Find a community supermarket
At community supermarkets, you can buy food and essentials at cheaper prices than bigger supermarkets.
Basildon
Laindon
Address: Laindon Community Supermarket, Laindon Community Centre, Aston Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6NX
Opening times: Friday, 1pm to 3pm
Vange
Eligibility: You need to provide proof of address in Basildon.
Costs: Pay £3.50 membership fee upon arrival. Then save approximately 30% on food and household essentials.
Address: Vange Community Supermarket, Trinity Methodist Church, 481 Clay Hill Rd, Basildon SS16 4NN
Opening times: Tuesday, 10am to 12pm
Buckhurst Hill
Address: Noah’s Ark Community Pantry, St Elisabeth’s Hall, Chesnut Avenue, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6EP
Opening times: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 4pm
Canvey Island
Canvey Island has a bus with a community supermarket inside, stopping in different areas, called 'Stuff on a Bus'.
Costs: Pay a £5 annual fee.
Locations and opening times:
On Tuesdays it will make two stops, visiting:
- Link Road from 10am to 12pm
- The Paddocks from 2pm to 4pm
On Fridays it will stop outside:
- St Nicholas Church, SS8 0JR from 10am to 11am
- Small Gains Hall, SS8 8QP from 11.30am to 12.30pm
- Canvey Island FC, SS8 7PX from 2pm to 3pm
Colchester
Address: The Centre, Hawthorn Avenue, Greenstead Estate, Colchester, CO4 3PX
Opening times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Chelmsford
Ford End
Costs: Pay a £5 membership fee which lasts for a year. Then pay £5 per visit for a full bag of shopping.
Address: Ford End Community Pop Up, Ford End Village Hall, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford CM3 1LQ
Opening times: Tuesday, 9am to 11am
Melbourne
Costs: Pay a £5 membership fee which lasts for a year. Then pay £5 per visit for a full bag of shopping.
Address: Melbourne Community Pop Up, St Andrews Church Hall, Chignal Rd, Chelmsford CM1 2JB
Opening times: Tuesday, 2pm to 4pm
Chigwell
Address: Limes Farm Community Pantry, Victory Hall, Chigwell, IG7 6QX
Opening times:
Tuesday, 10am to 12pm
Thursday, 10am to 3pm
Harlow
Address: The Bounty Club, St Paul’s Church, College Square, Town Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1LS
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm
Jaywick
Eligibility: You need to provide proof of address in Jaywick Sands.
Costs: Pay £3.50 membership fee upon arrival. Then save approximately 30% on food and household essentials.
Address: Brooklands Community Shop, 12 Brooklands Gardens, Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2JP
Opening times: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 11am to 2pm