Fareham And Gosport Basics Bank

For some time we have been using 'BT My Donate' to enable supporters to give financially to Friends of the Homeless, the registered charity which runs the Basics Bank
That service terminates on 30 June and we have decided to replace it with a similar method provided through Virgin Money. If you want to continue supporting us financially, either one-off or regularly, or if you want to support us in this way for the first time, please click on the following link:
https://uk.vi...rginmoneygiving.com/donat ion-web/charity…
Thank you for your support. It is much appreciated.
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Thanks to Lily and Sophie, age 7, who ran a cake sale on our behalf over the weekend. They, and their mums, have just brought in £150 worth of food and toiletries. The girls sorted it too! Well done girls! Great idea and brilliant result.

Here's the latest shopping list. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose in Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks again for your support!

Great support from the Eden Vauxhall dealership! Thanks to them and to everyone else who so generously supports us.

Here's a new shopping list. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose in Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks again for your support!

We have just reviewed our stocks and here's a new shopping list which now shows an order of priority. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks again for your support!

I mean Chicken in White Sauce not white wine sauce!

Slightly amended shopping list. Updates in red. Thanks as ever

We have been amazed by the support you have given us over the past month or so. Your generosity has been fantastic and we are grateful for all the support you give to us. Thank you so much.
We have just reviewed our stocks and here's a new shopping list. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks again for your support!

December 1 is the formal date to start Reverse Advent Calendars...but I guess some of you have already started! Here are the delivery details. Please note the additional dates/times in Fareham and the kind offer made again this year by Robinson Reade in Park Gate. Thanks again to everyone for supporting us or your local food bank!

Here's a generic shopping list to cover from now until the New Year. Please use for Reverse Advent Calendars. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks for your support!

Many thanks to Alex of SGT Property Services who undertook an electrical safety check at our new Gosport premises free of charge as part of their charitable giving. Much appreciated!

Here's the latest shopping list. High levels of demand continue and these are the items we are most short of. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport, Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks for your support! Donations during Harvest were fantastic!

Here's an invitation to our Annual General Meeting. We have Andy Brown from the DWP coming to talk about Universal Credit - that promises to be a useful insight. If you are free, please join us!

It's time to start thinking about reverse advent calendars - response has been great in previous years so I hope this year will be even better with more reverse advent calendars coming in! We're amazed by the support we get.

Here's a new shopping list. High levels of demand continue and these are the items we are most short of. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and now our new premises in Gosport...Unit 1, The Old Railway, Spring Garden Lane, Gosport Hants PO12 1FQ. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks for your support!

We are delighted to tell you that after a long and sometimes difficult process, we are, from today, operating out of new premises in Gosport. It's been quite a journey, and it's good to have a new home! Watch out for the new Gosport address on our next shopping list post.

Her's a new shopping list. High levels of demand continue. As always, you can drop off any items at Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco in Fareham, the Co-Op in Portchester (in the precinct), and Lee and Waitrose, Locks Heath and Gosport. Also at our own premises located at Aspect House, Westbury Road, Fareham, Hants PO16 7XU and at the rear of Bury Road URC, St Andrews Road, Gosport, Hants PO12 1QA. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 1pm and 3pm. Thanks for your support!