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1 Sep 24

August 2024 in Review

September?! Let’s have a look back at August, which was very quiet for us in terms of extra curricular activity but busy, busy in our Foodbank Centres. Read on to find out what Team GSWFB got up to…   Tesco have had an alternative to a national collection operating for the last few weeks. This […]

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1 Aug 24

July 2024 In Review

Well, well, well, August already?! Let’s have a look back at July, which was admittedly quiet for us in terms of extra curricular activity. Read on to find out what Team GSWFB got up to…   Morrisons held a nationwide food drive and chose us as the charity beneficiary for their Cardonald branch. We were […]

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2 Jul 24

Priesthill Foodbank Centre Closed on July 4th

Due to Priesthill Community Hall being a polling station for the General Election, our Foodbank Centre there on July 4th will be closed. The irony is not lost on us. Closing a Foodbank Centre, relied on by some of the most vulnerable in our community, so that we can vote for politicians who have caused […]

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1 Jul 24

June 2024 In Review

June, where did you go?! It was a quieter one for us this month and yet it seemed to fly by. Read on to find out some of what Team GSWFB got up to in June…   We were invited to have a stall at Volunteer Glasgow’s Community Volunteering Fair at the start of the […]

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1 Jun 24

May 2024 In Review

It’s already been a month since our first blog entry and it’s been another busy one! Read on to find out some of what Team GSWFB have been up to this month…   We publicly launched our new ‘Donate’ buttons on our website! This is a big step forward, we had previously only taken financial […]

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1 May 24

Our Blog and April 2024 in Review

We thought we’d try something new (why not?) and use this section of the website to host a blog as well as news/announcements. We know, blogging can be seen as a bit old school these days but, we think there’s still something to be said for it. No character limits, no platform restrictions and no […]

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8 Apr 24

Ibrox Foodbank Centre Re-Opening

It’s been longer than we had hoped, but today is finally the day! Our Ibrox Foodbank Centre is re-opening this afternoon. For those who don’t know, we had to temporarily move out of our centre at Ibrox Parish Church due some extensive refurbishment work the building was undergoing. We stayed until the last possible minute, […]

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19 Jul 23

Temporary Change

One of our two original centres has temporarily closed. Along with Hillington Park Church in Cardonald, Ibrox Parish Church has been opened virtually every week since December 2013. Building work has now started at Ibrox Parish Church and so we will not have access to the building for several months. However, we are very grateful […]

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19 Jul 23

Farewell to Mosspark

We are no longer opening at Mosspark Baptist Church, Our very grateful thanks to them for their hospitality and support over the past few years including the Covid years.  

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14 Nov 22

New branch in Penilee

From 15 November 2022 we are open on Tuesdays from 10.30 to 12.30 at Our Lady & St George Church at 50 Sandwood Road, Penilee, G52 2QE. The opening of a foodbank is not a cause for celebration but we are delighted to welcome people from the church and beyond who can see the need […]

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