Beyond Food Banks Food Summit 2026
Communities Together Durham and Food Durham are co-hosting a Food Summit on 14 March 2026. The Summit will explore alternative food provision which goes ‘Beyond Food Banks’ and gives churches and charities a menu of opportunities to investigate different approaches to meet the local needs of those experiencing food insecurity.
BEYOND FOODBANKS
The menu to the Food Summit – March 14th 2026 Sjovoll Centre Framwellgate Durham
The first course: “Come and share” Oct – Nov 2025
Come and Share with the harvest reflections/seminar/workshop
- 8 Oct 6:30pm Felling Gateshead
- 16 Oct 6pm St Thomas’ Pennywell Sunderland
- 29 Oct 6pm St Cuthbert’s Darlington
- 6 Nov 6pm Cuthbert House Durham
- 12 Nov 6pm St Aidan’s Hartlepool
Come and explore why churches are called to respond to the `the hungry’ and bring your stories and some food to Share…
The second course: “Do Something” Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
An Advent/New year Challenge to Do Something with food within your community – CTD will give you £200 to do something that can go beyond a food bank.
Download the application form below. Return to claire.estall@communitiestogetherdurham.org.uk (latest submission by 28/02/26).
Then tell us what you did… tag us on Facebook @communitiestogetherdurham or email at info@communitiestogetherdurham.org.uk
The third course: “Get equipped” to go beyond a foodbank March 14th The Food Summit
The Food Summit March 14th 2026
The Summit will explore alternative provision of food which goes ‘Beyond Food Banks’ and gives churches and charity organisations a menu of opportunities to investigate different approaches to using food for community building and meet local needs of those experiencing food insecurity.