Lidl Caister-on-Sea

Caister Community Larder is a registered charity (CIO) set up with the aim of making sure that no-one goes hungry in Caister. To that end, it runs a Community Larder located in a community centre (The Community Spoon) from which users can take a bag of up to 12 items of essential foods and household goods for a payment of a small fee. Other goods, including eg baked goods donated by Lidls, are offered to users free of charge in addition to their bag of 12 items. Two Larder sessions are run each week, and customers are encouraged to stay and chat and enjoy free refreshments. Other agencies drop in during larder sessions to offer support and advice, eg in relation to debt, benefits and health issues. Additionally, the charity distributes emergency foodbank parcels to users referred by other agencies. Another objective is to build community and support individuals through signposting to other resources. The Larder is supported by donations of food from Lidls (via Neighbourly) and from a collecting basket at Caister Tescos. In addition food donations are received from local community groups including Caister Holy Trinity Church and Caister Methodist Church. Financial support has been received from the Caister Community Support charity, from the Norfolk Community Foundation and from other donors, and the Larder is registered as a Nourishing Norfolk food hub.

Free breakfasts on Monday & Thursday mornings Breakfast is served between 8.30am and 10.30am Shepherd's Purse Pantry is open on Monday and Thursday mornings from 9.30am-11am Showers are available to those who need them We have washing facilities available We have various organisations come in and assist any who have problems, such as NHS Wellbeing; Ruth our Parish Nurse who is available usually on a Thursday morning; Samaritans on third Monday of the month; MIND who pop in frequently; and RISE. Clothes are often available. If they are outside, they are free to take, but if they are inside, we ask that you would consider giving pennies towards our costs. Counselling is also available. FOOD outside is freee for anyone who needs to take it. Some food is out of date, but free to anyone who needs it..

Great Yarmouth Pathway is a transforming safe space of light, welcome and engagement for the community of Great Yarmouth to support those in need. We operate to address the poverty and social isolation that is so prevalent in the area. Our goal is to be a venue that accommodates a range of services and provision all under one roof. The support offered has four main strands to it: the provision of a hot meal three times a week via our community cafe, a foodbank session once a week to provide emergency food for people in crisis, provision of a warm, safe space where friendships and support can be offered and signposting clients to organisations who can help with their difficult and complex circumstances. In 2025, we served 15,692 hot meals and distributed 4118 food parcels to individuals in our local community.