Thank you everyone who has donated so generously to us again this week. Our stocks at present are looking quite healthy and we have limited storage space so for the time being we have adequate supplies of the following:
- Pasta
- Baked beans and tinned spaghetti
- Vegetables EXCEPT potatoes
- Toiletries and ladies sanitary products
- Babies’ nappies
Items we need this week are:
- Soup
- Fish and meat
- Fruit
- Instant coffee
- Jam
- Potatoes
The number of people using the food bank is recent weeks has started to increase, as these figures show:
| Week | Adults | Children | Total |
| 4 Nov 20 | 41 | 43 | 84 |
| 11 Nov 20 | 53 | 37 | 90 |
| 18 Nov 20 | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| 25 Nov 20 | 51 | 47 | 98 |
| 2 Dec 20 | 56 | 52 | 108 |
Winter Fuel Allowance
If you are concerned about affording to keep warm this winter you can find help here https://warmeastsussex.org.uk/
If you are someone who receives a winter fuel payment but does not need it, a season of goodwill gesture could be to donate it to Rye Food Bank. Such a donation could make all the difference to a struggling family. Every penny donated is spent on providing food to those in crisis.
Contact details for Rye Food Bank: Phone: 07526 349847 or email: ryefoodbank@gmail.com
We are open at the Baptist Hall, behind the church in Cinque Ports Street on Wednesdays from 9am for donations and the food bank is open from 1pm until 3pm. The Rye Food Bank phone number is not manned all the time, but you can leave a message and we will respond. Email is better and this is monitored several times during the day and in the evening.
Donations make a big difference
Monetary donations can be sent to the Bexhill Food Bank Rye Branch at Barclays Bank, sort code 20-54-25, account number 83501116, through the Jempson Foundation or cheques to Rye Food Bank c/o 24 North Salts, Rye. If you donate via the Jempson Foundation and are a taxpayer, gift aid can be applied, thereby increasing the value of the donation by 25% at no cost to the donor.
If you need help from Rye Food Bank, contact Rother District Citizens Advice (CAB) on 01424 215055; email: help@rotherdistrictcab.org.uk, or the Hastings Advice & Representation Centre (HARC) on 0333 344 0681; email: info@haruk.com
Image Credits: Mags Ivatts .