Members Newsletter | Issue 11
Welcome to Peckham Pantry’s March 2024 Newsletter!
This month the Pantry celebrated being a partner and social supermarket with City Harvest London. A fabulous film was commissioned by the team at City Harvest London to highlight redefining the ways communities come together to tackle food insecurity and food waste.
Don’t forget to spread the word about Peckham Pantry at Peckham Park Road and St.Luke’s Chandler Way – membership is £4.50 for a shop worth £15 or more.
Easter Closure at Peckham Pantry
Co-op has chosen the Peckham Pantry to be their charity of the year
Don’t forget…
To support our pantry and support the value it brings to many, please consider donating to the pantry via the Bankuet QR code or link. The Pantry is able to provide affordable food shops for their members because of the kindness and generosity of volunteers and donors.
Thank you.
Temi Okudiya
Peckham Pantry Manager
Ambassadors of the Month:
Steph
Hi, I’m Steph and I’ve been volunteering at the Peckham Pantry for approximately 2 years now. I put in a 4 hour shift every other week.
The Peckham Pantry is a good, worthwhile project and much needed in these current times of high prices and inflation. I have previously volunteered at another food project during ‘lockdown’
and although this project still runs, I prefer to give my time to the Pantry as it operates differently. Customers can choose what food they want with dignity. The staff are friendly and helpful, many are volunteers like myself – we are made up of part-time workers, freelancers, self-employed and people who understand and care.
I enjoy working with the public and giving back to the community, which I found invaluable during those very isolating years of lockdown and little work. There is a good atmosphere here at Peckham Pantry; staff and customers are generally happy (who doesn’t appreciate being able to buy affordable food) which ranges from fruit and veg, standard tins of tomatoes, beans and other store cupboard staples, to some high-quality organic produce, sometimes even bunches of flowers.
As a regular customer said: “all the better for being here”
Sandra
I’m Sandra, and I’m pleased to be featured as an ambassador this month.
I have been a volunteer at The Pantry since October 2022, working two Saturdays each month. Volunteering at The Panty is a fantastic way of giving back and supporting the local community. It provides those most at risk of food poverty access to healthy food, in a welcoming, warm, and friendly environment.
When I arrived the staff was really friendly and me and my friend signed up to become a member and also was given a leaflet about volunteering, it was then that I knew this was the place where I could see myself in a customer facing environment, which also allows me to put back into the community. I’ve been volunteering for nearly 2 years now, doing one day a week. I really enjoy meeting different people and also the things you learn is so priceless, wonderful members and staff and a great place to be.
Engagement Group/Coffee Morning
Peckham Pantry Steering Group is a group of pantry members, volunteers and staff who meet once a month to develop ideas on how to engage with pantry members and members of the wider local community.
You may have spotted our new bookshelf at Peckham Pantry on Peckham Park Road. This came about from an idea within our steering group, thanks to our dedicated member Laura Jane, who organised the bookshelf and children’s books. Stay tuned for further projects we’re working on and share your ideas with us!
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is on Tuesday 23 April 9.30-10.30am, and meetings take place at Pecan with the option to join online. If you would like to join our Steering Group, attend the next meeting, or just share an idea for Peckham Pantry, please contact Flora on 07929 999 006.
Or just pop by our next Peckham Pantry Coffee Morning on Thursday 25 April from 10.30-11.30am at Peckham Park Road to join us for a cuppa and a chat!
Chicken Tray Bake Recipe
Recipe by Bill Coleman from Peckham Pantry Steering Group
Ingredients:
- 1 large green or red chili
- 3 tbsp of Tomato puree
- 3 tbsp of cooking oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 8 Skinless chicken thighs
- 500 grams of prepared potatoes
- A generous sprinkling of mixed herbs or 6 sprigs of thyme
- 400 grams of baby tomatoes (if you use larger ones, cut them in half)
- A green salad and bread to serve (optional)
Method
Heat Oven to 200c/180fan/gas6
Find a large roasting pan that will hold all the potatoes and chicken thighs in a single layer.
Halve the chili and (scrape out the seeds if you don’t like it too hot) and remove the stalk.
Blend chili, tomato puree, cooking oil and garlic and into a paste spread the paste over the chicken.
Add the chicken and potatoes to the roasting tray with grinding of black pepper and some salt then mix everything together, add the herbs and roast for 30 minutes.
After 30 mins, stir in the tomatoes and cook for another 15 mins until the tomatoes have softened and the chicken is cooked.
Serve straight from the roasting pan and eat with green salad and crusty bread.
BBC Food - £1 Dinners
Events at Pecan
Pecan is a community charity based in Peckham, Southwark since 1989 and Peckham Pantry is a part of Pecan’s Food Services. To find out more about Pecan and to become part of the Pantry’s wider community, visit Pecan’s website: www.pecan.org.uk and sign up to Pecan’s newsletter.
FREE | Hands on Letterpress workshop
Tuesday 14 May, 11am-2pm
Pecan, 121a Peckham High Street SE15 5SE
Experience the traditional craft of letterpress during this workshop. Select from a range of vintage wood block typefaces, compose your message, ink the blocks, and print your personalized poster to take home
Theme: Peckham Perspective
Pantry Opening Times
49-53 Peckham Park Road, SE15 6TU
- Monday- 9am - 4pm
- Tuesday- 11am - 4pm
- Wednesday- 9am - 4pm
- Thursday- 10am - 7pm
- Friday- 9am - 4pm
- Saturday- 9am - 3pm
- Sunday- Closed
St Lukes Church, Chandler Way, SE15 6DT
- Monday- Closed
- Tuesday- Closed
- Wednesday- 10am - 2pm
- Thursday - Closed
- Friday - Closed
- Saturday - Closed
- Sunday - Closed
Vacancies
If you would like to become a Pantry Ambassador then contact us at:
email: pantry@pecan.org.uk
tel: 020 7277 7075.
website: www.pecan.org.uk/peckham-pantry
We currently partner with Tropical Sun, who support us by matching our purchases from them, pound for pound. We are committed to sourcing a diverse range of food for our members to have the best selection possible.Tropical Sun’s Partnership gives back to the local community, making it possible for us to stock an ethnically diverse range of food that caters to our members’ needs and tastes.
