Persimmon South West Community Champion

Persimmon South West Community Champion

Local housebuilder, Persimmon South West, has made a donation of £1,000 to Sherborne Food Bank as part of its Community Champions initiative. The donation was recently marked by a visit from Rob Clark, Land & Planning Director for Persimmon South West, to the Food...
NFU Mutual Agency Giving Fund donation

NFU Mutual Agency Giving Fund donation

NFU Mutual allocates a £1.92m national fund to support local frontline charities, NFU Mutual’s Agency Giving Fund. To ensure that this fund is distributed across the UK, NFU Mutual invited its Sherborne agency to nominate a local charity to receive an equal share of...
2024 AGM & Volunteer Get Together

2024 AGM & Volunteer Get Together

On Saturday 22nd June we welcomed volunteers, supporters and referrers to the Food Bank’s annual AGM and volunteer ‘thank you’ event, held at The Digby Hall in Sherborne. We’re grateful to Persimmon Homes for supporting our volunteers by sponsoring the event,...
English Heritage supporting food banks

English Heritage supporting food banks

English Heritage has chosen Sherborne Food Bank as part of its support of food banks nationally, with a special code for FREE ENTRY AT SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE for families receiving food bank assistance. The code gives one-time entry, for up to two adults + six children,...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to our volunteers

Saying ‘Thank You’ to our volunteers

We couldn’t do what we do at Sherborne Food Bank without the commitment of some 85 volunteers who shop, collect, sort, pick, pack and deliver. Not to mention our lead volunteers, trustees and all those who support behind the scenes. It takes a village to feed a town!...
Our grateful thanks to FIAC

Our grateful thanks to FIAC

On 20th May 2024, Sherborne Food Bank Chairman David Kemp had an opportunity to formally thank FIAC, through its Chair, John Crossman, for the incredibly generous donation of £2500 as part of its Lent Project and appeal. The Faith in Action Committee (FIAC) is a...