Ashford Food Banks and Other Essential Supplies

Current distribution centres

Here are the opening times and locations for food bank centres in Ashford and those providing other essential supplies. It is worth contacting the food bank to confirm their opening times before you visit.

Location of Ashford Food banks, Opening Times and Contact Details
Food bank	Address	Contact	Normal Opening Times
Pneuma Church	The Warehouse, Ashford Works, Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Brunswick Road, Ashford, TN23 1EH Directions to Pneuma Church	T: 01233 331919 Visit Pneuma Church website Email Pneuma Church	Monday-Friday 10am-12pm
Repton Community Trust	Repton Connect Community Centre, Repton Avenue, Ashford, TN23 3RX Directions to Repton Connect Community Centre	T: 01233 808023 Visit Repton Connect Community Centre website Email Repton Connect Community Centre	The Community Shop will be open Mondays 1pm-2pm and Tuesday-Friday 10am-11am. Starting at a donation of £1.50 for every £5 worth of items, you’ll be able to get a maximum of £20 worth of shopping for just £6! We will work just like a normal shop, you’ll be able to pick up a basket, make your way round the shop selecting the items you need, then once you’ve found all you need, bring the basket to us and we’ll pack your items for you. Although the People’s Pantry is moving to a Community Shop, we are still here for emergency food parcels.
ICM Ashford Pentecostal Church and Boxes of Hope	ICM Office, First Floor, 162 Godinton Road, Ashford TN23 1LN Directions to ICM Ashford Pentecostal Church	T: 01233 340194 Visit ICM Pentecostal Church website Email ICM Pentecostal Church	Mondays (10am-12pm), Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays (2pm-4pm). By appointment only.
The Salvation Army, Ashford Corps	115 Cudworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0BE Directions to The Salvation Army	T: 01233 643480 Visit The Salvation Army website Email The Salvation Army	Fridays 10am-12pm. Available at other times in emergency situations.
Tenterden Family Foodbank	The Vicarage, Church Road, Tenterden, TN30 6AT Directions to Helping in Tenterden	T: 01580 761591 / 07888 998874 / 07805 840493 Email Tenterden Family Foodbank	Available 24 hours a day.
Bluebells Children's Centre	School Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1HA Directions to Bluebells Children's Centre	T: 03000 418300 Email Bluebells Children's Centre	Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm and Fridays 8.30am-4pm. Please call ahead to arrange a time. Bring proof of ID with you and please wear a mask.
Willows Children Centre Café / Light Bites Café	Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4EY Directions to Willows Children's Centre Café	T: 07732 385091 Email Light Bites Café	Monday-Friday 12-2pm
One You Shop	Unit 25 Park Mall Shopping Centre, Park Mall, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8RY Directions to One You Shop.	T: 07747 460198	Open for individuals, families and the homeless. Open Tuesday-Friday 9.30am-4.30pm. Please call ahead to ensure the correct box is available.
Bright City Church	Centrepiece, Bank Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1BA Directions to Bright City Church.	T: 01233 334007	Mondays and Fridays 10am-12.30pm Please visit the back entrance of the building and bring a bag.
Kent Community Pantry	Ray Allen Children's Centre, Stanhope Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5RN Directions to Kent Community Pantry.	T: 01233 500477 Email Kent Community Pantry	Fridays 9.30-11am Individuals and families need to become members to receive food.