A Visit to North Guildford Food Bank During National Volunteers Week.

This week is National Volunteers’ Week and I was therefore delighted to be invited, with my wife Suzanne, to see the great work North Guildford Food Bank undertakes to support the local community.

Now in their 13th year of operation, they are dealing well with the ever increasing demand for their services, thanks to the generous food and financial donations from the local community and the dedication of their team of over 100 volunteers who willingly give their time to help those in need in Guildford and surrounding villages. 

2024 saw an increase in demand for food parcels of over 25% on the previous year and the high level of demand has continued into 2025. When speaking to Jessica (Food Bank Manager) and Geoff (Chair of Trustees) it is clear that clients, volunteers and the staff team feel incredibly grateful and blessed by the generosity of the Guildford community in supporting this ongoing vital support to so many households. 

We greatly enjoyed talking with a number of the volunteers who were all extremely dedicated in preparing the food parcels. On average 45 parcels are prepared each week, but this can rise to closer to 200 around Christmas. There is  always a need for both financial and food donations to sustain their activities, and details of how to help can be found here  https://northguildfordfoodbank.co.uk/food-donations/