Category Archives: Food

Uh-oh! We ran out of paid forward drinks and soups!

January is often said to be 1000 days long and, even being less dramatic, this was a long month for our community pantry.  The Pantry opened 11 times in January, and had around 200 visits from people accessing food, toiletries … Continue reading

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Good news for our pantry – and some bad news

First of all the good news! Our friends at Board in the City CIC have agreed that we can host our community pantry there from April! This means we can continue this vital project after we leave our current premises. … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life of the Pantry

Pantry update du jour! Busy day today with lots of people in for hot drinks and groceries. Gill was poorly and Zigz had a medical appointment (not rona, not serious) so Graham held the fort with volunteers Simone & David. … Continue reading

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We had a glitch in our payment system – can you help us catch up?

Thanks so much if you tried to donate last time we sent this email and apologies if you had issues – our payment account and Buy me a Coffee account had a falling out! We are assured it is all … Continue reading

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Help us to rescue food from the bin!

Every week, we collect surplus food from a local food waste charity and local co-ops for our community pantry and redistribute the food. We love taking perfectly good, nutritious food that would become waste and sharing it, or making it … Continue reading

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