Havens Food Cooperative

15/06/2026

Loneliness Awareness Week starts today, reminding us how important connection and community really are.💚

Volunteering is a powerful way to tackle loneliness- not only by supporting others, but by building friendships, confidence, and a sense of belonging too. Even a small amount of time can make a big difference to someone’s day… including your own.

There are plenty of wonderful opportunities to get involved in the commuity- including volunteering with our project Havens Food Cooperative, get in touch with them for more info at: [email protected]

13/06/2026

Open 365 Days a Year!♻

Visit our community pantry daily from 9am for surplus supplies - open until everything’s gone.

📍 Havens Community Hub, 2a Thompson Road, Denton, Newhaven, BN9 0RS
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08/06/2026

Did you know that the Havens Food Cooperative brings surplus food straight into local neighbourhoods through our Pop‑Up Pantry initiative? It’s all about reducing food waste, supporting families, and strengthening our community.🍅🫑🍞

You can pick up surplus food throughout the week at these locations:

Friends of Bishopstone Station — Mondays, 10am–1pm, Old Parcel Room Community Hub

Seaford Environmental Alliance — Saturdays, 10am–1pm, Climate Hub, Seaford

Hillcrest Community Centre — Monday–Friday, 9:30am until supplies run out, Newhaven

Kempton House Day Centre — Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30am–2pm, Peacehaven

These brilliant groups work in partnership with us to make surplus food more accessible for everyone — good for the planet, good for the community. Pop along, take what you can make use of, and help us keep perfectly good food out of the bin.♻️🌍

06/06/2026

What do our volunteers enjoy about being part of our team

05/06/2026

Volunteering has a huge impact on the volunteers, our community and the environment.

04/06/2026

What motivates our volunteers?

03/06/2026

For volunteers week we asked some of our volunteers their thoughts on volunteering and what it means to them to be part of our amazing team ❤🎉

02/06/2026

💚Join our volunteer team!💚
Havens Food Cooperative are looking for Volunteer Drivers to join our friendly team and assist with Surplus Food Collections, on a Saturday evening and on an ad hoc basis.
For more information on how to get involved, please email:
[email protected] or call: 01273 918226

01/06/2026

Today marks the start of volunteers week! We would like to say an enormous thank you to our fabulous volunteers who make this project possible

28/05/2026

What is Havens Food Cooperative?

Havens Food Cooperative is an environmental initiative dedicated to fighting food waste and feeding the community.
Founded in 2020 by Havens Community Hub CIC, our project is run by 45 volunteers who collect food from 21 stores and is supported by one full-time project manager. We rescue and redistribute up to 3.5 tonnes of short-shelf-life, ‘wonky’, or overstocked perishable foods per week, preventing around 9 tonnes of CO2e (greenhouse gases) from being generated via landfill/incineration.

From our central office on Thompson Road in Denton, our project operates a community pantry year-round, supplying 17 community groups and organisations (Pop-up Pantries), including food banks, social clubs, youth groups, community cafes, and more.
The food comes from a range of partners, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Lidl, Co-op, Waitrose, Asda, M&S and Co-op, and is prioritised to feed hundreds of households in the Lewes District every week.

From collecting from a single store to becoming a multi-award-winning treasure today, Havens Food Cooperative has officially hit a monumental milestone: crossing the £2 million mark in rescued food at the start of 2026. By turning potential landfill waste into vital resources 365
days a year, our volunteer-driven initiative continues to prove that fighting climate change and supporting the Lewes District community go hand in hand. Every tonne of 'wonky' veg and surplus food saved isn't just a win for the planet-it's a lifeline delivered straight to the
households that need it most.

NOT A FOOD BANK - our mission is:
Preventing Food Waste & Feeding Communities
Environmental Improvements
Partnership Working

To contribute to our work, please click here:

Havens Community Hub supports local causes in the Havens area (between Saltdean and Seaford) offering various community services and projects.