- Boston
- East Lindsey
- Lincoln City
- North Kesteven
- North Lincolnshire
- South Holland
- South Kesteven
- West Lindsey
Ways to support your local foodbank
How to request food and provisions from a foodbank
Find your nearest foodbank on the map below
Click on the pin for more details
Contact them to find out how to get support
Some foodbanks will give food to anyone who needs it, during their opening hours – you just have to ask.
Some foodbanks need an agency to refer you (e.g. a key worker, GP or Citizens Advice Bureau).
If you need support and are not working with any support agency, contact your local foodbank to find out how to get a referral. For example, in Lincoln anyone can contact the City Council welfare helpline: 01522 873382
Don’t hesitate to ask for help if you are struggling to put decent, healthy food on the table.
During the Covid pandemic, some foodbanks do things differently to normal, for example they might offer delivery or ask you to come at a certain time.
Foodbanks are all a bit different, and are often run by volunteers.
Some of the organisations on the map are not foodbanks at all, but another sort of organisation that might be good to know about. Check out what’s in your area, on the map or on the list below, organised in Districts:
Boston
Boston Food Bank – Blenkin Memorial Hall, 1 Wormgate, Boston PE21 6NP
Centrepoint Outreach (Boston) – Belmont House, 15 Red Lion Street, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6PZ
East Lindsey
ECHO Street Kitchen – Van-based street food, Edward Street, Grimsby
Louth Community Larder – Churches Together Foodbank, Louth Trinity Centre, Eastgate, Louth LN11 8DJ
Neighbours Kitchen – The Priory Hotel, 149 Eastgate, Louth LN11 9AJ
Skegness Foodbank – The Storehouse, North Parade, Skegness PE25 1BY
Spilsby Foodbank – New Life Centre, Church Street, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE235DU
Wragby ChEF (Children Eat Free) & meals on wheels – Hansard Hive, Silver Street, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5PJ
Wragby Foodbank – All Saints Church, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5RA (Collection point at rear of church)
Lincoln
ECHO Street Kitchen – Van-based street kitchen, hot and cold food – YMCA, St. Rumbold Street LN2 5AR
Eden St Giles – St Giles Methodist Church, Addison Drive, Lincoln LN2 4LH
LIFT project – Breakfast cafe for homeless people – 9 Croft St, Lincoln LN2 5AX
Lincoln Community Larder – St Giles Methodist Church, Addison Dr, Lincoln LN2 4LH
Lincoln Community Larder – YMCA Annexe, Rosemary Lane, LN2 5AR
Lincoln Community Larder – St John the Baptist Parish Hall, Laughton Way, LN2 2ES
Lincoln Foodbank – Birchwood Life Church, 127 Birchwood Avenue, Lincoln LN6 0JE
Lincoln Foodbank – Bridge Community Hub, 107-115 Newark Road, Lincoln LN5 8NQ
Lincoln Foodbank – Central Methodist Church, 123 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7PR
Lincoln Foodbank – Moorland Park Methodist Church, 46 Skellingthorpe Road
Lincoln
LN6 7RB
Monks Abbey Primary School – Support for school families – Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5PF
North Kesteven
Community Larder – Martin Village Hall, High Street, Martin LN4 3QY
Sleaford New Life Community Larder – New Life Centre, Mareham Lane, Sleaford NG34 7JP
North Lincolnshire
East Marsh Food Larder – St Andrew’s Church Hall, 2b Albion Street, Grimsby DN32 7DY
West Marsh Food Larder – West Marsh Community Centre, Beeson St, Grimsby, DN31 2QH
Yarborough Food Larder – Littlecoates Community Centre, St Michael’s Rd, Grimsby DN34 5SB
Cleethorpes Food Larder – St Francis of Assisi Church, Sandringham Rd, Cleethorpes, DN35 9HA
Cleethorpes Pitstop – Pitstop in the Park at Sydney Park, Brereton Ave, Cleethorpes, DN35 7RG
South Holland
Crowland Agape Community Larder – Crowland Larder, Methodist church, Reform Street, Crowland, Peterborough PE6 0AN
Gosberton Food bank – Gosberton Parish Church, Westhorpe Road, Gosberton PE11 4EW
Holbeach Community Larder & cafe – Holbeach Reading Rooms, Church Street Holbeach PE12 7LL
Long Sutton Agape Community Larder – portacabin at St Marys Church, Market Place, Long Sutton, Spalding PE12 9JE
Spalding Agape Community Larder – Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, 10 Haverfield Rd, Spalding PE11 2XP
Sutton Bridge Community Larder – St Matthew’s Church, 80 Bridge Rd, Sutton Bridge, Spalding PE12 9SA
South Kesteven
Deepings Food Bank – The Deepings School, Park Road, Deepings, Peterborough PE6 8NF
Stamford Second Helpings Cafe & Community Food Bunker – Stamford Methodist Church, 11 Barn Hill, Stamford PE9 2AE
Stamford & Oundle Foodbank – The Unity Centre, West Street, Stamford PE9 2PR
West Lindsey
Feeding Gainsborough CIC – 11-15 Silver Street, Gainsborough DN21 2DT
Bread & Roses Community Pantry & Market Stall – 2 Market Place, Gainsborough, DN21 2BY
Eudaimonia – Unit 3F, Sandars Road, Heapham Road Industrial Estate, Gainsborough, DN21 1RZ
Community Larder – St Mary’s Church, 9 Lincoln Road, Welton, LN2 3HZ
Ways to support your local foodbank
Donate
You can donate money.
Most foodbanks welcome financial donations, as it gives them the flexibility to buy provisions as and when they are needed, and to cover other running costs.
Please contact your local foodbank to find out how to donate.
For example, you can donate to Lincoln Community Larder via the Just Giving website.
VOLUNTEER
Most foodbanks welcome volunteers, and have a variety of roles, including:
- Fund-raisers, to collect donations in areas of high footfall, such as outside a supermarket, or organise fund-raising events.
- Drivers, to collect and delivery food as needed, possibly driving a van or freezer-vehicle.
- Storeroom assistants, to sort deliveries and prepare food parcels.
Donate Food
You can help by donating food items with a long shelf life, such as rice, UHT milk, tinned vegetables, pasta sauce, etc.
Many foodbanks welcome fresh items, but please check first.
Food drop off points include Lincolnshire Co-op stores and your local foodbank/larder during their opening times, or by arrangement.
Let us keep you posted of news, events and inspiration from Lincolnshire’s good food community
Foodbank updates from our blog:
- Can kids keep bees?They’re not exactly the most usual school pet, requiring considerable knowledge and skills, some specialist equipment, not to mention the careful handling – but the learning opportunities are as bountiful and delectable as the honey! Wyberton Primary Academy near Boston shows us how it’s done, with a little help from Willoughby Road Allotment Association. The… Continue reading Can kids keep bees?
- Mrs Smith: a Low Waste InspirationLincolnshire resident, Mrs Smith (1892-94) can teach us a huge amount about sustainable living, local food and minimising waste. More about Mrs Smith’s life and home, by Sally Bird, Learning and Development Officer at Mrs Smith’s Cottage.
- Four things I’ve learnt – and a question1. Getting your hands dirty is transformative 2. The good food economy is a shared endeavour 3. Intergenerational friendship matters 4. Solidarity is on the rise A question: What would we do differently if we no longer needed foodbanks?
