Our Community Pantry is one of a growing number of community food projects across the UK, supplying low cost, high quality food to local residents helping food budgets stretch further. We are open to families of students at Oasis Academies Mayfield and Sholing along with residents living in SO18 and SO19 postcodes.
We are currently remodelling our Pantry with 3 pop-up Pantries across 3 different locations and days.
On Tuesdays 11am – 2:30pm we are based at Southampton Sholing Salvation Army Church, 93 North East Road, Sholing SO19 8AF.
Our 2nd pop-up Pantry is opening on Friday 9th January 2026. We will be at Oasis Hub 47 Melchet Road Harefield SO18 5GW. The Pantry session will run from 11am – 1pm and will include a Community Lunch from 12noon.
Details of our 3rd pop-up Pantry location, day and time coming soon.
For the membership fee of £5 there will be a selection of fresh, chilled and store cupboard food, toiletries and household items available for you to select from to an approx. value of £20-£25. We can accept card or cash payments.
Our Pantry is about so much more than just food. Our friendly team offer a cup of coffee, a listening ear and friendship. We can help you access support with utility bills, white goods etc. A Social Prescriber joins us each week.
We accept and are grateful for donations of in date and unopened food, household and toiletry items. These can be dropped off to one of our donation points or during our Pantry session at Salvation Army 93 North East Road Sholing So19 8AF (Tues 11.30am-2.30pm). Donation point locations: Peartree Practice main site in Sholing and branch site in Bitterne. The Old Fire Station Surgery. Woolston Lodge Surgery. Chartwell Green Surgery. Oasis Academy Mayfield reception.
To make a financial donation please visit our Donate page.
We’re partnering with The Big Difference and FareShare, who work to reduce the amount of food sent to landfill by providing a way to match up surplus, in-date food with individuals and families on low incomes. We are also regularly supported by Tescos, Aldi and the Coop as well as the two Oasis academies on the East of Southampton.
How to register.
You can self-refer using this link https://forms.office.com/e/e5Ybytk9wz
You can ask someone who is working with or supporting to refer you using this link https://forms.office.com/e/QcxzfrkzsB
