Along with the community around us, Bath Foodbank has been committed to providing support for local families and individuals who need emergency food. We are so grateful for all of you who make this happen: our volunteers and supporters, supermarkets and local businesses, schools and churches.

Over the past few months, we have been working on an important development to make sure local people are best provided for. We are pleased to inform you that Somer Valley and Keynsham Foodbanks are merging with Bath Foodbank. From 3rd June 2025, the new combined foodbank continues as part of Genesis Trust and will be known as the “Bath, Keynsham & Somer Valley Foodbank”.

Foodbanks have been facing ever more challenges in recent years. Not only has there been an increase in the volume and complexities of clients’ needs, but also ever-expanding rules and regulations which inevitably result in increasing workloads and costs. Merging the three foodbanks will help us do our best to serve our clients across the region, not least by generating economies of scale where we can.

The foodbank continues in partnership with Trussell and their nationwide network of foodbanks. Clients from Bath & North East Somerset are already able to access any of the three foodbanks once they receive a voucher, so each foodbank already supports clients from across the area. We have also already joined together in providing Citizens Advice support across all three foodbanks, funded by Trussell.

Grainne Moher, who manages Bath Foodbank and is coordinating the merger said: ‘We are delighted to be supporting clients across the region through the merger. I have been involved with Bath Foodbank since it started in 2011 and believe this merger will best serve the people who need us.’

We are so grateful to everyone from our community who supports the three foodbanks. If you contribute financially to Bath Foodbank, nothing will change – the payment details will remain the same. If you currently support Somer Valley or Keynsham foodbanks, please look out for new details of how to continue to support us. (Details will also be available on our website below.)

And if you would like to start or renew support for the Bath, Keynsham & Somer Valley Foodbank then please do use the link to our current website: www.bath.foodbank.org.uk

We’ll continue to update you as the merger gets going. We look forward to meeting volunteers and clients in Keynsham and Somer Valley as we work together to support people in crisis across our community.