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27 Jan 25

Pancake Race 2025 – 4th March 2025

Photo courtesy of Spencer Mulholland Photography

Am I the first to say this year is going quickly?  Already at the end of Jan and my plans for the 2025 Pancake race are well underway.  I hear some participants have already been practicing their fast starts and flipping.   The same drill as before… Run, flip, run, flip, run, flip, Fun!!  We […]

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10 Feb 25

What are you giving up?

Did you start the year as you meant to go on, was your January dry or did you have a vegan diet detox? Do you remain focused and continue your new year habits into the following months or perhaps you take a slightly more gentle approach in the new year and aim to give something […]

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19 Dec 24

Festive Opening Times

Please be aware of our opening times during the festive period.  Full details are available here:   opening times 2024 xmas Our staff and volunteers have been working like Santa’s elves making sure people in the local area do not go hungry this Christmas.  As well as a very busy week at our centres in […]

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19 Dec 24

Looking for the perfect gift?

Buy a gift that matters this Christmas Looking for the perfect gift this Christmas or unsure what to ask for, you can buy a gift that makes a big difference to someone in our local community facing hardship. Why don’t you give a gift of food this Christmas? Donate here if you want to give […]

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18 Oct 24

Preparing for Christmas 2024 with Reverse Advent

Now Harvest is almost under our belt, we are truly thankful for the generous donations collected by Schools, Churches, Community Groups and business’ to support our community this winter. So far we have recorded 5 tonnes of stock donated across 60 groups. Well DONE all involved.  Our target to match last year was 7 tonnes.  […]

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12 Sep 24

HARVEST 2024

Harvest time is here again. It marks the start of our busy period which sets us up for the long winter ahead. This year we are reaching out to the community to ask for your support.  Be it a collection drive in your Church, school, workplace or family or individual.  We have lots of resource […]

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3 Jun 24

Lend a hand 2024 – Salisbury Guildhall Square Saturday 8th June 10 – 3pm

After the success of the Big Help out as part of the 2023 Coronation Celebrations, the “Lend a Hand” theme this year asks us not to be afraid of the word ‘volunteer’ and to remember that just one small act of kindness can make a huge difference. So, if you are in town do your […]

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16 May 24

Salisbury Foodbank usage 2023/24

volunteers preparing emergency food parcel

8,086 emergency food parcels provided to people by Salisbury Foodbank in the last 12 months, as people struggle to get by on low income.   ‘Increase in the number of households with children, specifically 12-16 years increased by 27%’ ‘Increase in the number of pensioners by 10% compared to 2022/23’ New annual figures from the […]

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2 Apr 24

Website email enquiry error – apology

It has recently been discovered that we have not been receiving emails via our website “Contact us” page,  “Email us” We are not sure how long this has been going on for.  Our sincere apologies to anyone who has been waiting to hear back from us and felt like they may have been ignored. The […]

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11 Jan 24

The legendary International Pancake Race 2024!

    DATE: Shrove Tuesday 13th Feb ’24 TIME: 10:45 for 11:00 First Race LOCATION: Salisbury High Street ( Outside Waterstones ) FOOTWEAR: Running shoes, Fancy Dress optional. FREE ENTRY : Pancake Race Entry Form 24 MEMORIES: To last a lifetime.   You could be the NEXT winner of the golden frying pan.  You need […]

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