Food Aid

For more information such as collection times and eligibility please contact directly.

Peterborough Foodbank offer food parcels to those who are unable to afford food. If you need support from Peterborough Foodbank, please call the FREE National Citizens Advice Line 0808 2082138 (open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm). In addition to be being able to issue foodbank vouchers, they can provide information and advice on welfare benefits and debt issues. Find out more on their website.

Anyone can access Millfield Community Fridge. They offer free fruit, veg, bread and other basic supplies. They rely on donations of  surplus food from supermarkets, food businesses and individuals. Open Door Baptist Church Hall on Searjeant Street, Millfield, Peterborough PE1 2LY. Phone: 07443 653 710 or visit their Facebook page.

Paston Farm Centre community fridge is available to everyone. Anyone can come and take some food, choosing what they want. You need to bring carrier bags as they are unable to supply. Paston Farm Centre, Freston, Paston, Peterborough PE4 7XP. Phone: 01733 570310. Check days and times on their ‘What’s On’ page.

Food Cycle’s mission is to nourish communities using surplus food. They provide a hot meal with company and conversation. Please see their website or email them at [email protected]
for up-to-date information on how to access.

Westraven Community Fridge
Westraven Community Café’s community fridge is open every day.  24-28 Hampton Court, Westwood, Peterborough, PE3 7JA. Phone: 01733 330 040

The Food Basket is a community fridge operating in the Orton, East, and First Steps Child & Family Centres. They offer local fresh food to the community, reducing food waste and tackling food insecurity. Phone 07751 645 513, Email [email protected], or see their Facebook page.

If you live or work within a 15 minutes radius of the Woodfield Park Community Centre you can join Family Action’s Food On Our Doorstep (FOOD) club for £1 a year and purchase a preordered bag of food every week worth approximately £15 for just £3.50. Woodfield Park Community Centre, Normanton Road, Welland, Peterborough, PE1 4XE. Phone: 01733 893 361.

St Peter’s Food Bank
St. Peter’s work in partnership with Yaxley Parish Council, local schools and other voluntary and statutory organisations in the wider Peterborough area to help meet the local need. They also signpost to agencies who can offer additional help and begin to resolve any underlying problems. To speak to Foodbank, please phone: 07579 825798. 43 Church St, Yaxley, PE7 3LH. Find out more on their website.

Thorney Eye and Surrounding Areas Food Bank
This is a completely community run Food Hub based in Thorney. They aim to provide parcels that will support feeding the family for a week, as well as hygiene products. They do not require any referrals but do ask that if you require a parcel please email [email protected] by 6pm on a Friday for collection on Saturday morning.

St Luke’s Food Hub
The Food Hub offers a hot drink and friendly chat, plus a parcel with a range of non-perishable food and hygiene essentials, with signposting to other support if needed. It runs out of St Luke’s Church in Orton Malborne but is open to all. Fridays 11:30 – 1pm. Email  [email protected]

Little Miracles
Little Miracles supports families that have children with additional needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions. They can provide and where needed deliver weekly food parcels for any families that have a child with a disability. Get in contact on 01733 262226 or email [email protected] to find out how they can help.

Bretton Baptist Church Hub
Copeland, South Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 6YJ
Telephone: 0782 143 5426
Email: [email protected]
Opening times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am to 12 noon. Community Café serving tea, coffee and cake. From 11am to 12 noon, soup and rolls. Collecting food parcels and help with form filling.

Faizan-E-Madinah Mosque Hub
Old Nursery Building, 51 Cobden Street, Peterborough
Telephone: 0787 104 2797
Email: [email protected]
Opening times: Food parcels (non-perishable) and winter packs for those who have no recourse to public funds. Public engagement time – Thursdays and Fridays, 8am to 12.30pm. Can drop in to pick up food parcels.

Husaini Islamic Centre Hub
4 Burton Street, Peterborough, PE1 5HD
Email: [email protected]
Visit the Husaini Islamic Centre website
Opening times: Thursdays and Fridays – food pantry and community fridge – 6pm to 10pm. All welcome. Please confirm attendance by phone – 07498 171402 or 07803 130903.

Nigerian Community in Peterborough (NCP) and Life Money
The Fletton Centre Hub, 139B Fletton Avenue, Peterborough, PE2 8BY
Email: [email protected]
Visit the Nigerian Community in Peterborough website
Opening times: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10am to 2pm for non-perishable goods.
NCP and its volunteers will help provide a welcoming environment for those who come to collect food. They will provide refreshments and an opportunity to chat, access the internet, printing and photocopying, and signposting to Life Money, Global Café and Life Tots.

East Community Centre Hygiene Bank
Free essentials care packs subject to availability, includes supplies such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine hygiene items, and nappies. Contact them to fill in a short eligibility form: [email protected]
Collection by appointment.

Peterborough Homeless Helpers
Provision of food, clothing, toiletries and other essentials to rough sleepers, the homeless and those transitioning into accommodation. Contact them on their Facebook page or email [email protected]

Peterborough Soup Kitchen is a local charity for homeless and disadvantaged people from in and around the city. They serve a hot meal from their van at Wellington Street carpark M – F evenings and earlier on Saturday and Sunday; check times on their website. Phone: 01733 315 456 or email [email protected]