Winchester Basics Bank – Provides emergency food and clothes to individuals and families in need

Welcome

The Winchester Food & Basics Bank provides emergency food and clothing and is available for all people in the city and surrounding area.

In addition, during the holiday periods, we supply food to families with children who normally get free school meals and we support other local food charities targeted at low income households

We are a charity founded and supported by local churches and aided by caring organisations, individuals and Winchester City Council.

Get help

If you are in need of emergency food and/or clothing, the Food & Basics Bank is here to help you in the following ways:

Holiday Lunch Scheme

2026 Summer Holiday Lunch Scheme.

We are inviting families with school-aged children (who live or attend a school in the city of Winchester and some surrounding areas, including Alresford) who feel they need some extra help over the school holidays to register for our Holiday Lunch Scheme.

Click here to go to the Holiday Lunch Page and Form.

Energy Bills

Are you struggling to pay for your fuel? Citizens Advice, Winchester can help. If you are unable to contact them yourself, please ask one of us and we can refer you (call us on 01962 855774).

Find us

We are open to receive clients every Monday to Friday in at least one of our 5 locations in Winchester or Alresford.

See our Find us page for more details of our opening times.

FAQs

If you have any questions, please visit our FAQ page where we hope you will find the answers you need.

Testimonials

I am so grateful for the warm welcome and friendly, non-judgemental service. The food is given with thoughtfulness and generosity, which makes a positive difference. Thank you

“This is a much needed service and we are very grateful. People are going out of their way to help us. Thank you to all staff, volunteers and donors.”