Rea Valley Foodbank is a newly constituted organisation that has been established to
provide food to Minsterley, Pontesbury and surrounding villages. Launching on Tuesday
September 27th at Holy Trinity Minsterley from 10-12 and every Tuesday morning
thereafter; and every Thursday morning at St George’s Pontesbury, we will be working in
partnership with Foodbank Plus, guaranteeing there will always be enough food however
many customers the foodbank serves.
Rea Valley Foodbank has arisen out of a partnership between five local churches (Anglican,
Congregationalist, and Baptist) and other supporters, including Good Neighbours,
Pontesbury. We have a wonderful pool of colleagues who will staff the foodbank,
undertaking a variety of different roles. However, we do need your support. You can make
food donations at any of the following locations:
The Coop Pontesbury Holy Trinity Minsterley
Hope Church Hignetts
Pontesbury Baptist Church Pontesbury Congregational Church
Minsterley Methodist Chapel St George’s Pontesbury
We are seeking other locations to make donating food as straightforward as possible.
There is an up-to-date list which is refreshed weekly at https://
www.barnabascommunityprojects.org/shrewsburyfoodbank
We are also seeking financial partners, those who will take out a small standing order to
ensure our long-term viability. For details as to how to do this, please contact our
Treasurer, Jonathan Brown, at jonathan.starfish@hotmail.com Independent foodbanks
only survive through the generosity of their supporters and the hard work of their
volunteers.
If you have any questions about Rea Valley Foodbank, please contact its Chair, Revd Greg
Smith at rectorpontstip@gmail.com