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Affordable Food in Carlisle

Botcherby pop-up pantry

Botcherby Community Centre, Victoria Road, Carlisle, CA1 2UE

Open 12-3pm on Wednesdays.

Drop-in, no need to book, just turn up. Choose 10 items for £3:50.

You can go every week but you can’t get more than 10 items each week.


Harraby Campus pop-up pantry

Harraby Community Centre, Edgehill Road, Carlisle, CA1 3SN

Open Mondays and Wednesdays 1-4pm.

Drop-in, no need to book, just turn up. Any 5 items for £2.50. You can go on both Monday and Wednesday every week but you can’t get more than 5 items each day.


Petteril Bank Fareshare

Petteril Bank Community Centre, Burnett Road, Carlisle, CA1 3BX.

Drop-in service for those living in the area. Open every Wednesday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm – donation contribution.


Carlisle Community Help

For a set membership cost of £6 a week, a bag of food can be ordered online. You need to register for an account and then you can order groceries every week and pick up from your nearest pick-up point. Your order will be delivered to your chosen Community organisation. They
will deliver to these areas on the following days:

  • Mondays – Currock and Upperby
  • Tuesday – Brampton, Denton Holme, Cathedral and Castle
  • Wednesday – Harraby and Botcherby
  • Thursday – City West (Belle Vue, Yewdale and Sandsfield)
  • Friday – Brampton, Belah and Stanwix


Please make sure you have ordered by 10 am the day before. Any orders received after this time won’t be processed until the following week.

https://www.carlislecommunityhelp.co.uk/content/4-how-it-works


To use the above link, scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘sign up today’. You may need a friend who has reasonable English to help you sign up and place your order.

Free Meals

108 Mealbank

108 Botchergate, Carlisle, CA1 1SN

Open Mondays 6pm-7:30pm

No need to book- just go along.

 

Wednesday Breakfast at the Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland, Chapel Street, Carlisle, CA1 1JA

Open Wednesdays 8am-9:30am

No need to book- just go along.

 

Wednesday Breakfast at Cornerstone, Denton Holme

Cornerstone, 62-66 Denton Street, Carlisle, CA2 5EH

Open Wednesdays 8am-9am.

No need to book- just go along.

 

If you sign up for English classes at Carlisle College you will get a free lunch at the college on the day or days you have your classes (if the classes are in the morning or afternoon).


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