Community pantries and food vouchers

Join a community pantry and top up your weekly shop with a wide range of foods. 

There are pantries in Ryde, Newport, East Cowes and Ventnor. There is a Community Larder in Pan for people who live in East Newport. It operates in a very similar way to the community pantries. 

You need to become a member to take part. Joining a community pantry is not means tested and you do not need to be on benefits to go to the pantry. You can any pantry, you don't have to use the one nearest to you. 

For £5 a week, you will receive over £15 worth of fresh, frozen, tinned and dry food.  You don’t have to use the pantry every week. If you have specialist food needs, please talk to the pantry staff. 

East Cowes Community Pantry

Community Spirited, Vectis Road, East Cowes, PO32 6HN
01983 296592

Opening hours

Tuesday, 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Wednesday and Thursday, 10:30am to 12:30pm

Ventnor Community Pantry

Baby Box, Victoria Street, Ventnor, PO38 1EJ
07961 959003

Opening hours:

Tuesday 3pm to 6pm
Saturday 11am to 2pm

Ryde Community Pantry

Oakfield CE Primary School, Appley Road, Ryde, PO33 1NE
01983 563732

Opening hours

Monday, Wednesday and Friday
3.00pm to 4.30pm

Newport Community Pantry

The Pyle Street Pantry, Newport Congregational Church, 98 Pyle Street, PO30 1UH
07300329610
pylestpantry@gmail.com 

Opening hours:

Wednesday 11am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm 

Pan Community Larder

Downside Community Centre, Furrlongs, Newport, PO30 2AX.
The Pan Community Larder is for people living in Pan, Pan Meadows, Barton and Fairlee.
01983 248170
enquiries@pantogether.org.uk

Opening hours:

Tuesday and Friday 12pm to 2 pm

If you can’t get to these places, please talk to the pantry about whether delivery service is available.

Isle of Wight Council libraries in Ryde, Newport, East Cowes and Ventnor take accept donations of non-perishable food for their local community pantry. 

Food vouchers

Some families are eligible for food vouchers funded by the Department for Work and Pensions’ Household Support Fund.  Our connect4communities team manage the scheme on the Island. More information about the food vouchers and who is eligible is on the connect4communities website.