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.