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Foodbank Christmas opening

Foodbank demand is soaring accross the UK. In the first half of this year Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out 586,907 emergency food supplies. If you would like more information about foodbanks and find out where they are please visit The Trussell Trust website, it has loads of helpful information and locations of local foodbanks.

Written by Fiona

10 Nov, 2017

Foodbank Christmas Opening

Foodbank demand is soaring accross the UK. In the first half of this year Trussell Trust foodbanks gave out 586,907 emergency food supplies.

If you would like more information about foodbanks and find out where they are please visit The Trussell Trust website, it has loads of helpful information and locations of local foodbanks.

We have pulled together the opening hours of foodbanks over Christmas:

Chepstow

The Bridge Church
Unit 1a Critchcraft Buildings
Bulwark Industrial Estate
Bulwark
Chepstow
NP16 5QZ

Christmas week they will be open 10 am - 12 pm on 27th December, closed on 29th December.
Normal opening hours from 3rd January 2018.

Newport

Christchurch Centre
BT Compound
Malpas Road
Newport
NP20 5PP

Closed Monday 25th December and Monday 1st January 2018.
Closed Thursday 28th December, but open 2 - 4 pm on 4th January 2018

Normal Monday hours from 8th January 2018 (5.30 pm - 6.30 pm)

St Pauls Centre
The Old Post Office
9 Bridge Street
Newport
NP20 4AL

Open as normal 11 am - 1pm on 20th December, 22nd December, 27th December, 29th December, 3rd January and 5th January 2018.

Duffryn Community Centre
Duffryn
Newport
NP10 8TE

Closed on 26th December, will re-open 2nd January 2018, 1 pm - 3 pm.

Pontypool

Eastern Valley Foodbank
Hope Centre,
Unit 5 Pavillion Industrial Estate,
Pontnewynydd,
Pontypool
NP4 6NF

Open 10 am - 12 noon on 23rd December and will re-open on 3rd January 2018.

Monmouth

Monmouth and District Foodbank
Monmouth Baptist Church,
3 Monk Street,
Monmouth,
NP25 3LR

Intending to open as normal every Friday 10 - 12 noon.

Risca

Risca foodbank
The Salvation Army,
66a Commercial Street,
Pontymister,
Risca,
Newport,
NP11 6BA

Open 10 am - 12 noon on 22nd December, 29th December, 3rd January 2018. Then back to normal opening hours.


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