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This project successfully funded on 18th July 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Bexhill & Battle Foodbank Summer Picnic Project
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Aim: Help us to provide picnic packs to all our families this summer to ensure all children have a good meal despite not being in school.
Established in 2012, the Bexhill and Battle foodbank provided food to 6670 people in the financial year ending March 2025, a great many of whom were families with school-age children. With the long summer holiday approaching, many families will be wondering how they can keep everyone fed without the certainty of a hot school meal.
We can all enjoy a picnic....
We want to ease the burden on all our clients by offering an extra bag of picnic provisions (in addition to their regular food parcel), so all the family can have a nutritious and enjoyable lunch together - maybe even outside if the weather is fine!
As well as picnic supplies - sandwich provisions, cartons of juice, cereal bars, crisps etc, we want to provide sun cream and some fun outdoor toys so the children can all enjoy their time in the sun, getting fresh air and enjoying the many free activities in our local area.
Family Time & Increased Mental Wellbeing
By providing picnic provisions, we will help families to spend time together (no matter the age differences) as they can go somewhere free like the park or the beach and enjoy fresh air and some fun exercise together playing ball games, skipping or having a water fight. We believe this opportunity for families to get outside and spend time together without the worry of how they will afford it will improve mental well-being for adults and children alike.
We've been working closely with our local schools for some time now, and many refer clients to us on a regular basis. We also have Summer and Christmas projects to get food, vouchers and other supplies to those identified by the school as being the most in need.
Parents coffee mornings
This summer, we are also hosting a couple of coffee mornings to give out our picnic hampers, and we'll be chatting to parents about what is making life difficult at the moment. Which are the struggles that cause the most headaches? Our Community Development Lead, Jenni, will take note of these and use them to help develop her local campaigning strategy.
If you are having to make the impossible decision of whether to buy enough food, or pay an essential bill...
We are available to everyone in crisis in Bexhill, Battle & the surrounding rural villages (not served by another foodbank).
Please tell them to come along when we are open, or contact us at [email protected] // 01424 736515 // 07866 570468
We see clients from all walks of life, and everyone is treated with the same respect:
"Thank you, it was nice not to feel judged, but made to feel welcome and not alone" A client at Bexhill.