Lewes District
Local Foodbanks
Lewes District is supported by a range of foodbanks and community food organizations which offer different services, cover certain geographical locations and have distinct referral or membership requirements.
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Lewes District Citizens Advice can provide a referral for the foodbank in your catchment area following assessment of your financial situation if you meet the foodbank's eligibility criteria
Lewes
Lewes Community Fridge
Email address: lewescommunityfridge@gmail.com
Address: 2 Fisher Street, Lewes, United Kingdom
Open Saturdays 10.30 - 12.30
No referral or membership required
Malling Food Bank
Phone number: 01273 486182 or 07539306585
Email address: admin@mallingfoodbank.org
Address: Unit 3, Kings Church, Brooks Rd, Lewes BN7 2BY
Open Mondays 12-1pm. Referral needed.
Landport Food Bank
Phone number: 07793953446
Email address: debbietwitchen@gmail.com
Address: Tenants Resource centre, 2a Horsfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2TA
Open Mondays 2.00 p.m – 2.45 pm
Fitzjohn's Food Bank
Phone number: 07395156873
Email address: fitzjohnsfoodbank@gmail.com
Address: Christ Church, Prince Edward’s Road, Lewes, BN7 1BL
Newhaven & Peacehaven
Havens Community Hub
Phone number: 01273 918226
Email address: havenscommunityhub@gmail.com
Address: 2a Thompson Road, Denton, BN9 0RS
Open every day from 9am. No referral needed.
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Baptist Church Food Bank
Phone number: 07312036610
Email address: mandy.ashenden@newhavenbaptistchurch.co.uk or Katecarver1@gmail.com
Address: Church Hill, Newhaven, BN9 9NA
Wednesday and Friday 9.30-1pm with soup lunch from 11.30am - no referral needed, drop in. Showers and laundry also available. They also run a lunch club on the 3rd Thursday of each month, also a drop-in service 12-2pm. Sign up in advance is required
No referral needed.
SCDA
Phone number: 01273 516032
Email address: enquiries.info@sussexcommunity.org.uk
Addresses:
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Peacehaven Community Supermarket, Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven BN10 8BB
Open on Thursdays from 11am to 1.30pm
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Newhaven Community Supermarket, Meeching Boat Yard, 1 Denton Island, Newhaven BN9 9BA
Open on Mondays from 11am to 1.30pm
No referral needed. Membership required
Full details on SCDA website
Seaford
Seahaven Storehouse
Phone number: 07921 844930
Email address: seahavenstorehouse@gmail.com
Address: Kings-Well, 115-117 Vale Road, Seaford, BN25 3HB
Thursdays 12-2pm
Short-term support can be accessed via self-referral webform
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SEA Community Larder
Email address: hello@seafuture.org
Address: SEA Community Larder, Old Natwest Bank, Clinton Place, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1NL
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 – 1pm. No referral needed.
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Friends of Bishopstone Station
Address: Bishopstone Station, Station Road, Bishopstone, Seaford
Telephone: 07501 672424
Open Monday 10.00 – 1.00
Ringmer
Ringmer Food Bank
Address: The Library, Ringmer Village Hall, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5QH
Open on a Monday from 11am to 12 noon. Referral needed.
One week emergency provision available without referral