Food banks and food clubs

  1. 1. Food banks
  2. 2. Food clubs

2. Food clubs

Food clubs support residents experiencing financial hardship with access to food and basic supplies. They can help provide a sustainable solution to food poverty and reduce the number of people needing to use emergency food banks on a long-term basis.

The Council's community development team have brought together a range of community partners and charitable food distributors, FareShare Sussex, to set up the food clubs.

Joining a food club

Residents who are struggling to make ends meet, can sign up to a food club membership scheme. You can check whether you need a referral to join a food club in your area using the contacts below. Food clubs are open to people living within walking distance of the club.

There is an annual subscription of £1 to join a club and members are asked to pay between  £2 and £3 each week.

Members receive nutritious, in-date surplus food from supermarkets at a discounted price. The food available can include dry and tinned groceries, as well as fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables that are close to their best-before date.

Volunteering at a food club

Our food clubs are in need of volunteers to continue to cultivate the relationships we have built with local supermarkets and to collect food for delivery to the clubs. If you're interested, email communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk. The requirements are:

  • access to a car
  • a degree of physical strength (we sometimes get fairly large donations)
  • availability to collect food in the early evening or early morning at least once a week

Reigate & Banstead food clubs

There are five food clubs in the borough:

Horley Food Club

Merstham Food Club

Redhill Food Club

St Marks Food Club serving Preston and Tattenhams

Woodhatch Food Club

Other help available

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