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Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support. Donations are gratefully received, be it one item or many.
King’s Lynn Foodbank relies heavily on food donations from the public. These donations help us provide balanced and nutritious three-day food supplies to those in need.
In 2023, we provided 59,733 meals, including 21,771 meals for children. Your food donations are crucial in helping us feed those who are referred to us.
What does the Foodbank need?
Our shopping list on the right shows the food items that we need right now.
You can download the free BankTheFood app to keep you updated on the items we’re running low on and where you can donate. Select King’s Lynn Foodbank as your chosen Foodbank and activate notifications so you’ll get a reminder of what we need when you visit a local supermarket.
Where can I donate food?
You can do an online shop from your usual supermarket and get it delivered directly to our warehouse (4Bryggen Road, North Lynn Ind Est, PE30 2HZ) 9am – 1pm Monday-Friday. Alternatively it can be delivered to our distribution centre (TS Vancouver Building, St Margaret’s Lane, PE30 5DS) 11am – 2pm, Monday-Friday. It’s helpful to let us know if a delivery is booked: [email protected]
Local supermarkets host a permanent donation point where people can leave the donations they purchase during their visit. If you have purchased your donation in a different store, please mark your donation clearly so that we can record the donation weights correctly. Here’s a list of all the donation points in King’s Lynn:
| Location of donation point | Opening hours | Comments |
| Foodbank Distribution Centre | 12-2pm (Mon – Fri) | If there is a queue at the door, please ring 07582 558143 for further instructions |
| Foodbank Warehouse in North Lynn Ind. Est. | Please contact our Warehouse Manager to arrange a mutually convenient time for drop off (07398 120889 – 9am-1pm) | |
| Tesco Hardwick | 24 Hours (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
By the exit For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Gaywood | 6am – 12am (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
Behind the tills For in-store shoppers only |
| Sainsbury’s Hardwick | 7am – 11pm (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
Behind the tills |
| Sainsbury’s Town Centre | 7.30am – 8pm (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
Behind the tills |
| ASDA South Wootton | 7am – 11pm (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
Behind the tills For in-store shoppers only |
| Morrisons | 7am – 10pm (Mon – Sat) 10am – 4pm (Sun) |
Near the tills There are similar donation bags for different charities. If you want your donations to come to us, please take care to choose the right bag for King’s Lynn Foodbank. |
Thank you for supporting us!
We always welcome donations of in-date food and promise to use them to provide help to people in crisis. Occasionally we send food to other nearby foodbanks to support their work particularly if they experience shortages. This ensures your donations go to help people not just in King’s Lynn, but wherever they are in the UK.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.