Food support + Christmas meals over the Festive Period

Christmas can be a difficult time for many people. Here you can find a list of organisations in Sussex offering free Christmas meals, activites and the chance to connect with others over the festive period.

The Brighton and Hove Food Partnership have also provided information on food bank opening hours and affordable shops over the festive period as well as free and low-cost meals available in the community in December.

Free Christmas Meals

Brighton and Hove

Hove Salvation Army - 22nd and 25th December

Conway Street, Hove, BN3 3LA  01273 323072

The hall will be open from 10.30am to 3.30pm for people to come and go as they please. There will also be available a Christmas meal and activities.

Sussex Homeless Support:

35b Providence Pl, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4GE

On 23rd and 29th December - Christmas meal and other services at 1pm.

West Sussex

Soup kitchen:

35-36 Tarring Rd, West Worthing, Worthing, BN11 4HP  

Call: 07984 766375

25th December- Christmas day meal

Turning Tides:

Littlehampton Christmas day lunch 9.30pm-1pm

Littlehampton United Reformed Church, 1 High Street, Littlehampton, BN17 5EG

Worthing Boxing day meal 10.30am-1pm

Town Hall, Chapel Rd, Worthing BN11 9SA

Call: 01903 680740

East Sussex

Seaview Project

Hatherley Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6LB

Call: 01424 717981

21st December: Free Christmas Dinner available.

There are three time slots that you can choose to attend: 12pm, 12.30pm and 1pm.

Warming up the homeless:

48 Devonshire Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1AX  

Call: 01424 552929

Free Christmas lunch and dinner available on Sunday 10th, 17th, 24th of December.

Opening times: 4 – 7 pm