Standard
Up to 10 items each week
Choose up to 2 items from each category: fresh, frozen, fridge, ambient, and cleaning or toiletries.
- £8 weekly
- £30 every four weeks
DN12 community pantry
The Little Village Shop and Pantry
A friendly local shop, shaped by local people.
Food choice with dignity
Flexible membership for households of every size.
Choose our Standard membership for up to ten items each week, or our new Premium membership for up to twenty items each week. Weekly and four-weekly payment options are available.
Members choosing either four-weekly plan make 12 payments during the year and receive four weeks free.
Join the pantryOur vision
A pantry that feels different
We are local volunteers from Harrogate Court and the wider DN12 area. We have seen neighbours struggle with food, energy and everyday costs, as well as how difficult it can be to ask for help.
We want the pantry to feel like a friendly local shop where people are greeted with warmth, treated with respect and able to choose food for themselves. It is not a handout. It is a place where people can walk through the door comfortably.
Privacy matters. Our one in, one out approach and volunteer privacy champions help members shop quietly and with dignity. An accessible mobile till counter also means wheelchair users can volunteer alongside everybody else.
Our longer term hope is to reduce isolation, keep good surplus food in the community and rebuild the everyday connections that help neighbours look out for one another.
Membership
Choose the membership that suits your household
Premium
Up to 20 items each week
Designed for larger households. Choose up to 4 items from each category: fresh, frozen, fridge, ambient, and cleaning or toiletries.
- £15 weekly
- £60 every four weeks
Four-weekly member benefit: make 12 four-weekly payments during the year and receive 4 weeks free. Payment can be made by cash, card or standing order.
Here when you need us
Meet our Pantry Champions
Sometimes life places us in crisis and difficult choices mean going without essentials. Susan and Fiona are trusted volunteers who offer a quiet, friendly and confidential point of contact when you need support.
Susan
Pantry Champion
Susan can listen without judgement, arrange discreet access to essential pantry items and help connect people with further local support.
Fiona
Pantry Champion
Fiona offers the same confidential welcome and can help people access immediate food support or a referral to the Community Hub Worker.
Visit Harrogate Court and ask for Susan or Fiona. They can issue food from the pantry when someone is in crisis and, with permission, arrange further support. Every conversation will be handled sensitively and discreetly.
Our community in action
Photo gallery
Take a look inside our welcoming, volunteer-led pantry and the choices available to members.
Food hygiene
Member voices
What our members say
Feedback is shown here anonymously and only after it has been reviewed and approved by our volunteer team.
Share your experience“I think it’s brilliant.”
“It’s the best thing to have happened around here.”
“It has a good selection, not cheap foods.”
“Value for money.”
“Friendly and welcoming.”
“My privacy is respected with the one-in, one-out system.”
“It’s clean and tidy.”
“The staff and volunteers are helpful.”
“The shelves are always stocked with lots of choice.”
Share your experience
Help us understand what the pantry means to you
Your feedback helps us improve and show the difference the pantry makes. Nothing will be published automatically. A volunteer will review it first, and any approved feedback will appear anonymously as “Members said”.
Membership sign up
Join The Little Village Shop and Pantry
Complete this short form and a volunteer will add you to the membership list. Sign up details will be shared with our partners at the local authority to support the pantry, but not elsewhere.