Open Kitchen
Welcome to Open Kitchen!
We are a community fridge run by Christ Church Orpington to show God’s love in serving our local community
All are welcome. We offer FREE food – no referral or vouchers are needed. Our aims are to prevent food waste, to support those in food poverty and to foster community. We also signpost to local community support services such as Christians Against Poverty, job clubs, life skills courses, Citizens Advice and energy advice charities such as SELCE. Check out our Facebook Group to browse for or offer free clothing or household items.
Sessions
Sessions
Sundays
5-5:30pm
Main Session
Mondays
7-7:15pm
Mondays
9:15-9:30pm
Pret A Manger food only
Chilled Out
Tuesdays
10-11am
Fridays
10-11am
Main Session
Main Session
Refreshments served 1 hour before main sessions.
No vouchers or referrals are needed. Please bring a bag with you.
About Us
Open Kitchen is run entirely by volunteers who collect surplus food from local shops and supermarkets, serve at our sessions and deliver any surplus to Second Chance Animal Rescue centre at Crockenhill. If you’d like to give back to your community and would like to apply to become a volunteer, please contact Open Kitchen’s coordinator, Liesel Stanbridge.
News
Closed Dates
Monday 6 April
Tuesday 7 April
First Session After Easter
Friday 10 April
Latest Funding
£500 from the Lidl Community Fund 2025-2026
Donate
We rely on financial donations to provide essentials such as milk, tins, cereals, rice and pasta which we rarely receive through our usual food suppliers. If you would like to support the work of Open Kitchen in this way, please donate here. Thank you for your support.
Partners
Our Story
Open Kitchen began in May 2020. We had collected food from supermarkets for some time, through the FareShare charity, with the aim of preventing food waste. From this food, we made meals for our Community Club, and then local hospitals. Later we delivered food to local residents living in food poverty or going through difficult times. However, in May 2020 we were offered FareShare slots with other supermarkets - and so Open Kitchen was born, as we invited recipients to collect from us if they could.
