Thanet Food Link’s warehouse is stocked through the generosity of local people. Any food that you give is collected or delivered to our warehouse for sorting, and is used to fill parcels which go to our two distribution centres. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference.
What do we need?
We are always in need of tinned food, especially soup, tinned meals, tomatoes, vegetables and fruit.
We always need cereal, pasta, biscuits, tea bags (boxes of 80), and coffee (100g jars).
Here’s a fuller list of items that go into food parcels:
Tinned / Jar Food
Baked beans
Fish
Meals, e.g. chicken curry, chilli con carne, Irish stew
Meat, e.g. corned beef, hotdogs, ham
Soup
Spaghetti
Macaroni cheese
Pasta sauce
Tomatoes
Vegetables, e.g. carrots, peas, sweetcorn
Potatoes
Fruit
Custard
Rice pudding
Dried Food
Packet mashed potato
Cup-a-Soups
Dried pasta (500g)
Dried rice (500g)
Noodles
Packet pasta meals
Pot meals (noodles etc.)
Other Food
Biscuits
Breakfast cereals (up to 500g size)
Cereal bars
Jam, honey, marmalade, chocolate spread
Savoury crackers
Beverages
Tea bags (80 bag box)
Coffee (instant 100g)
Fruit juice (1 litre cartons or small cartons for children)
Squash (1 litre size)
A copy of this list can be downloaded here.
Where can I give?
Here are the places where you can give food to be a part of what we do. You can collect food as a personal way of meeting needs, or as part of a group within your school, your business, your church, club or organisation. Please ensure all donations are within their use by dates and in their original packaging.
Local shops: We have donation baskets Westwood Cross Tesco, the Co-op stores in Westgate, St Peters, Grange Road Ramsgate, Palm Bay, Broadstairs and Minster.
Churches: St Andrews, Reading St., St Peters Parish Church, St Peters Baptist Church and Elim Oasis Pentecostal, Ranelagh Grove.
Also: The Pavilion Youth & Community Cafe, St Peters Recreation Ground (open to the public 9-2 Tuesday – Friday).
If you would like to discuss giving a large amount, please contact the Thanet Food Link co-ordinator.
BanktheFood has a free app to connect donors with food banks in real time, and can let you know the items we need in real time.
It’s simple and quick to set up. You can get alerts on your smartphone whilst you shop.
- Download the BankTheFood app using the QR code on the right
- Choose Thanet Food Link
- Set a reminder to show you the list of items we need when you go shopping
- Buy the items you want to donate and put them in the food bank donation bin
Thank you for your support.