Food and Warmth

If you are looking for a warm, friendly place to visit come and join us! Hot drinks and food available from 12 noon to 4.30pm, as well as a warm place to sit and chat.

We are also part of Community Food Share working with Tesco to reduce food waste. We will have free food available from 3pm each Tuesday. Bring a bag, collect some food and stay for a hot drink and something to eat.

For more information please get in touch with us or visit the Warm Welcome website.

Foodshare is open every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 8pm.

We operate from the Lower Back Hall of the Church building. Access is from the side entrance, next to the Church carpark.

Telephone: 07395 242 372

Facebook: facebook.com/foodsharewycliffe

3.30 to 4.30 pm

SHARE is a community project that offers a range of fresh produce including bread and vegetables, which are either surplus or end of day items from the local supermarkets.

Come along with a bag and pick up some food. No referral needed. There is a minimum £1 donation most of which will go towards warm banks in Woodley.

Woodley Food Bank serves the people of Woodley and surrounding areas. If you need a food parcel you can collect one yourself from Emmanuel most week day mornings. Please click here for opening times on the Woodley Food Bank website.

Lunch Bunch operates out of Emmanuel during school holidays. It aims to provide packed lunches for children in need in Woodley.

Please contact Lunch Bunch if you would like to request a lunch. Click here for the website.

Wednesdays: 12pm - 1pm
Thursdays: 6pm - 7pm
Fridays: 6pm - 7pm

Our Community Fridge is open Wednesday to Friday. We offer a selection of free fresh and non-perishable food. This is a drop-in service with no referral needed.

We also run a Toiletries Service every first Tuesday and Wednesday of the month.

Thursdays 12 noon - 5pm.

Join us at St Michael's for a WARM WELCOME

Old, young or in-between, drop in for

• Soup and bread
• Hot drinks and biscuits
• Board games
• A chance to chat

6PM - 7PM

Every Tuesday we provide a sit-in meal for anyone who wants to relax and enjoy a freshly cooked meal.

10.00am -12.00pm

Run by Faith Christian Group with LifeSpring Church.

For a small weekly subscription of £6.00, members of this pantry will be able to have access to food including fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites that will often value £20-£25  or more! Membership is open to the community and local families are strongly encouraged to join.

Contact pavilion@readingpantries.org.uk or call 01189 872 672

5:30 - 6:30pm

Doors open 5pm, free hot drink & cake

Each week SHARE helps over 2000 people in our local community who need support foodwise by redistributing an incredible 40 tonnes of food from local supermarkets and food suppliers that would otherwise go to waste.

No referral is required and the food is free. Our food sharing is for anyone who feels they could do with some help – even if just temporarily. Everyone is welcome. No questions are asked. You will just find friendly faces and plenty of fresh produce

3.30 pm - 5.30 pm

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

For further details, please email Karen at southcote@readingpantries.org.uk or call 0118 987 2672.

10:00am to 1:30pm

We are a warm, welcoming place with hot and cold refreshments, friendly people to chat with and the opportunity for a quiet place to pray or meditate for those who would like. Everything is free of charge.

We partner with the Co-Op Foodshare scheme. Subject to availability, there is food available to take away, free of charge. Bring a bag and help yourself.

Part of the Warm Welcome Space initiative.
Supported by Churches Together in Caversham, Queen Anne's School and the Southern Counties Baptist Association

10am – 1pm

Appointment-based service to those experiencing homelessness, in temporary accommodation and tenancy sustainment. During Community Outreach the hall will be open as a drop-in centre for anyone who is experiencing homelessness or in need.

We can provide:

• Food
• Meals during the times they are being served
• Clothing
• Bedding
• Use of shower room, washing machine and tumble dryer
• Access to a computer (use is monitored)
• Employment plus
• Signposting to the appropriate agencies
• Prayer

11am - 3pm (soup & bread lunch from 12:30pm)

A weekly gathering in a warm place for anyone who would like to join in making lunch together and share life and hobbies.  Soup will be prepared from produce collected from 'Share', and a pop-up 'Share' stall is available with fresh food to take home.
Times of prayer and reflection take place through the session.

12:30 - 1:30pm (free cafe until 2 pm)

No referral is required and the food is free. Our food sharing is for anyone who feels they could do with some help – even if just temporarily. Everyone is welcome. No questions are asked. You will just find friendly faces and plenty of fresh produce.

1 pm - 2 pm – please park in Centre Car Park

No referral is required and the food is free. Our food sharing is for anyone who feels they could do with some help – even if just temporarily. Everyone is welcome. No questions are asked. You will just find friendly faces and plenty of fresh produce.

11 - 3 pm

No referral is required and the food is free. Our food sharing is for anyone who feels they could do with some help – even if just temporarily. Everyone is welcome. No questions are asked. You will just find friendly faces and plenty of fresh produce.

12:30 - 2:30 pm

No referral is required and the food is free. Our food sharing is for anyone who feels they could do with some help – even if just temporarily. Everyone is welcome. No questions are asked. You will just find friendly faces and plenty of fresh produce.

1pm - 3pm 

Whitley Wood Pantry runs in partnership with Reading Family Church

For a fee of £5.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact Jo on whitleywood@readingpantries.org.uk or call 07739414085

10am - 12pm

Run by Faith Christian Group with Wesley Methodist Church.

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact wesley@readingpantries.org.uk or call 01189 872 672

12pm - 2pm

Run by Reading Family Church in partnership with Faith Christian Group.

For a fee of £5.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact Jo on 07739 414 085 or email: whitleywood@readingpantries.org.uk

6pm - 8pm

Launching 15th October 2025.

Run by Faith Christian Group with Em

manuel Methodist Church.

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact emmanuel@readingpantries.org.uk or call 01189 872 672

9:30am - 12:30pm

Run by Faith Christian Group with Coley Park Baptist Church.

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up

Contact coleypark@readingpantries.org.uk or call 01189 872 672

1pm - 3pm

Run by Faith Christian Group, in partnership with Reading Gateway Church.

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more! Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area. You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact stbarnabas@readingpantries.org.uk or call 01189 872 672

10am - 12:30pm

Run by Norcot Mission Church, in partnership with Faith Christian Group.

For a fee of £6.00 each time they shop, members of this pantry will have access to fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites often valuing £20-£25 or more!  Membership is open to those on benefits or low incomes who live in our catchment area.  You can sign up online or pop along to the Pantry and our friendly volunteers will sign you up.

Contact Margaret on norcot@readingpantries.org.uk or call 07821 652 024.