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Free Lunches Over Easter Provided by Hackney Food Bank

Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution centres during the Easter Holidays on: Monday 4 April – Thursday 8 April Saturday 9 April Monday 11 April – Thursday 14 April Saturday 16 April These packed lunches will be available to children that may be in need of a packed lunch, with no referral required, and will have the following provided: Cheese sandwich Piece of fruit Raisins Crisps Fruit Juice Locations of theirs distribution centres offering free children’s packed lunches can be found below: Monday 4 & 11 April 11am-1pm St John’s Hoxton Crypt, Pitfield St, N1 6NP Tuesday 5 & 12 April 11am-1pm Our Lady & St Joseph R C Church, 100A…

Hackney Foodbank will be handing out free children’s packed lunches* from all of their distribution centres during the Easter Holidays on:

  • Monday 4 April – Thursday 8 April
  • Saturday 9 April
  • Monday 11 April – Thursday 14 April
  • Saturday 16 April

These packed lunches will be available to children that may be in need of a packed lunch, with no referral required, and will have the following provided:

  • Cheese sandwich
  • Piece of fruit
  • Raisins
  • Crisps
  • Fruit Juice

Locations of theirs distribution centres offering free children’s packed lunches can be found below:

Monday 4 & 11 April 11am-1pm

  • St John’s Hoxton Crypt, Pitfield St, N1 6NP

Tuesday 5 & 12 April 11am-1pm

  • Our Lady & St Joseph R C Church, 100A Balls Pond Rd, N1 4AG

Wednesday 6 & 13 April 5pm-6.45pm

  • The Leaside Trust, Spring Lane, E5 9HQ

Thursday 7 & 14 April 12pm-2.30pm

  • St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church St, N16 9ES

Saturday 9 & 16 April 10.30am-12.30pm.

  • Florence Bennett Centre, Cherbury St, N1 6TL

*Lunches will be handed out on a first come first served basis with no referral required and children must come to collect the lunches.

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