Food pantry

Open 3:00pm to 6:30pm Thursdays to buy affordable food, Stafford Hall in our community living room.

The pantry provides low-cost things to eat during the cost of living crisis. It is different to a food bank because the supplies are not free and you can choose what you take. You can pay by debit/credit card.

What’s available with vary but will be a mixture of tinned or dried staples and fresh fruit or vegetables.

For example, one week, the £4.50 shopping bag contained bread plus a choice of 4 canned and 5 fresh items, as well as some freebie treats. Elsewhere this would have cost over £15.

It’s open to all so pop in to see what’s there. Its a warm homely place to relax, so stay until 7.30pm for:

• hot drinks and snacks
• chating with neighbours
• reading books or magazines
• playing a game
• doing arts and crafts
• taking part in a community meeting

This community living room is also open from 2:00 until 6:00pm on Sundays.

The pantry is partnership. It’s entirely run by QBC volunteers while the provisions come from The Hornbeam. It’s part funded by Waltham |Forest Council and St the non-religious venue provided by St Barnabas Church.

Help get details of the pantry to everyone who needs it: via contacts you have in schools, community networks, housing associations, faith groups and beyond.

If you would like to help in the pantry or with things like communications, get in touch, we would really appreciate it.