donations. Many thanks also to those who continue to support Foodbank financially. All of your donations and financial support enable Ballymoney Foodbank to continue its work in our community.

If you are considering making a donation to Foodbank we are currently low in the following - small jars of coffee, jam, rice puddings, custard, shampoo and pasta sauces.

TESCO COLLECTION DAY
Our next one-day collection will be on Thursday, 23rd July.

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

08/04/2026

MARCH UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In March we received 100 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 224 people. We gave out a total weight of 1887.57kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). These were very similar figures to February.

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 - we had exceptional financial donations in March which enable us to purchase items we are running short of. And a particular thank you to all who donated Easter eggs which we distributed with recent parcels. 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 - beans, soup and tinned tomatoes.

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

17/03/2026

FEBRUARY UPDATE
by Peter Rollins

'In February we received 96 voucher referrals which resulted in food being given out to 225 people, this was a slight increase from January. We gave out a total weight of 1997.44kgs of food (excluding fresh produce and toiletries which were also given out with each parcel). We are expecting usage to rise again in March.

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. 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 - tins of beans, pasta sauces and tinned custard.

EASTER OPENING
We are open as normal both on Good Friday (2-4 p.m.) and again on Easter Tuesday (10 a.m. - 12 noon).

Thank you for your continued support of Ballymoney Foodbank.'

16/03/2026

Ballymoney Foodbank is open as normal tomorrow (St Patrick's Day) from 10 a.m. - 12 noon.

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.'

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Ballymoney

Opening Hours

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

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+447565840571

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