Free shop is reopening – we look forward to seeing you all again – All welcome
Please respect our volunteers and adhere to the following guidelines
We will allow one person (or family if necessary) in to the shop at one time due to the limited space
Whilst we do not limit what people take we ask that you only take enough for one household or explain to a volunteer if you are providing items to people unable to get out
Masks to be worn at all times
Anyone with any signs of feeling unwell please do not visit
We will open more if we can so please keep an eye on our Facebook page
School uniform shop will be open on an alternative day – we will advise – donations welcome
Free Shop Petersfield is open every
Friday and Saturday 10am to 12:00pm.
Help us to avoid unnecessary waste.
Providing surplus foods and seasonal goods to anyone who can make good use of it. This is a FREE shop but you are always welcome to make a donation. Why not drop in and join us for a quick cuppa.
Donations
Got any surplus products?
Please donate, don’t throw away. We can make sure it goes to someone in the community who can make use of it.
Going away, moving house, grown too much and to surplus? We are looking for seasonal goods, fruit, vegetables, bread, cakes, seedlings, eggs or any fresh produce (no meat).
Donations are welcome every Thursday between 6pm – 7pm, Friday between 9am to 12:30pm and Saturday 10am to 12:30pm.
Location
We are located in The Hub, which is next to the ticket office at Petersfield Railway Station.
This week’s delicious ready meals available on Saturday at Free Shop are:
Turkey curry
Vegetable hot pot
Fruit crumble
Bread and butter pudding
All are made from donated/surplus food via Free Shop Friday by volunteers in the kitchen and using the facilities of The Half Moon, Sheet. Containers (which are recycled/compostable wherever possible) have been funded by Petersfield Lions.
Just to confirm we are open this week - please don't arrive too early - from the time we open we will let you know the wait time. If you do not wish to wait come back at the allocated time and you will not need to wait in the queue. (you just let us have your mobile number as identification)
If you have donations for us but do not want to free shop please come half an hour before if you can but of course we will accept donations any time! We would ask the donations are left at the door to avoid more people entering the shop
So this week
Wednesday donations from 1.30 pm - we open at 2.00 pm
THURSDAY WE WILL NOT OPEN FOR DONATIONS FROM 5.30 - TILL 6.30
Friday & Saturday donations from 9.30 am -we open at 10 am
We will take a contact phone number from you and let you know the wait time from the time we ope
Please remember that the safety of our volunteers and anyone who visits is our priority. If possible only one member per household.
We are very much looking forward to the day we can put the kettle on and enjoy a cuppa and biscuit with you as we did when we opened we miss is so very much.
Just to clarify today we are open. Time slots are allocated on arrival not prebooked. This is to avoid waiting in line.
This week we will have more freshly prepared ready meals made by volunteers from Free Shop ingredients. Thank you again to @Half Moon Sheet for the use of their facilities and for their help.
This weeks meals are
Savoury:Tuna, tomato and olive pasta bake
Sweet: Pineapple and orange crumble with honeycomb topper
WE ARE OPEN TOMORROW SATURDAY 10 TILL 12 PLEASE COME AND SEE US - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE -IF YOU DON'T WANT TO QUEUE WE WILL GIVE YOU A TIME SLOT WHEN YOU ARRIVE YOU CAN RETURN AT THE ALLOCATED TIME AND WILL BE LET IN.
