The Willow Tree Community Café is located in Barrow and District Disability Association's centre. It is a town-centre community café offering freshly cooked food and beverages, weekdays 10am - 3pm. Every penny of profit supports BDDA’s charitable work and strengthens our community. Eat well. Feel good while supporting others and making a difference. Click the […]

Barrow Inclusion Fest celebrates our multicultural society, inviting communities to share their cultures with people living with dementia. The event hopes to include food tasting from different cultures, a live panel of people with lived experience of dementia, as well as singing, dancing, and lots of fun. More details are available in this flyer Call […]

Food Clubs - The Warrior Down team has teamed up with Fareshare. Join them every Monday from 1:00pm at one of two places:  - Barrow District Disability Association, School Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1EJ  - Bram Longstaffe Community Hub, Farm Street, Barrow Island LA14 2RX Every week there will be a variety of fresh produce to […]

A group that works with our community to make Ormsgill a better place to live and be. They have strong connections with residents; understanding how best to reach out to them and help improve health and wellbeing for all ages. They hold regular varied activities, have a community fridge and community garden, and provide free […]

The Clothes Bank is one of several initiatives run by St Mark's church reaching out to help the people in our community. They provide free men's, women's and children's clothing, shoes, toiletries. bedding and curtains. Each morning Monday to Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm they also host a café where people can socialise and enjoy a drink and […]

We are currently trying to find out of the Grub Hub is still operating - if anyone knows, please contact us on Info@furnessforyou.org.uk. Thanks! A grassroots group, with no paid staff and run entirely by volunteers to enrich our local community. Fresh and frozen foodshare available. Please bring bags and there is a £1 charge […]

Barrow Foodbank does not think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why they provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis. They are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty […]

If your child has free school meals you can find and book free childrens' activities and events in the school holidays. The Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme is funded by the Department for Education. The programme provides fully-funded activities and meals during the school holidays for eligible children and young people. Research has shown […]

The Salvation Army is situated in the centre of Barrow-in-Furness and is a Christian Church that seeks to offer holistic support to everyone, including some of the most vulnerable in our town. They offer hot drinks on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am-2:00pm as well as a free pasty and pie lunch on Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm. Call […]

Love Barrow Families was founded in 2014 by two local public service workers, Katrina Robson and Alison Tooby, and was co-designed with local families and practitioners using co-production principles. Love Barrow Families is rooted in our community and has grown from the ground upwards. They offer brews and "fare share" food on Thursdays from 9:00am […]