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Food banks

Food banks provide emergency food and compassionate, dignified support to people locked in crisis. There are 10 food banks available to residents in St Helens Borough, five of which are managed by The HOPE Centre charity in St Helens and require a voucher from a relevant local agency.

Food banks requiring a voucher
NameAddressOpening times
The Mount

Parr Mount
Traverse Street
Fingerpost
St Helens
WA9 1BW

Telephone: 01744 611771

Monday, 12:30 - 14:30
St Helens Christian Life Centre

Atherton Street
St Helens
WA10 2DT

Telephone: 01744 26414

                                                       

Tuesday, 11:00 - 14:30
Friday, 11:00 - 14:30
St John The Baptist Church

St John Street
Earlestown
WA12 9DG

Telephone: 07519 357098

Wednesday, 11:30 - 13:30
St Helens Parish Church Hall

Church Street
St Helens
WA10 1AF

Telephone: 07599 582848

Thursday, 11:00 - 14:00
Newton Community Centre

Park Road South
Newton-le-Willows
WA12 8EX

Telephone: 01925 224731

Friday, 11:00 - 14:30                

 

Independent food banks - no voucher required
NameAddressOpening times
Sexton Avenue Community Allotments - Foodbank

off Inman Avenue
Parr
St Helens
WA9 2QS

Telephone: 01744 607907

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9260

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11:00 - 13:00
Derbyshire Hill Family & Community Centre

Derbyshire Hill Road
Parr
St Helens
WA9 2PW

Telephone: 01744 607907

Wednesday, 11:00 - 13:00

 

Community food pantries

Pantries operate as a member-led neighbourhood hub and are just like a shop, in that you choose the food you want from the shelves. Members pay a small subscription each week they visit, and in return can choose groceries worth many times more, often saving up to £1,000 a year on shopping bills.

NameAddressOpening times
HOPE Pantry                                                                   

Wesley Methodist Church
Corporation Street
St Helens
WA10 1LF

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9408

Tuesday, 11:00 - 13:00

Thursday, 17:00 - 19:00

St Matthew's Centre Pantry   

St Matthews Grove
Thatto Heath
St Helens
WA10 3SE

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9391

Monday, 18:30 - 20:00

Wednesday, 8.45 - 11.30

St Mark's T.A.N.G.O. Pantry
 

Park Street
Haydock
St Helens
WA11 0BH

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9410

Thursday, 08:50 - 11:00
St Luke's Pantry

Knowsley Road
St Helens
WA10 4PU

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9409

Wednesday, 15:30 - 17:30
St Michael's - Sutton Pantry

St Michael & All Angels Church
Gartons Lane
St Helens
WA9 2RA

Telephone: 07765 736199

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9411

Sunday, 13:30 - 15:30
Cornerstone Food Pantry

Lester Drive Centre
Eccleston
WA10 5BF

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9407

Tuesday, 10.00 - 12.00
St Helens Mobile Pantry

Cross Lane Unite Church
Cross Lane
Newton-le-Willows
WA12 9SP

Sutton Family Hub
Ellamsbridge Road
St Helens
WA9 3PX

Park Farm Community Centre
54 Kentmere Avenue
Carr Mill
St Helens
WA11 7PG

Peasley Cross URC
Beaufort Street
St Helens
WA9 3BQ

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/9413

Monday, 10.30 - 12.30

 

 

Tuesday, 10.30 - 12.30

 

Thursday, 10.30 - 12.30



 

Friday 8.45 - 10.15

 

Domestic Abuse WA12 CIC- Surplus Foodshare Hub

Surplus Foodshare Hub
1a Haydock St
Newton le Willows
WA12 9AB

https://www.thelivewelldirectory.com/Services/10083

Monday-Saturday 10:30am-12:30pm / 8:30pm-9:30pm

Sunday 5pm-6pm

 

How it works

Step one: Find your nearest pantry (you must live in the area in which it is based).

Step two: Go along and join on the day it is open, remembering it is open to everyone in that community.

Step three: Pay your £5 membership each time you visit. Sit and have a cuppa while you wait for your turn.

Step four: Choose your shopping, which will always be worth more than your weekly membership fee.

Step five: Tell your neighbours and get them to join too.

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Last modified on 09 August 2024