Donate food

Support us by donating food and other essentials.

More people than ever are being driven to foodbanks and the sharp increase in people needing help is outstripping food donations.

Your donations are vital to ensure that we can continue to help the people in our community.

What to donate

Items we need

As of 29/04/2025

Angel delight
Brown sauce
Cat food
Chocolate
Cleaning spray
Cup-a-soup
Long-life juice
Mayonnaise
Men's deodorant
Multipack crisps/ snacks
Pasta packets (microwavable)
Sponge puddings
Tomato sauce
Washing up liquid
Women's deodorant

Items we don’t need

As of 29/04/2025

Baked beans
Biscuits
Dog food
Pasta sauce
Tinned custard
Tinned fish
Tinned vegetables

Warehouse donations

You can bring your donations, or arrange for an online supermarket shop delivery, to our warehouse during our opening hours.

Foodbank Warehouse,
Cirencester Baptist Church
Chesterton Lane
Cirencester
GL7 1YE

Open: Mondays 2:00-3:30pm; Fridays 10:00-11:30am*
or open by pre-agreed appointment

*Please note, our warehouse is staffed by volunteers and may need to adjust its opening times at short notice should volunteers not be available. We always advise calling or emailing to ensure we are aware you intend to visit so we can keep you informed of any changes to our regular schedules.

Local Donation Points

We have local donation points where you can either drop donations that will be delivered to our foodbank:

Cirencester Library
St Mary's Church, Fairford
Ashcroft Church, Cirencester
Cirencester Baptist Church, Cirencester
Christ Church, Tetbury

Supermarket donations

You can donate items during your supermarket shop by leaving them at donation points at the following locations. Your donations will be delivered to us, where we’ll pack them into emergency food parcels.