Supporting Purley Food Hub
If you are looking for a way to serve people in need in the local area, this is a great opportunity. Purley Food Hub is the united response of the churches of Purley and Kenley and the local community to help people in real need. We depend on our volunteers, donors and supporters and would love for more people to be involved.
There are three main ways you can help:
Each month we produce a list of the food and other items we are short of for our clients. The current list for this month appears on our Home page. Every contribution we receive makes a real difference to people in genuine need.
Food donations can be taken to:
- Purley United Reformed Church, 906 Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2LN
(door at the far end of the roadway running along the left side of the church building) on Monday mornings from 9.00am to 12.00noon or if Mondays aren’t possible, on Wednesday and Saturday mornings 9.00am-12.00noon.
There are also donation baskets at:
- Waitrose Sanderstead
- Sainsbury’s Warlingham
- Co-op Hamsey Green
- Sainsbury’s Local, Purley
- plus a yellow wheelie bin at St Mark’s Church, Woodcote, and big yellow One Tin bins at several locations round the borough. These are provided by Croydon Covid-19 Mutual Aid (CCMA) in support of the Food Hub. Click the map to view or download the full list.
Thank you to CCMA and to Rev Fiona Weaver and other volunteers who bring these donations to us, the retailers whose support is so vital, and those making bulk food purchases using money donations we receive.
Before Covid-19 we would hold regular food collections at supermarkets, where we would ask shoppers to consider buying an extra item or two and donate them to us on their way out.
These face-to-face collections have been suspended because of the pandemic, but we still have baskets and trolleys for people to leave items in at stores in Purley, Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Hamsey Green and Warlingham.
At our Distribution Centre at Purley URC currently we have a full complement of volunteers and we are not seeking to recruit more. When the situation changes we will make an announcement on the News page, so please do keep in touch.
Organise a local collection
A great way to help is to organise a local collection among your family, friends and neighbours and/or through social media. For example Rebecca and Helen have organised collections from their neighbours in Redford Avenue, Coulsdon, and Furze Lane, Purley.
Rebecca put posts on her local Facebook pages and within minutes heard back from the first two people wanting to donate. Pictured is the result of her appeal.
Helen said: “I contacted the chair of our road committee and asked him to email to the 50 houses in the road a letter I had written together with the Food Hub’s monthly food list. Every Friday we open our garage and have been overwhelmed by people’s generosity.”
Elizabeth from Croydon Communities Consortium used nextdoor.co.uk, the neighbourhood hub, to collect and receive donations from people all over Purley, Sanderstead and South Croydon. Thank you all very much.
We are always delighted to receive cash donations. These are put to good use when supplies are low or we run out of items, or when we need to pay for overheads and essential services.
There are three ways that you can give:
1. Make a one-off or regular donation online, with or without Gift Aid. Under the Gift Aid Scheme tax can be claimed back from HM Revenue & Customs – 25p for every £1 given – which means the Food Hub actually receives more than you give.
2. Donate while shopping online, at no cost to yourself.
3. Make a payment by cheque or standing order direct from your bank account.
For full details and to make a donation, click here to visit our Donate page.
Thank you to all our supporters
Click the arrow to view the full list of over 150 churches, schools, business and community organisations who have kindly contributed to the work of Purley Food Hub
Churches
Purley Food Hub was set up by Churches Together in Purley & Kenley in 2013 and all 13 churches are members of the Food Hub charity. They are:
- All Saints Church, Kenley
- Christ Church, Purley
- Grace Vineyard, Purley
- Montpelier Church, Purley
- Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church, Purley
- Purley Baptist Church
- Purley United Reformed Church
- St Barnabas Church, Purley
- St James’ Church, Riddlesdown
- St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Purley
- St Mark’s Church, Woodcote
- St Swithun’s Church, Purley
- The Hayes Church, Kenley
These churches generously support the Food Hub with donations of food and money and, most importantly, their prayers – as do many other churches in South Croydon, Sanderstead, Coulsdon and the surrounding area, including:
- All Saints Church, Sanderstead
- Brighton Road Baptist Church, South Croydon
- Caterham Methodist Church
- Coulsdon Methodist Church
- Croham Road Baptist Church, South Croydon
- Croydon Fellowship (AFMIM)
- Emmanuel Church, South Croydon
- His Life Church, Purley
- Old Coulsdon Congregational Church
- Sanderstead Methodist Church
- Sanderstead United Reformed Church
- South Croydon United Church
- St Aidan’s Catholic Church, Coulsdon
- St Andrew’s Church, Coulsdon
- St Antony’s Church, Hamsey Green
- St Augustine’s Church, South Croydon
- St Cecilia’s Church, North Cheam
- St Gertrude’s Church, South Croydon
- St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
- St Margaret’s Catholic Church, Carshalton Beeches
- St Mary’s Church, Sanderstead
- St Mary Magdalene with St Martin, Addiscombe
- St Paul’s United Reformed Church, South Croydon
- St Peter’s Church, South Croydon
- Whitethorn Avenue Methodist Church, Coulsdon
- Woodmansterne Baptist Church
Schools
We are blessed with tremendous support from local schools, especially when it’s time for the Harvest and Christmas collections. Over 50 local schools have kindly made donations in the last few years, including:
- Aerodrome Primary Academy, Croydon
- Atwood Primary Academy, South Croydon
- Beaumont Primary School, Purley
- Bright Horizons Day Nursery, Coulsdon
- Chipstead Valley Primary School, Coulsdon
- Christ Church C of E Primary School, Purley
- Collingwood School, Wallington
- Coloma Convent Girls’ School, Croydon
- Coulsdon C of E Primary School
- Croydon High School
- Cumnor House School for Boys, Purley
- Cumnor House School for Girls, Purley
- Cumnor Timbertops Nurseries, Purley & South Croydon
- Davidson Primary School, Croydon
- Fennies Nursery, Purley
- Foresters Primary School, Wallington
- Gilbert Scott Primary School, South Croydon
- Gresham Primary School, South Croydon
- Harris Primary Academy, Kenley
- Heathfield Academy, Croydon
- Kenley Primary School
- Keston Primary School, Coulsdon
- Laleham Lea Primary School, Purley
- Little Apples Day Nursery, South Croydon
- Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School, Purley
- New Valley Primary School, Purley
- Oakwood School, Purley
- Oasis Academy Byron, Coulsdon
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon
- Oasis Academy, Shirley Park
- Old Palace School, Croydon
- Park Hill Junior School, Croydon
- Purley Day Nursery
- Purley Oaks Primary School, South Croydon
- Reedham Park School, Purley
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, South Croydon
- Riddlesdown Collegiate, Purley
- Ridgeway Primary School, South Croydon
- Royal Russell Junior School, Croydon
- Selsdon Primary School
- South Norwood Primary School
- St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School, Coulsdon
- St David’s School, Purley
- St Giles School, South Croydon
- St John’s C of E Primary School, Shirley
- St Nicholas School, Purley
- St Peter’s Primary School, South Croydon
- The Hayes Primary School, Kenley
- The John Fisher School, Purley
- The Minster Junior School, Croydon
- Thornton Heath Nursery School
- Wallington High School for Girls
- Warlingham Park School
- Whitgift School, South Croydon
- Wilson’s School, Wallington
- Woldingham School
- Woodcote High School, Purley
Businesses, shops & other organisations
We are hugely grateful to the many businesses and commercial enterprises for their tremendous generosity and support, particularly when economic conditions are so difficult. Organisations who have stepped up to the plate include:
- Abbeyfield, Purley
- Abbeyfield, Sanderstead
- AIG, Croydon
- Barclays Bank, Croydon
- Barclays Bank, Norbury
- Barclays Bank, Purley
- Barclays Bank, Wallington
- Café Blue, Purley
- Caridon Property & Foundation, Croydon
- CCHA (Croydon Churches Housing Association)
- Co-Op, Hamsey Green
- Co-Op, Kenley
- Coughlans, Purley
- Croydon Communities Consortium (CCC)
- Croydon Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults and Memory Service
- Croydon Jobcentre Plus
- Croydon Nurse Immunisation Team
- East Coulsdon Residents Association
- Elmfield Vets, South Croydon
- Emmaus, Lambeth & Surrey
- Evolve Housing + Support
- Get Fired!, Purley
- Iceland, Wallington
- IHS, Coulsdon
- Infohealth Ltd, Coulsdon
- Lavender Oaks Care Home, Carshalton
- Lloyds Commercial Banking, Croydon
- Londis, Coulsdon
- Morrisons, Caterham
- Morrisons, Fiveways Croydon
- Mother Kitty’s, Coulsdon
- Move Revolution, Purley
- National Education Union, Croydon District
- One Financial Solutions, Croydon
- Optivo, Croydon
- Punter Southall Health & Protection, Redhill
- Purley BID
- RBI, Sutton
- Sainsbury’s Local, Purley
- Sainsbury’s, Warlingham
- SECOM, Kenley
- Station Cars, Purley
- South Croydon Ambulance Station
- Southern Rail Selhurst & Norwood Depots
- Sutton BNI
- Tesco, Purley
- The Change Foundation, Wallington
- Tower Riskline, Croydon
- United Airlines, Heathrow Airport
- Waitrose, Coulsdon
- Waitrose, Sanderstead
- Yodel, Mitcham
Charities & uniformed organisations
Other voluntary organisations have been enthusiastic supporters of Purley Food Hub through donations and fund-raising events, including:
- 1st Purley Beavers, 29th Purley Beavers, Beavers at Purley Baptist Church
- 2nd Coulsdon Rainbows, 14th Coulsdon Brownies & 7th Coulsdon Guides
- 2nd Hamsey Green Beavers
- 3rd Kenley Brownies & 3rd Kenley Guides
- Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club
- Croydon Covid-19 Mutual Aid
- Croydon Dancing Club
- Friends of Grange Park, Old Coulsdon
- Kenley Flyers WI
- Old Coulsdon Centre for the Retired
- Old Coulsdon Cupcakes WI
- Purley Rotary Club
- Rotary Club of South Croydon
- Sanderstead Wives
- Warlingham Rainbows
- YOUTH PWR INT’L
Apologies if we’ve missed anyone out! Send us a message through the Contact page if we have and we’ll make sure to put the record straight.