Ascension Marketplace

The Southampton City Mission MarketPlace runs every Thursday here at Ascension
Southampton City Mission website

SCM Marketplace is a community food membership scheme for local people who want to benefit from access to affordable, fresh, healthy food in an inclusive, supportive environment.

SCM Marketplaces have been designed to complement our existing emergency food and clothes project SCM Basics Bank (where those in emergency need can be referred for free clothes and food parcels for themselves and their families), by offering less urgent, longer term Food Aid support for those in danger of falling into food poverty.

SCM Marketplaces aim to offer choice and dignity through personal selection of discounted, quality, fresh, refrigerated and frozen food products to supplement people’s weekly shopping. They are also intended to be small, welcoming communities offering all of the health and wellbeing benefits of being in regular contact with a supportive network of peers and friends. Additional support will be offered by having regular visits and workshops by other charities and agencies such as Social Prescribers, Debt Advice, Mental Health nurses etc.

The Marketplaces are being developed around our values of:

  • Participation & collaboration,

  • Independence & wellbeing,

  • Supportive friendships.

Ascension MarketPlace takes place in the Ascension Cafe from 10am-12:30pm each Thursday.

Expect a warm welcome, a hot cuppa and homemade cakes. Our drop-in cafe is welcome to all, so do come and join us on a Thursday. MarketPlace members will then be able to access the MarketPlace and choose around 13 items from the fridges, freezers, fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food products and toiletries.

Each SCM Marketplace accepts members from the specific geographical area around it. The catchment areas for the Ascension SCM Marketplace  are the SO18 1–, SO18 2–, and SO18 4– postcodes.

Local people can apply to become members regardless of their situation in life, if they would like to join and feel like it would be beneficial. There is no referral system for the SCM Marketplace.

The local catchment area is important in building community relationships and provides an element of commonality and sense of togetherness to these food clubs.

Having filled out a membership form, new members will be invited for a membership chat and receive copies of the membership agreement and relevant policies.

There may be a waiting list, but please still register an interest via the become a member page

For a weekly £5 membership subscription, Marketplace members can come on the day their Marketplace is open, use the members café, chat to members and volunteers, talk to any visiting advice agencies, and choose around 13 items from the fridges, freezers, fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food products and toiletries.

Please go to the SCM page for more information:  MarketPlace — Southampton City Mission

We are always looking for more volunteers to help us run the MarketPlace on a Thursday and with re-stocking on a Wednesday, please get in touch with with church office to find out more about how to get involved!

Find out more about MarketPlace and how to get involved via the SCM website:

MarketPlace — Southampton City Mission

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