Helping Hand at Christmas
Information on council schemes and foodbanks
If you need emergency support or help with food and/or energy, please contact the council's Helping Hand service using the online form or by calling 01296 531 151. The service is available during usual office hours and is closed at weekends and on the public holiday days over Christmas. If you or someone you know is in significant and immediate need of food and cannot wait until the next working day when the Helping Hand service is open, please contact the Emergency Social Work Team on 0800 999 7677. The team will ask you for information to assess the urgency of your needs and whether help can be provided.
If you need emergency support or help with food and/or energy, you can contact the council’s Helping Hand service using the online form or by calling 01296 531 151. However this service is closed at weekends and on the public holiday days over Christmas.
If you or someone you know is in significant and immediate need of food and cannot wait until the next working day when the Helping Hand service is open, and has no other avenue to help, you can contact the Emergency Social Work Team on 0800 999 77767. Please note they will not be able to provide food on Christmas Day when the shops are closed but otherwise can provide immediate help and advice in an emergency.
You can find out more information about the service and other support available at the Council's cost of living webpages: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living
Aylesbury Foodbank information
SOUTHCOURT BAPTIST
Open Monday 18th December
Closed Friday 22nd December
Closed Monday 25th December and all subsequent Mondays
Closed Friday 29th December
Open Friday 5th January and all subsequent Fridays
BUCKINGHAM PARK
Open Monday 18th December
Closed Monday 25th December
Closed Monday 1st January
Open Monday 8th January and all subsequent Mondays
AYLESBURY METHODIST
Open Monday 18th December
Closed Monday 25th December
Closed Monday 1st January
Open Monday 8th January and all subsequent Mondays
THE OAKS
Closed Tuesday 19th December
Closed Tuesday 26th December
Closed Tuesday 2nd January
Open 9th January and all subsequent Tuesdays
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Open Wednesday 20th December
Closed Wednesday 27th December
Open Wednesday 3rd January and all subsequent Wednesdays
ST PETERS
Open Thursday 21st December
Open Thursday 28th December
Open Thursday 4th January and all subsequent Thursdays
BERRYFIELDS
Open Thursday 21st December
Closed Thursday 28th December
Open Thursday 4th January and all subsequent Thursdays
TABITHA
Open Saturday 16th December
Closed Saturday 23rd December
Closed Saturday 30th December
Open Saturday 6th January and all subsequent Saturdays
The Aylesbury Vineyard Storehouse could also help you - click here https://aylesburyvineyard.church/storehouse
