Welcome To The Pantry Nook
Welcome to the Pantry Nook, this community pantry is for when someone finds themselves in a place where they are struggling to make ends meet.
Our community pantry has been set up to help to address the issue of food and money poverty in our community of South Wigston within the borough of Oadby & Wigston. In particular our pantry focuses on affordability and access.
The pantry is not just about providing help at the point of crisis, but instead offer a more sustainable solution & support.
The Pantry Nook aims to provide a medium to long term solution to help individuals & families facing food insecurity. We will assist people to engage with ours & other services that resolve the underlying causes of their individual situations.
We provide food and a wrap around support for a small membership of £5.00 for each visit when using the Pantry Nook.
Referrals
Referrals to the Pantry Nook can be made by the individual, as well as through Doctors, Medical Clinics, Social Services, Welfare Teams in Schools or Advice Services by sending email with basic details by clicking here.
Pantry Nook we will carry out an initial assessment to help identify a broad range of holistic support available. Once you become a member of the pantry nook you will have the opportunity to select from a choice of fresh & dried food each week for 6 months & then reviewed.
We aim to provide food from across all food groups including a wide selection of store cupboard essentials, chilled, frozen and fresh fruit & vegetables. Plus a small selection of cleaning & hygiene products including pet food.
The pantry nook is set up by volunteers within the community & run from Elliott Hall in South Wigston. The project is supported by our local area coordinator (LAC), Public Health & the goverments Household Support Fund & our local counsellors for us able to bring this project to those in need within our community.
Location
The Pantry Nook is located within the small town of South Wigston & is operated by
Elliott Hall for Youth & Community on Albion Street, LE18 4SA.
For location & information on Elliott Hall for Youth & Community please visit here
Times
The pantry opens every Thursday between 11am till 1pm.
( Except 25th December 2025 & 1st January 2026)
Visiting
When visiting you will be welcomed by the pantry team who are all volunteers, offering FREE hot drinks while you wait for your turn to enter the panty. A member of the team will talk you through the process & assit where required.
For those who wish to dicuss private matters we are able to offer a small private room for those who wish to discuss matters they may be concerned about .
PANTRY NEWS
Clothing Nook
The Clothing Nook will be opening soon as part of the pantry, offering clothing for all ages at low prices (starting from £1) including t-shirts, tracksuits, trousers, top etc.
We will also be offering suits to borrow for those attending interviews free of charge which will need to be returned (only those we have in stock).
Watch This Space For More Details.
Need To Keep Warm
If your in of somewhere safe and warm to go, there are a number of warm hubs around the borough operating in South Wigston, Wigston and Oadby. The Pantry at Elliott Hall is just one of these/
You can find your local hub and more information click the link below.
Young Volunteer Of The Year Supports Pantry
‘Chloe Mushen, aged 16, won Oadby and Wigston Borough Council’s Young Volunteer of the Year 2024 award. Chloe won her award for her hard work and commitment to the local Army cadets. Chloe has decided to donate her winnings of £400 to the Pantry Nook in South Wigston. The Pantry Nook is a community food pantry which has been running for nearly 2 months to support residents of South Wigston, Wigston and Oadby with financial pressures and food insecurity issues. Chloe came down to the pantry to see the pantry in action and to help pantry members receive their Christmas hampers. Thanks, Chloe, for your hard work and for supporting the Pantry Nook!’
Image of Chole & Cllr Walter with Christmas Hampers
Christmas Hampers
These Christmas hampers where given out on the 19th December to our members which included a meat hamper. We wish to thank the following for their support with the hampers :
- South Leicestershire food bank,
- Walkers & Son,
- Drivers Pickles,
- Pladis,
- Giving World,
- South Wigston Traders,
- Joseph Morris Butchers
Langmoor School Come's A Hygiene Bank
We are pleased to working with Langmoor Primary School in Oadby, becoming the first school within the borough to come a hygiene hub.
The school will stock basic hygiene products to support those parents & members of the local community who require extra support. The school will stock limited items but are able to get extra from Oadby & Wigston Hygiene Hub in South Wigston based at Elliott Hall as part of the Pantry Nook.
Click on link below to see what products are available.
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