Ticket, scarf, tin for the foodbank!
It goes a long way but a short distance
When you go to Southend United home pubs, the Blue Boar, Spread Eagle and Railway, you can drop off a donation for the foodbank – just hand a tin of food or some toiletries to staff at the bar.
There is also a donation point in the SUFC box office/ shop, where you can drop off donations anytime you’re in there buying a ticket or merch from the Macron store.
Football fans know the importance of standing up and showing your support
Match day collections at Roots Hall are a highlight in the foodbank Shrimpers’ calendar – when we get together outside the football ground, with lots of collection buckets and friends and ask people to donate on their way into the game.
Away fans are typically really supportive too, in the spirit of #HungerDoesntWearClubColours.
Fans from clubs across the country, at all tiers of the football pyramid, support their local foodbank with collections and campaigns as part of a grassroots movement Fans Supporting Foodbanks. The local Southend branch, Fans Supporting Southend Foodbanks, started in 2019.
Pub quiz
It’s not just match days – get involved with pub quiz fundraisers in 2025.
In January 2025, the Spread Eagle will be hosting our first pub quiz to raise funds for the foodbank.
Quiz night at the Spread Eagle
Join us for a fundraiser quiz night at the Spread Eagle pub, 31st January. KO at 7pm, starting with a picture round while we shake the collection bucket for your £5 suggested donation, followed by rounds on the classic quiz night topics like football, music, general knowledge and Southend.
In need of a warm-up, testing out who's ready to join your team or following our quiz posts on social media? Questions and answers below.
Quiz questions and answers
Seen a leaflet or social post about our quiz nights and want to find out the answers? Here we go:
- Which two Olympic sports take place on a piste? Skiing and fencing (sports, not events!)
- Which James Bond movie features a scene filmed in Southend? Goldfinger.
- According to the proverb, a little <what> is a dangerous thing? Knowledge - so live dangerously and come along to one of our quiz nights!
- Chowder, bisque and pot-au-feu are other words for what kind of food? Soup - and soup makes a great foodbank donation at any of our football drop-off points. Chicken or tomato are always good choices.
- Is lightning more likely to strike during the day or night? Day.
- What sport includes a popping crease, dismissal and square leg? Cricket.
- Which Oasis music video was filmed in Southend, at the Cliffs Pavilion? Rock & roll star.
- In what year did England win the Euros, at Wembley? 2022
- What does the phrase “Hakuna Matata” mean? No worries (bonus points if you sing it! It means no worries for the rest of your days!)
- Which brand of beer makes the most from retail sales in the UK (an estimated £233million in 2023)? Stella Artois, Statista sales data 2023.