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Donate food
Our foodbank relies on your goodwill and support. We have permanent collection points across the region in supermarkets, our hubs, and various other locations and are always happy to advise if your church, school or organisation wants to arrange a collection.
Over 90% of the food distributed by foodbanks in The Trussell Trust network is donated by the public – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to our ability to give everyone referred to us a balanced and nutritious three day supply of food.
Our shopping list shows the food items that we need right now.
If you are happy to drop off food donations, please see the table below for our food collection point locations:
***DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK PLEASE CHECK THAT SHOPS OPEN AS USUAL***
| Location of food donation point | Opening hours | Comments |
| Foodbank warehouse, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden |
7 days a week, 9am onwards | Please leave donations in black crate in corridor. |
| Waitrose, Saffron Walden | Mon – Sat 7am – 9pm Sun 10am – 4pm |
Poster at entrance has list of what’s needed |
| Tescos, Saffron Walden | 24 hr except Sun | For in-store shoppers only Near the customer service desk |
| Baptist Church, High St, Saffron Walden | Most days | Church office, entrance on Audley Road |
| Tescos, Great Dunmow | 24 hr except Sun | For in-store shoppers only Next to Costa |
| Touchpoint, Stansted | Thursday & Friday 9am-5pm |
Community Centre, Crafton Green. Just inside front door. |
| Great Dunmow Co-op | Mon – Sat 7am – 10pm Sun 10am – 4pm |
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| Stansted Mountfitchet Co-op | Mon – Sat 7am – 10pm Sun 10am – 4pm |
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| Aldi Saffron Walden | Mon – Sat 8am – 10pm Sun 10am – 4pm |
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| Tesco Express – Saffron Walden | 6am – 11pm | For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Express – Stansted | 6am – 11pm | For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Express – Takeley/Canfield | 7am – 11pm | For in-store shoppers only |
| Tesco Express – Elsenham | 6am – 11pm | For in-store shoppers only |
| QD – Saffron Walden High Street | Daily 9am – 5.30pm | For in-store shoppers only |
| Saffron Walden Building Society | Mon- Fri 9.30am – 4.30pm |
Alternatively you can visit our Amazon Wishlist and bulk-buy items which are delivered direct to our door.
We always welcome donations 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 wherever in the UK they are.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donating food.