Community Larder - Just Say Hello Project and Community Hub

Every Tuesday at for 2 hours
St. Margaret's, Rainham
High Street Rainham Gillingham, ME8 8AN, United Kingdom

The Just Say Hello Food Project
Helping local people in crisis – Take what you need – Leave what you can

Our Community Fridge and Larder is run by a team of friendly volunteers and is open on Tuesdays 9-11am with Community Hub, and Thursdays 10am-12pm. During these times, Rainham residents are welcome to come along to collect some food and toiletries. We don’t require a voucher and all are welcome; we just need to record some basic details to ensure that the larder is being used fairly.

The aim of the larder is threefold: to help local people with food insecurity, to reduce food waste, and to benefit our community by also helping reduce loneliness and isolation. We strive to keep a safe, non-judgmental space where visitors are welcome to stay for a cup of tea and a chat, can take part in the groups running in Church at the same time, and can also access further support in-house, for example, from Citizens’ Advice on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. We also have a list of other organisations offering food and other support that we are happy to share.

We always welcome donations for our Community Fridge, and particularly need UHT milk, tinned meat, fish and vegetables, tea/coffee, cereals and toiletries. These can be dropped off at Church, and we just ask that donations are prior to Best Before and Use By dates.

We also provide emergency food parcels for those in crisis, and run various projects throughout the year, including Easter basket raffles to raise money for the larder, and Christmas dinner hampers to ensure local families have access to a good meal over the festive break.

All information is shared on the Church’s social media, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected].

St. Margaret's, Rainham

For over 650 years we have stood at the heart of the community. Over that time Rainham has grown from a quiet agricultural village to a large residential town of over 30,000 people.

St. Margaret’s offers a variety of services, within a broadly central tradition, which aim to be accessible to those from a wide variety of Church backgrounds and at different stages of their faith journey.

Please look around our website to find out more about what we do and how you might become part of the community of St. Margaret’s Church.

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St Margaret's Parish Office,
St Margaret's Church
High Street
Rainham,
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ME8 7JH
01634 362023

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Community Larder - Just Say Hello Project and Community Hub

Every Tuesday at for 2 hours
St. Margaret's, Rainham
High Street Rainham Gillingham, ME8 8AN, United Kingdom

The Just Say Hello Food Project
Helping local people in crisis – Take what you need – Leave what you can

Our Community Fridge and Larder is run by a team of friendly volunteers and is open on Tuesdays 9-11am with Community Hub, and Thursdays 10am-12pm. During these times, Rainham residents are welcome to come along to collect some food and toiletries. We don’t require a voucher and all are welcome; we just need to record some basic details to ensure that the larder is being used fairly.

The aim of the larder is threefold: to help local people with food insecurity, to reduce food waste, and to benefit our community by also helping reduce loneliness and isolation. We strive to keep a safe, non-judgmental space where visitors are welcome to stay for a cup of tea and a chat, can take part in the groups running in Church at the same time, and can also access further support in-house, for example, from Citizens’ Advice on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. We also have a list of other organisations offering food and other support that we are happy to share.

We always welcome donations for our Community Fridge, and particularly need UHT milk, tinned meat, fish and vegetables, tea/coffee, cereals and toiletries. These can be dropped off at Church, and we just ask that donations are prior to Best Before and Use By dates.

We also provide emergency food parcels for those in crisis, and run various projects throughout the year, including Easter basket raffles to raise money for the larder, and Christmas dinner hampers to ensure local families have access to a good meal over the festive break.

All information is shared on the Church’s social media, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected].

St. Margaret's, Rainham Charity No. 1134849