Community Pantry
Our Community Pantry helps local people stretch their budgets further while reducing food waste. By redistributing surplus supplies alongside purchased essentials, we make good-quality food more affordable and ensure nothing goes to waste.
For just £5 per weekly shop, members can select groceries worth at least £30 (and often more) including fresh fruit and vegetables, chilled and frozen food, cupboard staples, and hygiene products.
The Pantry is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am–2pm and is available to anyone in the community without the need for a referral.
Now supporting over 850 members, the Pantry has become a lifeline for households across Hart.
Supported by the Household Support Fund, The Pantry is run in partnership with Hart District Council and Hampshire County Council. We have a wonderful team of volunteers who help to keep The Pantry running. Together, we are helping to make sure vulnerable families and individuals can access affordable food, community services and inclusive opportunities to thrive.
I am grateful for the pantry being here. The volunteers are really lovely and very helpful. It is great that I can get a variety of food, that helps to supplement my shopping, as my family and I would not be able to survive without it.
Local resident
Frequently Asked Questions
Each shop costs £5, and every family is welcome to shop once per week.
Anyone can sign up.
If you would like to use the pantry to shop you can just come along during opening hours (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am – 2pm) to register.
If you would like to donate to the Pantry, small donations can be dropped off during our opening hours — 10am to 2pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday.
For business donations or larger contributions, please call 01252 872337 or email jeanp@yateleyindustries.net to arrange a suitable time.
We offer a wide selection of items, which varies each week depending on donations. During a weekly shop, each member is allowed 5 ambient, 1 fridge and 3 freezer items, 2 hygiene products, bread if available and fresh fruit & vegetables.
No, you do not need a referral.