News | Chichester District Foodbank

13 Jun 25

June’s Bites on a Budget Went Down a Treat!

On Friday 6th June we ran a Bites on a Budget session in Midhurst with Waterhaven Place Care Home’s head chef, Anton Korolenko. These free cookery sessions are designed to educate how to turn everyday ingredients (typical of a foodbank emergency food parcel) into delicious, healthy and budget-friendly meals. For this session, participants were […]

31 May 25

CHI-Hub June Event

We’re delighted to let you know that we are launching another CHI-Hub (Chichester Help & Information Hub) event, following the success of the previous in September, which we’d love you to come along to! Our free event on 11 June will provide you with a ‘hub’ to meet with people from a variety of organisations […]

19 May 25

Football VS Hunger: Chichester City Football Club

We are delighted to have Chichester City Football Club on board to give their support and commitment to our Football vs Hunger campaign, a campaign to harness the power of football. Together, the collective support of clubs, fans and footballers across the UK can make a difference in helping to end the need for food […]

23 Apr 25

Welcoming Our Community: New Window Display

What do you do when you are given a vast empty window in a new building to fill? Create a big hello to our community in the form of a kitchen scene! Our Campaigns Coordinator, Keely, and local artist, Sammi Rose, took the challenge of creating a design from a very blank canvas which incorporated […]

15 Apr 25

Making a difference: Our Annual Report

Between April 2024 to March 2025 we have provided 6,206 people with food parcels, with 61.5% of these going to adults and 38.5% to children. We have seen an 8% rise in first time visits, highlighting the ever increasing demand for the foodbank and other related services. The rising cost of essentials remains to […]

7 Apr 25

Chichester College – Stand Stronger Together Poster Design Project

Students from Chichester College’s Art and Design department were invited to design a new poster for our Stand Stronger Together group, which runs each Tuesday morning during term time. This was part of their work experience unit – to be given a brief to fulfil, specific to the client’s specification (in this case, us). […]

28 Mar 25

Our Chichester Foodbank has successfully moved to Quarry Lane

On Monday 24th March, Chichester District Foodbank successfully opened the doors of its new premises, located on Quarry Lane industrial estate, Chichester. Since September 2012 we have been so fortunate to have had the church hall in Orchard Street; however, due to the ever increasing demand for our services from the community, we […]

21 Mar 25

Stand Stronger Together – Nutrition & Hydration

Stand Stronger Together: Nutrition and Hydration Week Did you know that a good diet and plenty of fluids are beneficial for your joints and muscles? This week, our Stand Stronger Together group celebrated Nutrition and Hydration Week, in collaboration with Waterhaven Place, Chichester, and turned their hand to making healthy snacks that were high in […]

19 Mar 25

Bites on a Budget – It’s a Wrap!

Throughout the month of February, we ran a series of cookery workshops, with a focus on learning how to turn the everyday ingredients typical of what’s included in the Food Bank’s emergency food parcels, into delicious, healthy and budget-friendly meals. With the addition of a few store cupboard staples and affordable fruit and vegetables, attendees […]

6 Feb 25

Recipe of the month: Easy to make soups by Chef Anton Korolenko

During February, we’re holding ‘Bites on a Budget’ – a four-week pilot cookery course in Chichester. Chef Anton Korolenko, Head Chef at Waterhaven Place Care Home has put together two delicious, healthy, easy-to-make, affordable soup recipes which participants prepared during our first session. Check out the recipes below! You can find out more about Bites […]

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