Where to get help this Christmas – Local foodbank opening times

With the festive season approaching, a few of our local foodbanks will have slightly different opening times. To make things easier, we’ve brought together the Christmas opening hours for some of the foodbanks most used in our community below.

If you are in need of support with accessing food, please contact our Moneywise team through your MyRaven online account or by calling 0300 123 3399.

Burgess Hill

The Burgess Hill Community Food Bank

Caterham

Caterham Foodbank

Monday 22nd December – OPEN at Oakhall Church, Caterham on the Hill, 12noon – 2pm
Wednesday 24th December (Christmas Eve) – CLOSED
Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day) – CLOSED
Monday 29th December – OPEN at Oakhall Church, Caterham on the Hill, 12noon-2pm
Wednesday 31st December (New Year’s Eve) – OPEN at King’s Church Centre, Oxted, 12noon-2pm
Thursday 1st January (New Year’s Day) – CLOSED
Monday 5th January forward – returning to normal weekly schedule

For more information, click here.

East Grinstead

East Grinstead Foodbank

Last session for 2025 on Monday 22nd December and opening on Monday 5th January 2026.

For more information, click here.

Horley

Horley Foodbank

Wednesday 24th December – Open as usual
Friday 26th December – Closed
Wednesday 31st December – Open
Friday 2nd January – Open

For more information, click here.

Tadworth, Epsom and Ewell Foodbanks

Epsom and Ewell Foodbank

Tuesday 23rd December: Merland Rise Church, KT20 5JG from 10 – 11:30am

Wednesday 24th December – Thursday 1st January: Closed

Friday 2nd January: Epsom, KT19 8HA from 1-3pm

Saturday 3rd January: Leatherhead, KT22 7PX from 10am – 11:30am

For more information, click here.

Purley

Purley Food Hub

Closed from Monday 22nd – Saturday 27th December, which means they will not be delivering food parcels on either Wednesday 24th or Saturday 27th December.

Deliveries will resume as normal on Wednesday 31st December and Saturday 3rd January, and each Wednesday/Saturday from then on.

For more information, click here.

Redhill

Foodbank at St Matthew’s Redhill

Week commencing 22nd December: open Monday 22nd December only. Closed Wednesday 24th December and Friday 26th December.

Week commencing 29th December: open Monday 29th December and Friday 2nd January. Closed Wednesday 31st December.

For more information, click here.

Reigate and Merstham

Loveworks

Wednesday 24^th Dec – CLOSED – no foodbanks

Thursday 25^th December – CLOSED – no foodbanks

Friday 26^th December – CLOSED – no deliveries

Wednesday 31^st December – CLOSED – no foodbanks

Thursday 1^st January 2026 – CLOSED – no foodbanks

Friday 2^nd January 2026 – CLOSED – no deliveries

Wednesday 7^th January 2026 – The Merstham Hub – back to normal

Thursday 8^th January 2026 – RFC, Woodhatch Centre and Shrewsbury Chapel all back to normal

Friday 9^th January 2026 – back to deliveries as usual

For more information, click here.