Author: Sarah Avery

Fresh Hope Pantry

We are a family pantry with a membership fee.

We are a foodbank referrer and we offer a listening ear and signposting to other services.

Geographic Area: Cheltenham, around the local area of St Paul’s, St Peters and the Moors

Opening Days: Monday and Friday
Opening Times: Monday (during term-time) 3:30 - 5:00, Friday 9:00 - 12:00

Membership Model

Cost: £4.00 for 10 store cupboard items, 2 fresh or frozen items and free fruit and veg.

Contact Details

The Rock, St Peter’s Church, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham GL51 9AH
Jude@freshhope.co.uk
www.facebook.com/Freshhopepantry
Collection Service
Ambient Food Items
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Chilled Food
Frozen Food
Suitable for Vegetarians
Suitable for Vegans
Dairy-Free Available
Gluten-Free Available
Allergies catered for
Ready Made Meals (reheatable)
Meal kits (recipes/ingredients)
Toiletries
Household Items

School House Cafe Community Lunch

We run a community lunch in partnership with Wiggly charity and Good Food Cheltenham.

This is cooked with locally grown, chemical free food and operates on a pay as you can basis.

We offer a friendly welcome and signposting to other support where we can

Access: The lunch is open to all

Geographic Area: Cheltenham

Opening Days: Monday
Opening Times: 12:30 - 1:30

Contact Details

School House Cafe, St Paul’s road, Cheltenham, GL50 4EZ
hello@schoolhousecafe.co.uk
07476 224038
@shccheltenham
www.facebook.com/shccheltenham
@shccheltenham
Collection Service
Suitable for Vegetarians
Suitable for Vegans
Dairy-Free Available
Gluten-Free Available
Allergies catered for
Hot Meals Provided

Springbank Community Lunch

Springbank Community Group will be running a pay as you can community lunch at 12:30 on the last Friday of the month.

Join them in the community cafe at the Ro Smith Pavilion for a home cooked style lunch.

The meal is pay as you feel or pay as you can.

Geographic Area: Predominantly, but not exclusively, West Cheltenham

Opening Days: Friday (last Friday of the month)
Opening Times: 12:30

Contact Details

Springbank Community Group CIC, Ron Smith Pavilion, Springbank Way, Cheltenham, GL51 0LH
https://www.springbankcommunitygroup.org
Info@springbankcommunitygroup.org
07545 324225
@SpringbankCG
www.facebook.com/SpringbankCG/
@springbankcommunitygroup
Hot Meals Provided

Cheltenham Food Strategy Group

Following our launch in June 2023, a  Food Strategy Group has formed and has started to explore the issues identified through our launch and from conversations across the borough.

This group is facilitated by Feeding Gloucestershire and comprises of representatives from –

Cheltenham Borough Council, Feed Cheltenham, Good Food Cheltenham/Project Grow, Planet Cheltenham/Vison 21 and local business

Bringing together community food support, community growing, sustainability and business with local government to explore a food strategy for Cheltenham. This group is working to identify the priority areas needed to create a sustainable food network and strategy.

The first strand of work that has been identified is food surplus/waste with a meeting scheduled for the 9th of February.

 

Nourishing Gloucester Forum

Building a sustainable food network was one of the priority areas identified at Feeding Gloucestershire’s launch in Gloucester and reflects the recommendations made in Nourishing Gloucester: A Food Strategy for All

Through the Nourishing Gloucester Forum, which is being facilitated by Feeding Gloucestershire and Gloucester City Council,  we will explore how we can bring together strategic and policy priorities with practical community delivery, knowledge and experience – to identify key development areas and create an action plan that is reflective of the needs of Gloucester City and the organisations that support the city.

At our first Forum meeting in November 2023 we explored two questions

  • What we need for a Sustainable Food Network by 2030?
  • How can we create the Network and who should be around the table?

Since our last forum we have been working in the background and we now have a dedicated email address, nourishinggloucester@gmail.com, and social media accounts so you can connect with us –Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

At our next forum on the 1st February 2024 we will be looking at deciding our priorities and asking who will join us to take this work forward