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A Warm Welcome at Bitterne Station – Our First Friday Pantry at our new home!

On Friday, we opened the doors to our very first Community Pantry at Bitterne Station Hub – and what a heartwarming start it was. After a year of popping up at Board in the City CIC, we made the decision … Continue reading

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Kindness is a blessing – update from Gill (and Speedy)

Gill here with a report on Friday’s pantry – with gratitude to donors and volunteers. Today’s offerings included giant peppers, chocolate biscuits, and soup. Volunteers Ziggy, Abby, and others helped distribute groceries, and new visitors were welcomed. Appreciation was extended to Board in the City CIC for their work. The pantry welcomes visitors next week from 11am to 1pm. Continue reading

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Pantry update by Gill – Friday 24 May ’24 at Board in the City

Gill here on Friday May 24th. Before even arriving at BitC I had pantry users approaching to ask if we open today . Today we had a warm colour theme going on, big juicy oranges, bright red beef steak tomatoes, shiny … Continue reading

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Saturday Social update by Jez – October Books, Sat 18/5/24

Jez here! A quick report on our pop up Saturday Social at October Books on Sat 18/5/24 This was our second one, so numbers are still building as word spread. First in was a lovely soft spoken person who had … Continue reading

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Pantry update by Gill – Friday 17/5/24 at Board in the City

Gill here …Hi everyone! After an unexpected break last week due to a bereavement & unavailability of volunteers to cover (more about that later), we made it back to run the Pantry at Board in the City CIC this week! … Continue reading

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