Angels Of The Northern StarSoup Kitchens & Food Banks
A comprehensive list of soup kitchens and food banks throughout the Northeast, providing vital support with hot meals, drinks, and essential items for those in need.
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This comprehensive list provides locations, times, and contact information for soup kitchens and food banks across the Northeast. Many services require small donations or have specific costs as indicated.
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Northeast Soup Kitchens & Food Banks
A comprehensive directory of soup kitchens and food banks throughout the Northeast, providing essential support to those in need.
South Shields Soup Kitchens
Roots for change
111, King Street, South Shields
Services: Free Food parcels
Opening Times:
Monday 10am–4pm
Tuesday 9:30am–4pm
Wednesday 9:30am–4pm
Thursday 9:30am–4pm
Friday 9:30am–1pm
Saturday 9:30am–5pm
Sunday Closed
Grace Place
20, Denmark Centre, 22 Fowler St, South Shields NE33 2LR
Services: Free hot drink & sandwich
Opening Times:
Monday 11am-3pm
Wednesday 11am-2pm
Friday 11am-3pm
New Hope Church
3 Robinson Street, South Shields NE33 4PR
Opening Times:
Mondays 11am-12pm
Wednesdays 11am-12:30pm
Independent Methodist Church
80 Victoria Road, Hebburn NE31 1LR
Opening Times:
Monday to Friday, 10am-1pm
Cost: Small donations needed
Primrose Community Centre
Lambton Terrace, Jarrow NE32 2UF
Opening Times:
Mon-Fri 9am-12:30pm
Cost: Small donation needed
Salvation Army
Wawn Street, South Shields NE33 4EB
Opening Times:
Tuesdays 10am-1pm
Cost: 50p charge
Westoe Baptist Church
Romilly Street, South Shields NE33 2SP
Opening Times:
Tuesdays 10am-11:30am
Cost: Small donation needed
St John's Church
Canning Street, Hebburn NE31 2UF
Opening Times:
Tuesdays 10am-12pm
Cost: Small donation needed
Baptist Church
Grange Road, Jarrow NE32 2JA
Opening Times:
Wednesday 10am-11:30am
Fridays 10am-11:30am
Christ Church
Ellison Street, Jarrow NE32 3JU
Opening Times:
Fridays 10am-12pm
Cost: Small donations needed
Hedworthfield Community Association
Cornhill, Jarrow NE32 4QD
Opening Times:
Saturdays 9:30am-1pm
Cost: Small donation needed
Sunderland Soup Kitchens
Salvation Army
Rocker Avenue, Monkwearmouth
Opening Times:
Monday 10-12:30pm (Cost £2.50)
Monday 10:30am-1pm (Cost £2.50)
Tuesday 10:30am-1pm (Cost £1.00)
Sunderland Community
38 High Street West, ST1 1UN
Opening Times:
Monday 3-4pm
Wednesday 3-4pm
Friday 3-4pm
Sunday 12-1pm
Homeless Link - St Gabriels Church
Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TF
Services: Food parcels, Drop-in centre for adults only
Opening Times:
Free 3-course lunch 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Food Cycle
URC Church, Ashbrooke, Stockton Rd, Sunderland, SR2 7DD
Opening Times:
Tuesday 12:30pm
Emmanuel Free Church
14 Hudson Rd, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 2LJ
Opening Times:
Sunday 3pm-4pm
ELIM
Eden Vale, New Durham Road, Sunderland SR2 7PD
Opening Times:
Tuesday 10:30am-12:30pm
Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm
New Springs City Church
130 Fulwell Road, Roker SR6 9QR
Opening Times:
Wednesday 9:30am-12pm
St Thomas Church
Petersfield Road, Pennywell, Sunderland SR4 9BD
Opening Times:
Thursday 1-3pm
St Mary's Parish Centre
1 Bridge Street, Sunderland
Opening Times:
Thursday 10am-12:30pm
Grindon Church Community Project
Bethany City Church
Bede Tower, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR2 7EA
Opening Times:
Friday 9-11am
Salvation Army
28 Cairo Street, Hendon
Opening Times:
Friday 11:30-1pm
St Gabriel's Church
High Barns, Sunderland SR4 7TF (Opposite hospital)
Opening Times:
Friday 10am-12pm
Saturday 12-1pm
Bede Tower
Burdon Road, Sunderland
Opening Times:
Friday 11am-1pm
St Marks Church
Hylton Road, Sunderland
Opening Times:
Friday 10am-12pm
Burn Park Methodist Church
Durham Road, Sunderland
Opening Times:
Sunday 6pm-7:30pm
Newcastle Soup Kitchens
Mary's Place at The Mercy Hub
Cathedral Church of St Mary, Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HH
Note: Entrance on Neville St, opposite Central Station Goods Yard
Opening Times:
Mondays 10am to 1pm
Benwell Cornerstone
62 Armstrong Rd, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7TU
Opening Times:
Monday 6:30pm
Monkchester Community Centre
Monkchester Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2LJ
Opening Times:
Wednesday 12:30pm
Baptist Church
366 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6NX
Opening Times:
Thursday 6:45pm
St Silas' Church
Clifford Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1DR
Opening Times:
Thursday 7pm
Gateshead Soup Kitchens
Teams Life Centre
Felling Community Centre
St Chads Community Project
21 Liddell Terrace, Bensham, NE8 1YN
Services: Free meal
Opening Times:
Monday 1pm-3pm
The Family Hub
Harras bank, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, DH3 2LN
Services: Emergency feeding families boxes
Opening Times:
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Barley Mow Village Hall
Bedford Avenue, Birtley, DH3 2AJ
Services: Free food
Opening Times:
Monday 10:30am-1:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am-1:30pm
Birtley Community Centre
Ravensworth Road, Birtley
Services: Emergency Food parcels
Opening Times:
Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
Strathmore Road Methodist Church
Rowlands Gill, NE39 1HX
Services: Pay As You Feel Café
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-1pm
Kibblesworth Village Millennium Centre
Kibblesworth
Services: Cafe 50p-£1
Opening Times:
Monday 10:30am-2:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am-2:30pm
Trinity Methodist Blaydon
Lucy Street, NE21 5AF
Services: Tea & Toast, Soup lunch
Opening Times:
Monday Tea & Toast 10am
Monday Soup lunch 12noon-1:30pm
Leam Lane Methodists Church
Merseyde
Note: Contact Emma Bell
Services: Free Hot meal
Opening Times:
Monday 11:30am-1pm
The Winlaton Centre
North Street, Winlaton, Blaydon, NE21 6BY
Services: Pay as you feel market, Pay as you feel cafe
Opening Times:
Tuesday 10:30am-12 noon (market)
Saturday 10:30am-12 noon (market)
Monday 11am-2pm (cafe)
Thursday 11am-2pm (cafe)
Alive Church - St George's
1-9 Inskip Terrace, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 4AJ
Services: Pop up pantry 50% off food, free community lunch, hub support services & community lunch
Opening Times:
Monday 10:30am-12pm (pantry)
Tuesday 11am-1pm (free community lunch)
Thursday 10am-2pm (hub support services & community lunch)
St Chads Community Kitchen
195 Rawling Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4QU
Services: Free Hot meal
Opening Times:
Tuesday 12-1pm
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Bensham Community Food Co-op
The Presbytery, Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4QP
Services: Free fresh fruit, vegetables and other food
Opening Times:
Tuesday 10:45am-12:45pm
Gateshead community organisation
Fountain Court, Armstrong Road, Bensham
Services: FREE surplus food donation dependant- normally bread
Opening Times:
Tuesday 9am-2pm
Food Cycle
Teams life centre Askew Rd West NE8 2PW
Services: Hot meal
Opening Times:
Tuesday 6:45pm
Basis
Aquila House, Warwick street
Services: Hot food 18yrs+ only
Opening Times:
Tuesday 9am-2pm
St Joseph’s RC Church
Walker Terrace (Off High Street West), Gateshead
Services: Free & low cost food
Opening Times:
Wednesday 10am-1pm
Christ Church Felling
Carlisle Street, Gateshead, NE10 0HQ
Services: Emergency food parcels
Opening Times:
Wednesday 10:15-1:15pm
Whitehall Road Methodist Church, Peace of Mind
Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 4LH
Services: Food parcels
Opening Times:
Wednesday 12pm-2pm
The Pickle Palace
Greenside District Social Club, Lead Road, Greenside, Ryton, NE40 4SR
Services: Pay-as-you-feel market
Opening Times:
Thursday 10:30am-11:30am
Wrekenton Methodist Church
Springwell Avenue, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JL
Services: Free homemade soup, bacon sandwiches
Opening Times:
Thursday 11:30am-1pm
Friday 9:30am-11:30am
The Shakey Cafe
88-96 Fife Street, Deckham, Gateshead
Services: Free drinks & snacks
Opening Times:
Friday 1pm-4pm
Salvation Army
Tennyson Court, Sunderland Road, Gateshead
Services: Low cost breakfast
Opening Times:
Friday 9am-11am
The Comfrey Project
Windmill Hills Centre, Chester Place
Services: Hot meal
Opening Times:
Friday 10:30am-1pm
Saturday 10:30am-12:30pm
Croftside Men Only community lounge
Durham road, Birtley, DH3 1LZ
Note: Men only
Services: Bacon breakfast sandwich
Opening Times:
Friday 10am-2pm
Big Local Gateshead
Tyne View Health Hub, Rose Street, Gateshead, NE8 2LS
Services: Pop up shop Suggested donation £1
Opening Times:
Friday 2pm-4pm
Durham Soup Kitchens
SPENNYMOOR Community Centre (The Bread and Butter Thing)
Spennymoor, DL16 6PP
Services: Low cost food. Must register
Opening Times:
Monday 2:30pm-3pm
East Durham Trust
Yoden Road, Peterlee, SR8 5DP
Services: Free emergency food parcels. Various pick up points across East Durham, call first for a voucher
Opening Times:
Crookhall Community Centre
First Street, Consett, DH8 7LU
Services: Free surplus food outside the community centre. Holds non perishable items.
Opening Times:
Available 24/7
The Venue, Stanley Day Centre
Wear Road, Stanley, DH9 6AH
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-12pm
Wednesday 10am-12pm
Friday 10am-12pm
Bowburn Youth Centre (The Bread and Butter Thing)
Burn Street, Bowburn, DH6 5AN
Services: Low cost food. Must register before attending
Opening Times:
Monday 1:30pm-2pm
Burnhope Community Centre
Langley Avenue, Burnhope, DH7 0AG
Services: Community Pantry
Opening Times:
Monday 1:30pm-2:45pm
PACT House
Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0JE
Services: Food Bank & Community meals. £2 lunches every day. Free cooked meals on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday.
Opening Times:
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm (£2 lunches)
Wednesday 4:30pm (Free cooked meal)
Thursday 3pm (Free cooked meal)
Saturday 11:30am (Free cooked meal)
Quebec Village Hall
Front Street, Quebec, DH7 9DF
Services: Community Fridge
Opening Times:
Monday 5pm-6:30pm
Wednesday 11am-12pm
Methodist Church
Station Road, Consett, DH8 5RL
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-12pm
Friday 10am-12pm
Salvation Army Church Hall
Cross Street, Shildon, DL4 1PF
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 12pm-2pm
Thursday 10am-12pm
Shildon Alive
91-95 Church Street, Shildon, DL4 1DT
Services: Emergency Food Provision/Surplus Community Shop & Takeaway
Opening Times:
Monday-Friday 9am-3pm (except Wednesday 9am-1pm)
Salvation Army
100 High Street, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8JH
Services: Emergency food parcels. No specific opening times, must call first
Opening Times:
Coxhoe Community Pantry
Village Hall, Front Street, Coxhoe, DH6 4DB
Services: Pay as you feel - got nothing pay nothing
Opening Times:
Monday 9:30am-11am
Thursday 5pm-6:30pm
United Reformed Church
Waddington Street, Durham, DH1 4BG
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 12:30pm-2:30pm
Wednesday 11:30am-2:30pm
Friday 11:30am-2:30pm
Glenroyd House
Medomsley Road, Consett, DH8 5HL
Services: Emergency food parcels
Opening Times:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm
Friday 9am-3pm
Sanctuary 21
49 Saddler Street, Durham, DH1 3NU
Services: Pay as you feel cafe & Showers also available
Opening Times:
Monday 10:30am-1:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am-1:30pm
Thursday 10:30am-1:30pm
Evangel Church
Clifford Terrace, Chester le Street, DH3 3JL
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-12:30pm
Wednesday 10am-12:30pm
Friday 10am-12:30pm
Pelton Community Centre
Front Street, Pelton, DH2 1DE
Services: Emergency food parcels & ready meals (50yrs+ only)
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-4pm
Friday 10am-4pm
Sedgefield Town Council
Front Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 9am-12pm
Friday 9am-12pm
Blackhall Community Centre
Hesleden Road, Blackhall, TS27 4LG
Note: The Bread and Butter Thing: Low cost food. Must register. Tuesday 2pm-2:30pm, 07860 063 304, www.breadandbutterthing.org/become-a-member
Services: Food Bank
Opening Times:
Monday 10am-1pm
Friday 10am-1pm
Gilesgate & Belmont Wellbeing Project
3 Long Acres, Durham DH1 1JF
Services: Free food deliveries
Opening Times:
Monday to Saturday
JUNCTION 7 (The Church of the Latter Day Saints)
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5QL
Services: Low cost food. Must register
Opening Times:
Monday 1pm-1:30pm
Junction 7 (The ARK)
Silverdale Place, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DZ
Services: Emergency Food Parcels
Opening Times:
Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
Important Notes
- • Please call ahead to confirm opening times and availability
- • Many services require small donations as indicated
- • Some locations may have specific requirements or restrictions
- • This information is updated regularly but schedules may change