Project Christmas Hours 2022

Please note that our project Christmas hours 2022 are:

Blandford Food Bank+

• Closed on Tuesday 27th December

Christchurch Food Bank+

• Open as usual except on Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th December

Poole Food Bank+

• Open except on Tuesday 27th December
  *Please note the change in opening hours Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th December when Poole Food Bank+ will be open 10am – 12pm 

Poole Food Bank’ Satellites

• Calvary Pentecostal Church will be closed on Wednesday 28th December
• St Clement’s Church Hall will open on Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th December, 11am – 12pm
• St Gabriel’s Church satellite will be closing after Tuesday 13th December until further notice
• Poole Waste Not, Want Not’s hours will be:
  – Saturday 24th December, 10am – 12pm
  – Sunday 25th – Tuesday 27th December – closed
  – Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th December, 11am – 3pm
  – Saturday 31st December, 10am – 12pm
  – Sunday 1st & Monday 2nd January  – closed

Wimborne Food Bank+

• Open as usual

Christmas food support across BCP:
You can find more information on special food support, including community meals and more during the Christmas period, on a red button on the BCP Access to Food map below.

Faithworks Arch

• Half-time will be open on Friday 23rd and 30th December but closed on Monday 26th December and Monday 2nd January
• All recovery activities and groups will stop between Monday 26th December – Monday 2nd January
  *In an emergency you can phone 07938 649577, leave a message and someone will get back to you

SMILE lone parent families

• SMILE coffee group will meet on the 9th December and then again in the New Year on Friday 6th January
• SMILE walking group will meet on the 14th December and then again on Wednesday 4th January

BCP Council related support – open hours over Christmas:

• Family Information Service (see below) will be open as follows:
  – Friday 23rd December until 3pm
  – Wednesday 28th December, 9am – 5pm
  – Thursday 29th December, 9am-5pm
  – Friday 30th December, 9am – 4.30pm
  *Normal service will resume on Tuesday 3rd January, 9am – 5pm