FreeShop Crawley

07/10/2026

Last term our school ambassadors from bewbush academy were amazing, they came to learn about FreeShop and how we support the community, they then shared this with the rest of the school and collected food for our shop. How amazing would it be if every school in Crawley collected cans for the shop once a month? If you know anyone who would like to be involved in our FreeShop ambassadors programme please get in contact

01/10/2026

Thank you to St Alban's Church and 6th Crawley Scout Group for this amazing donation that was given to us today. We are very greatful.

29/09/2026

Thank you to all the families from Milton mount playgroup who brought in a food donation. They were collected today and put into our shop for our customers. Any donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you

24/09/2026

☕ CAN YOU HELP FREESHOP CRAWLEY HUB CAFÉ? ☕

We’re looking for a registered/qualified commercial catering equipment engineer or contractor who could visit the FreeShop Crawley Café at Bewbush Centre and assess our commercial café equipment.

We’d love to hear from a local company or professional who can check our equipment and advise us on any servicing, repairs or work that may be required.

💚 Could your company donate its time to help us?

For a business, this might only be a few hours of professional time — but for FreeShop Crawley, the money we save could pay for around a week’s worth of food for our FreeShop, helping us continue providing free food and essentials to local people who need us.

It would make a HUGE difference.

If you are qualified to work with commercial café/catering equipment, or you know a local company that might be willing to support us, please tag them below, share this post, or get in touch with FreeShop Crawley.

🏢 Corporate support and sponsorship opportunities are also available.

A few hours of your expertise could help us put a week’s worth of food on our shelves. 💚

Thank you for supporting your local community.

24/09/2026

At the end of July we celebrated with some of our school FreeShop ambassadors. This lovely group of children from Gossops Green Primary school supported us throughout the year. They designed posters for a can campaigne, collected donations, volunteered in the shop and community cafe and were amazing ambassadors. We were very greatful. We had a celebration tea to say thank you.

22/09/2026

T H E F R E E
C O M M U N I T Y
C A F E

Unfortunately we currently do not have the funding to continue the free community cafe on a Wednesday at this time.

All other services will continue

22/09/26

19/09/2026

📢 FREE
EVENT
HAPPENING
NOW 📢
📍BEWBUSH PRIMARY SCHOOL

❓P R I D E I N P L A C E ❓
This is a 10 year program investing £10 million into Bewbush

- come have your say -

Free Stalls :
BBQ
INFLATABLES
FACEPAINTING

19/09/2026

FreeShop will be fundraising at this event today selling mystery bags for the adults and a teddy tombola for the children. Come down and say hi

16/09/2026

📢 WE’RE HIRING – EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO

FreeShop Crawley is looking for a highly organised, proactive and trustworthy person to join our team as Executive Assistant to the CEO.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys keeping things organised, managing a busy workload and making sure things get done!

📍 Location: Bewbush Community Centre, Crawley
⏰ 15 hours per week
📅 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
🕤 9:30am–2:30pm
💷 £15 per hour
💷 £29,250 FTE / £11,700 actual annual salary

What will you be doing?

You’ll work closely with our CEO and provide essential support including:

⭐ Managing the CEO’s diary, meetings and appointments
⭐ Helping organise and prioritise tasks and deadlines
⭐ Managing emails and correspondence
⭐ Drafting letters, emails, reports and documents
⭐ Preparing meeting agendas and papers
⭐ Taking minutes and following up actions
⭐ Supporting Trustee and governance administration
⭐ Helping organise meetings, events and external engagements
⭐ Keeping records, documents and information organised
⭐ Liaising professionally with trustees, staff, funders, partners and other organisations

We’re looking for someone who is organised, confident, reliable and able to use their own initiative. You’ll need excellent communication and IT skills and be comfortable handling confidential information.

🌙 IMPORTANT – QUARTERLY EVENING TRUSTEE MEETINGS

Attendance at our quarterly evening Trustee meetings is an essential and non-negotiable part of the role.

Any additional hours worked for these meetings will be given back as Time Off in Lieu (TOIL).

📩 HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV to [email protected]

📅 Application deadline: 24 September 2026
🗓️ Interviews: 29 September 2026

Please make sure you are available for interview on 29 September before applying.

💚 Come and be part of FreeShop Crawley and help us continue making a difference in our community.

Please feel free to share this post with anyone who you think would be perfect for the role!

14/09/2026

J O B F A I R

📆 Thursday 17th September
🕰️ 10 am - 12 pm
📍Bewbush Centre , Dorsten Square

We are hosting a job fair with information from local employers and partners around all things work related!

There will be lots of opportunities to meet employers and discuss training and apprenticeships too.

Reserve your space now!

FreeShop Job Fair – Bewbush Centre, Multiple dates and times - Join us on Thursday 17th September where we are hosting a job fair with information from local employers and partners around all things work related! There will be lots of opportunities to meet employers and discuss training and appren...