We really value all the donations of goods that we receive – these enable us to offer our guests high quality food and provisions which are much appreciated. WCNS is particularly grateful to Winchester Marks & Spencer who provide us with additional supplies twice a week for our guests.

DONATIONS FOR OUR STORECUPBOARDS

As we are always running short of meals for our guests; any donations such as fresh or frozen joints of Meat, Sausages, Burgers, Cheese, Frozen Puddings or Ice-cream are always very welcome. Please do call the office first to check someone is available to accept a food delivery. Any fresh items such as fruit or fresh produce are wonderful to receive (please phone first to ensure we are not over-loaded with the same veg!). The office is open for donations from 9am-2pm on weekdays or after 6.0pm.

Items most needed this year:

Cans - corned beef;  ham; Tins of steak/mince/curry/chilli;  hotdogs; Fray Bentos pies;  evaporated milk and condensed milk; sponge puddings; Rice pudding; custard. Breakfast cereals, tea & coffee. Coffee Creamer, Sugar; Squash; biscuits;  long life fruit juices; pasta sauces; easy cook rice; Mayonnaise, salad cream, brown sauce, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, soy sauce; ethnic sauces;  Cranberry sauce; mint sauce; Suet and/or dumpling mixes, plain flour; salt & pepper; tortilla chips; fajitas mixes & flour tortillas; Sponge fingers; Jellies; instant whip; Dessert mixes; Dream topping; Muesli bars.

HARVEST HELP  PLEASE

Local Churches and Schools are very kind, supplying us with much needed Harvest donations to replenish our store cupboards for the year.   Wonderful people drop off donations for which we are truly grateful. This year we are in need of as many generous donations during Harvest as possible as our stores are depleted. If you have spare time to help cook fruit or dishes from donated food, we will be grateful for help during the day.

General guidelines

We rely on the kind donations from individuals, churches, schools and other groups – do please keep donating, and please organise special collections for us when you can. We always need the following items: 

Cleaning:

• Flash floor cleaner
• Cif Cream (kitchen and Bathroom cleaner)
• Blue Jiffy cloths for kitchen use, coloured Jiffy cloths for general use
• Bacterial spray cleaner, Disinfectant
• Soap Powder
• Toilet Duck, Bleach
• Air Freshener sprays
• Black sacks
• Soda crystals

Toiletries etc.:

• Toilet rolls
• Shaving foam, disposable razors
• Tissues
• Deodorant
• Socks
• Tooth brushes
• Shampoo (small ones + individual ones)

Kitchen Items:

• Rubber gloves
• Sandwich bags
• Kitchen Silver Foil
• Kitchen paper towel rolls
• Pot scourers
• Extra long matches

Food etc.:

• Squash (all flavours)
• Cereals
• Tinned Peas, Sweetcorn, carrots, potatoes
• Tinned ready made Custard & Rice
• Powdered Milk
• Peanut butter, Chocolate spread, Marmalade, Marmite
• Smash powdered potato
• packets of Bakewell Tarts, Apple Pies, Lemon Meringue Pies
• Tea, Coffee, Drinking Chocolate
• Sugar
• Cuppa Soups
• Biscuits
• Crisps
• Cakes
• Fruit
• Brown Sauce, Tomato Sauce
• Stuffing

Christmas and Harvest Donations

We receive many kind donations from churches, schools and other groups at Christmas, Easter and Harvest times in particular.  Please consider making collections at your church, school or group.  These donations are invaluable and keep the Nightshelter stocks going throughout the year.

Items we particularly value at these times are:
(list to come)

It helps our manager and staff considerably if you are able to drop in between 10:00am and 2:00pm and e-mail or telephone the office before you arrive to ensure somebody is there to receive your donations.  Tel: 01962 862 050