Help with food and essentials
If you are struggling with the cost of food and essentials view organisations that can help with emergency support, including food banks and community groceries.
Food collection points include:
The BIG FOOD TRUCK enables individuals and families to access food at a fraction of supermarket prices.
We are working closely with our suppliers to encourage and help them to donate their surplus food safely and effectively, which we then redistribute to our network of members via our food hubs and partners.
Membership is free and once registered, members can choose how much food they need based on the needs of their household. For example an individual bag, a family set of 3 bags or a large family set of 6 bags.
- Single bag £4
- Family set of 3 bags £6.50
To register
Text your name to your preferred location.
Collection hours
Collection from @ The Grange - Monday 1.30pm until 2.30pm
Collection from Blackpool Football Club - Tuesday 2pm until 3pm
Collection from Layton Methodist Church - Thursday 2pm until 3pm
Collection from the Harbour NHS staff and in patients only - Wednesday 1.30pm until 2.30pm
Contact
07860 027502 : For collection from the Harbour
HIS Provision bring their mobile pantry to Community Centres each week
You can purchase £5 to £10 worth of tins, packaged food, toiletries or cleaning items (these are offered at or below supermarket prices).
Then you can choose from a selection of free products including bakery, fruit and vegetables, dairy and frozen foods. Your shop will have a value of approximately £20 to £25.
Visit the Life Centre, Raikes Parade, FY1 4EY
- Tuesday 12.30pm to 2.00pm
- Wednesday 11.00am to 12.30pm
- Thursday 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Or
Visit the mobile pantry:
- Claremont Park Community Centre, FY1 2QJ, on Tuesday 1.00pm to 2.30pm
- Argosy Court, FY3 7PW, on Thursday 9am to 12noon
- Ibbison Court, FY1 4AT, on Thursday 12.30pm to 2.00pm
Helping Blackpool families fed and give members access to support
Membership £5
Shop twice a week for £4 each time.
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday 9.30am until 4.30pm
01253 934511
Kings Church
241 Bispham Road, Blackpool, FY2 0LB
Amazing Graze Blackpool Free Food Shop
We have an honesty policy in place where individuals promise only to take 10 items per visit. Families who register will be entitled to more items depending on their current circumstances.
Opening Hours
Tuesday and Friday 5pm to 7pm
Amazing Graze
44 Bolton Street, Blackpool, FY1 6AA
Many of our Blackpool welcoming places can also help with food. Some also provide help and information about cooking on a budget
School meal support during holidays
Families entitled to free school meals will also receive vouchers during holiday periods. For more information contact your school.
Other useful links
There are also apps and websites available to help you budget for or access food, including:
- BBC Food £1 Dinners – budget recipes from the BBC, costed across four supermarkets at £1 a portion
- Meal Plans – free weekly meal plans to help feed your family for around £20 a week
- Olio – connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses so surplus food can be shared
- Too Good To Go – lets you buy and collect food that would otherwise go to waste at cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops and manufacturers