Christmas Community Food Support 2025

 Community Food SUPPORT opening times 20tH December 2025 - 5th January 2026

 

Saturday 20th December

  • Romsey at The Edge Café Food Hub: 351 Mill Road, CB1 3DF. Open 10.00am - 11.30am. Check their Facebook page before visiting for any changes to opening hours.

  • Abbey at East Barnwell Community Centre Food Hub: 640 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8RS. Open 11:00am - 12.30pm. Check their Facebook page before visiting for any updates to opening hours.

  • Fairbite Queen Edith’s : St James’ Church, Wulfstan Way, CB1 8QJ. Open 10.30am - 12pm.

  • FoodCycle Christmas Community Meal at St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church: St Andrew’s Street, CB2 3AR. 12:30pm. A sit-down, cooked community meal every Saturday lunchtime at St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church. No pre-registration required. For more information, see their website or Facebook page.

 

Sunday 21st December

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Cambridge Community Kitchen provide free, hot, plant-based meals to anyone who needs them, available for collection, 6.00pm - 6.30pm, or delivery to anywhere in the city, postcodes CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

 

Monday 22nd December

  • Abbey at East Barnwell Community Centre Food Hub: 640 Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 8RS. Open 1:00pm - 2.30pm. Check their Facebook page before visiting for any updates to opening hours.

  • Romsey at The Edge Café Food Hub: 351 Mill Road, CB1 3DF. Open 10.00am - 11.30am. Check their Facebook page before visiting for any changes to opening hours.

  • St Paul’s Hills Road Christmassy Simple Supper: Hills Road, CB2 1JP. A free Christmassy meal with people who are homeless, vulnerably housed or on low income, served 6-7pm, arrive from 5.30pm to help set up. 

Tuesday 23rd December

  • Chesterton Methodist Church Foodbank: 1 Ashfield Road, CB4 1RW. Open 10.00am - midday. Only people with a valid Food Bank voucher can visit. To apply for a foodbank voucher the National Citizens Advice helpline can be reached on 0808 2082138. Callers will talk to a trained advisor who can issue a foodbank voucher if they think it’s needed.

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen - Eat in Tuesdays: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Open 6 - 9pm, also available to take away. Meals also available for delivery from 4.30pm, to anywhere in the city CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

Wednesday 24th December

  • St Paul’s Church: Cambridge City Foodbank Welcome Centre: Hills Road, CB2 1JP. Open 10.00am - 2.00pm. Only people with a Foodbank voucher can visit. For more information on how to get a Foodbank voucher, click here.

Thursday 25th December

  • St Philip’s Church Christmas Day Warm Space - chat over warm drinks and a piece of Christmas cake. 2.30 - 4pm at St Philips Church, 185 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AN.

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Cambridge Community Kitchen provide free, hot, plant-based meals to anyone who needs them, available for collection, from 4.30pm, or delivery to anywhere in the city, postcodes CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

Friday 26th December

  • C3 Community Church Food Truck Friday: Based at C3 Church on Coldham’s Lane (opposite Sainsburys), CB1 3HR. Served 12:00pm - 2:00pm. No need to pre-register, just go along.

Saturday 27th December

  • ALL SERVICES CLOSED

Sunday 28th December

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Cambridge Community Kitchen provide free, hot, plant-based meals to anyone who needs them, available for collection, 6.00pm - 6.30pm, or delivery to anywhere in the city, postcodes CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

Monday 29th December

  • Northstowe Cambridge City Foodbank: Northstowe Temporary Community Centre, 1 The Green, Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, CB24 1FD. Open 1 - 3pm. Only people with a Foodbank voucher can visit. For more information on how to get a Foodbank voucher, click here.

Tuesday 30th December

  • Chesterton Methodist Church Foodbank: 1 Ashfield Road, CB4 1RW. Open 10.00am - midday. Only people with a valid Food Bank voucher can visit. To apply for a foodbank voucher the National Citizens Advice helpline can be reached on 0808 2082138.

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen - Eat in Tuesdays: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Open 6 - 9pm.

Wednesday 31st December

  • OLEM Church: Cambridge City Foodbank Welcome Centre: Hills Road, CB2 1JR. Open 10 am - midday. Only people with a Foodbank voucher can visit. For more information on how to get a Foodbank voucher, click here.

Thursday 1st January

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Cambridge Community Kitchen provide free, hot, plant-based meals to anyone who needs them, available for collection, 6.00pm - 6.30pm, or delivery to anywhere in the city, postcodes CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

Friday 2nd January

  • Romsey at C3 Centre Foodbank: Coldhams Lane, CB1 3HW. Open 10.30am - 2.00pm. Only people with a valid Foodbank voucher can visit. To apply for a foodbank voucher the National Citizens Advice helpline can be reached on 0808 2082138.

  • C3 Community Church Food Truck Friday: Based at C3 Church on Coldham’s Lane (opposite Sainsburys), CB1 3HR. Served 12:00pm - 2:00pm. No need to pre-register, just go along.

Saturday 3rd January

  • Romsey at The Edge Café Food Hub: 351 Mill Road, CB1 3DF. Open 10.00am - 11.30am. Check their Facebook page before visiting for any changes to opening hours.

  • Fairbite Queen Edith’s: St James’ Church, Wulfstan Way, CB1 8QJ. Open 10.30am - 12pm.

Sunday 4th January

  • Cambridge Community Kitchen: The Lockon, 11-12 Fair Street, CB1 1HA. Cambridge Community Kitchen provide free, hot, plant-based meals to anyone who needs them, available for collection, 6.00pm - 6.30pm, or delivery to anywhere in the city, postcodes CB1 to CB5. Sign up for their free meals here.

 

Please Note THEse SERVICES ARE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

  • Abbey at East Barnwell Community Centre Food Hub: CLOSED Wednesday 24th December, Saturday 27th December, Monday 29th December, Wednesday 31st December and Saturday 3rd January. Reopens Monday 5th January.

  • Arbury at The Church of the Good Shepherd Community Living Room and Food Hub: CLOSED Tuesday 23rd December and Tuesday 30th December. Reopens Tuesday 6th January.

  • Arbury at The Shah Jalal Food Hub at Akeman Community Centre: CLOSED Thursday 25th December and Thursday 1st January.

  • Tommy’s Cafe and community larder: CLOSED Tuesday 23rd December and Tuesday 30th December.

  • Fairbite St Andrew’s: CLOSED Wednesday 24th December and Wednesday 31st December .

  • C3 Community Church Warm Space: CLOSED Wednesday 25th December, Sunday 29th December, Wednesday 1st January and Sunday 5th January.

  • Cambridge City Foodbank Welcome Centres: All CLOSED unless listed above.

  • Food Cycle Community Meal: CLOSED Saturday 27th December and Saturday 3rd January.

  • Hope on the Go Mobile food hub: CLOSED Saturday 21st December - Sunday 5th January.

  • Fairbite Queen Edith’s: CLOSED Saturday 27th December.

  • Romsey at The Edge Cafe Community Food Hub - CLOSED Tuesday 24th December - Friday 2nd January inclusive.

  • Fairbite Trumpington: CLOSED Friday 26th December.

  • Fairbite Arbury: CLOSED Wednesday 24th December - Wednesday 31st December.

  • Fairbite Hope: CLOSED Wednesday 24th December - Sunday 4th January.

  • St Paul’s Lunch Club: CLOSED Thursday 25th, Friday 26th December, Thursday 1st January and Friday 2nd January.

  • St Paul’s Simple Supper: CLOSED Monday 29th December.