The Art House pop-up pantry

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The Art House pop-up pantry Pop up community pantry and cafe with events in Southampton. Formerly run at The Art House, we are now mobile!

See events section for upcoming pantry and cafe sessions. Supported by donations from our community and the National Lottery Community Fund. Regular pop-up community pantry and social space, diverting food waste from becoming landfill and sharing it with the community instead! Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and our local supporters who donate regular amounts to cover costs, as well as fundraisers throughout the year and donations from people using the pantry.

Thanks Hampshire Community Rail Partnership for this lovely recognition of our regular community pantry at Bitterne Stat...
08/10/2026

Thanks Hampshire Community Rail Partnership for this lovely recognition of our regular community pantry at Bitterne Station Community Hub! Lovely to have the sustainability aspects of our food waste rescue recognised in this way ❤️

Open till 1pm, come raid pastry mountain! Bitterne Station Community Hub
02/10/2026

Open till 1pm, come raid pastry mountain! Bitterne Station Community Hub

Jez here. Recently, at the community pantry, I spoke with a pensioner who gave a really clear example of the people the ...
16/09/2026

Jez here. Recently, at the community pantry, I spoke with a pensioner who gave a really clear example of the people the pantry is supporting and the difference it can make.

They rely on their pension with no other income and are struggling with the cost of heating their home.

They told me they were relieved that the mild weather was expected to continue because they cannot afford to heat the whole house during colder weather. There is no heating upstairs, and during winter they tend to live mainly in the kitchen so that they only need to heat one room.

The pantry helps by reducing their food costs, but it also provides a warm, welcoming place to come to during the colder months. This makes its value wider than simply the food being distributed. It also gave them somewhere to share their struggles and get support in the form of other pantry users recommending other local resources.

They also have very limited internet access and no email, which makes accessing other forms of support difficult.

They said they had been reluctant to apply for additional help because they found forms and application processes overwhelming and were uncomfortable with the amount of personal information they felt they would have to provide.

This is a concrete, anonymised example of the pantry reaching someone who could easily fall through gaps in more formal support systems: an older person living on a low fixed income, experiencing both food and fuel poverty and digital exclusion, but reluctant or unable to navigate more bureaucratic forms of assistance.

The pantry offers practical help in a way that is immediate, accessible and comparatively low-barrier, alongside warmth, human contact and a welcoming community space.

Thank you to everyone who donates, supports regularly, comes to fundraisers and helps keep this weekly space going. You are making a real difference.

Another warm day down here at Bitterne Station Community Hub and we have veggies, cakes and bread to share, we're making...
17/07/2026

Another warm day down here at Bitterne Station Community Hub and we have veggies, cakes and bread to share, we're making a Mediterranean style tomato, pepper and bean soup with homegrown courgettes, onions and potatoes and cherry toms and red peppers diverted from becoming waste.

We have people of all ages sitting around a table together sharing food and companionship.

As always a huge thank you to our regular supporters and to The National Lottery Community Fund for enabling us to run this pantry every Friday!

Hot days are time for tea parties with sandwiches, fruit and snacks instead of soup for our community pantry shared lunc...
10/07/2026

Hot days are time for tea parties with sandwiches, fruit and snacks instead of soup for our community pantry shared lunch!

As always, thanks to our regular and one-off supporters, also The National Lottery Community Fund, and our partners The Big Difference and Co-op

10/07/2026

Somebody very kindly donated some tins including a tin of Spam - so we had to have a singalong!

Heatwave pantry! We shared sandwiches, fruit, chocolates and other treats this week as it was too hot for soup - the res...
27/06/2026

Heatwave pantry! We shared sandwiches, fruit, chocolates and other treats this week as it was too hot for soup - the result was a lovely party atmosphere!

Plus groceries shared, diverted from becoming waste by our partners at The Big Difference and Co-op

As always our thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund and our regular supporters for funding these regular Fridays - in all weathers!

Today's pantry haul was amazing! The Big Difference gave us lots of fresh strawberries, spring onions and cherry tomatoe...
05/06/2026

Today's pantry haul was amazing! The Big Difference gave us lots of fresh strawberries, spring onions and cherry tomatoes. Plus lots of bread, pastries and veggies from local Co-ops and many, many beautiful flowers!

The pantry runs 11am-1pm on Fridays at Bitterne Station Community Hub

Thanks to our regular monthly supporters and to The National Lottery Community Fund for funding this regular pantry

See you tomorrow at SoGreenFest 2026 with Fossilheads / Edmund Kell / Sat 6.6.26 4 - 9pm where we will be fundraising for the pantry and sharing food, music and community ❤️❤️❤️

Today at the pantry. Here till 1pm. Come get some groceries!
22/05/2026

Today at the pantry. Here till 1pm. Come get some groceries!

03/05/2026

Support the pantry by coming to a Bunker178 Events - The Art House gig this summer! All funds raised after costs go towards the pantry :)

Crosswind Sessions: Belver / Fri 8.5.26 / Southampton

Moving Voices poetry & spoken word open mic Friday 29 May

SoGreenFest 2026 with Fossilheads / Edmund Kell / Sat 6.6.26 4 - 9pm

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