FreeShop Crawley

Please note that coffee morning ( 16th July 2024 ) is not on tomorrow… we will be back in September !

What can we say … it was one hard week in more ways than one but the FreeShop team smashed it! Thank you to every person who played their part ! And as always Linda Woodard at Woodard Photography has captured the heart of FreeShop in her photos … thank you for volunteering your time and skills 🥰

This is amazing ! We can’t wait to see all the beautiful dogs at the fair !

Hopefully you all saw the live from our very own Mr Spotted: Crawley with the very lovely ladies at FreeShop Crawley earlier today! ❤️

They were telling us what will be at the summer fair and announced that Dan, THE man, will be our Dog Show judge! 🥳

Dan has openly said he doesn't know much about dogs, so please hold back from telling him you have a Husky when it's really a Chihuahua! 😂

Here is your Dog Show class list! This dog show is free to enter, but all donations are very welcome and will ALL be donated to Freeshop Crawley.

There will also be some fun dog games throughout the day. Who fancies some sausage catching and some musical sits? 🐶

So, come along to Crawley Town FC on Sunday 14th and have a fab day out with the family!

S u m m e r F a i r

WHERE : CRAWLEY FOOTBALL CLUB

WHEN : 14 th July 2024

TIME: 11am-3pm

There will be live music to enjoy throughout from Rockin Robbins

And we are so excited that the Reds Bar will be open for drinks !

Come and enjoy an affordable day out !

Happy Tuesday everyone, how was your weekend?

This week’s going to be a busy one at FreeShop Crawley, with our Summer Fair on Sunday and loads in between. Have a swipe to find out what’s going on, and when it’s going on!

Please note that some of these events require pre-booking. Drop us a message or a comment to find out more.

Week after week come rain or shine the Food Bank Collection Crawley Labour Women (CLW Food Bank) stand and collect food for us! Their support and kindness makes a huge difference to our service and we are so lucky to have such dedicated people in our town ! Thank you so much ☺️

Three lions on a shirt … never stopped us dreaming ! 🦁 🦁 🦁 ⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Well done England !

🐶 🐶 F R E E D O G S H O W 🐶🐶
Come and join us for party games for our furry friends and a enrol your pup in the dog show !

The amazing Dog Training with Amanda will be running this and it will be so much fun !

Where: Crawley Town FC
When: 14 th July 2024
Time : 11 - 3

Can you help our friends over at Sussex Aid For Refugees

As part of SGN head office international food day we were invited to join them… they cooked food from all different cultures and shared it with their colleagues, everyone who took part donated to us in exchange for the delicious treats ! We were so honoured to be invited in and we made £300

Thank you so much !

🩶 THIS WEEK AT FREESHOP CRAWLEY! 🩶

Happy July, everyone! With our Summer Fair and loads of other goings-on, it’s going to be another busy month!

Along with our shop being open from Tuesday to Saturday, we’ve got a jam-packed week ahead.

Have a swipe to find out what’s going on, and when it’s going on!

Please note that some of these events require pre-booking. Drop us a message or a comment to find out more.

We really need adult tombola bits for our fair if anyone has anything we would really appreciate it

To kick off the next edition of our series, we’d like to introduce you to Sophie, one of our Volunteers.

🩶 Sophie, Volunteer.

📆 Joined in April 2023.

We asked Sophie why they joined FreeShop Crawley.

"I am local and wanted to get stuck in helping in the community as I feel we need to deal with issues like poverty that are occurring on our own doorstep first and foremost".

We also asked what their favourite thing about working here is.

"Freeshop takes a holistic approach to supporting both those who use the shop and the local community. Focusing on helping people to be self-sufficient and move on rather than providing a single service and leaving people to pick up the loose ends themselves. It also feels like a family, and I must admit I do love the craziness if jacket potatoes at winter warmers".

🩶 Thank you, Sophie, for everything you do for FreeShop Crawley!

Summer Fair Countdown: 2 Weeks to Go!

We are thrilled to announce that our summer fair is just 2 weeks away! Join us at Crawley Town Football Club on the 14th of July for a day filled with fun, food, and festivities.

📅 Save the Date: 14th July
📍 Location: Crawley Town Football Club, Broadfield Stadium

Get ready for exciting activities, delicious food stalls, and lots of family-friendly fun. We can't wait to see you there!

Stay tuned for more details and updates. Let the countdown begin!

We’re in County Mall Shopping Centre today come say hi 👋

There will be;

- free children’s craft
- information on how to donate
- sign posting
- information on how to get support

This week in our series, we’re highlighting our STILL Method Anxiety Programme!

If anxiety impacts your everyday life, our structured STILL Method programme can help you understand and manage it, improve low self-esteem, and build resilience.

Swipe to find out all the info you need about this amazing programme!

We’re so excited that Autism All Stars will be attending our summer fair this year !

If you are a local charity/organisation that would like a stall at our summer fair please email [email protected]

Guess who is going to be here with the Dog Show???!!

Go on, guess! Bet you don't get it! 😂

Anyway, get the date in your diaries and head down to Crawley Town FC and help FreeShop Crawley out as well as having a brilliant few hours!

Classes to be announced as soon as I've decided which to do! 😂
What would you like to see?

We’re so excited !! Summer is going to be so much fun !!

Guess who is going to be here with the Dog Show???!!

Go on, guess! Bet you don't get it! 😂

Anyway, get the date in your diaries and head down to Crawley Town FC and help FreeShop Crawley out as well as having a brilliant few hours!

Classes to be announced as soon as I've decided which to do! 😂
What would you like to see?

Tesco Crawley CFC Community we are always so humbled and overwhelmed by the support you guys give us ! Thank you so much … every little really does help !

It’s the final week of the month, and we’re kicking off another vibrant week at FreeShop Crawley!

From Tuesday to Saturday, our shop is open and ready to serve, but that's not all. This week is packed with exciting social events and valuable advice sessions.

Swipe through to discover all the events and their timings!

Remember, some events need pre-booking. Feel free to message us or leave a comment for more details.

Welcome back to , the monthly series where we bring you budget-friendly recipes designed to stretch your budget while keeping your family satisfied, all for under £4.

🚨 DO YOU USE OUR FREESHOP SERVICES? If so, please ask a member of our team for your FreeShopFresh bag, which contains all the ingredients to create the following meal, as well as a handy recipe card.

🍅 Our latest recipe is our Summer Tomato & Basil Rice, a vibrant and flavorful dish perfect for warm days. This particular recipe can feed a family of 4 for just £4!

💡 Please note that the prices are averages based on our research from different supermarkets.

👩‍🍳 Enjoy, and let us know in the comments what sort of recipes you’d like to see from us. Get involved and, if you make our delicious budget-friendly recipe, tag us!

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Becky Pearce volunteered during Christmas 2023 and decided to run the L O N D O N. M A R A T H O N to raise funds for us ! Becky raised over £500 for FreeShop Crawley read her story below 👇… we are so inspired and grateful !

The London Marathon was a bucket list event for me, as after 10 years of entering the ballot, I have finally been allocated a place. I completed Brighton Marathon over 7 years ago and always wanted to take part in London, so applied each year and never expected to get a place. When I got a place I did not know whether to laugh or cry!



The event itself was incredible, with so much support along the route, I can say it was one of the best days of my life. I had friends and family dotted around the route and managed to spot most of them as I ran around, even though the crowd noise at times was deafening. I completed the run in 4 hours 36 mins, which I was very happy with.


One of the charities I wanted to raise money for was Freeshop Crawley. I had a chance to help out at their Christmas event and I was really blown away by their ethos of making everyone feel special, providing people with help with pride and dignity.

I really wanted to help as knew as a small local charity, fundraising means a great deal and makes a big difference. I ended up raising over £575 for Freeshop Crawley , which I was very happy with.

We need your help ! We have a FreeShop community cafe every Wednesday and Friday and we need craft and activities for adults and toys for babies, children and teenagers.

If you are having a sort out and have good condition toys , dressing up, craft , been bags, cost seating, cushions or magazines please let us know it would very much appreciated!

Today we launched our free community cafe 2024 where people can come and have a warm place to be.

Today our highs were -

serving food to 80 people over the day

Having a variety of ages from 4 months old to 80 years old

Having story time, craft, play doh and pottery painting!

Having 2 local businesses offering workshops Rainbow pottery Zoes florist

Having LPK Learning CIC and Lucy Bear STILL Method Anxiety & Resilience Coach also chatting and sign posting people to additional support.

But most of all having the community come and be part of it, thank you to all the wonderful people who came to the community cafe today ! We loved welcoming and serving you, we look forward to seeing you next week !

Free Winter warmer Community Cafe launch
When : 5th January 2024
Time : 9 am -3 pm
Place : Bewbush centre, Dorsten Square

All welcome !

We are so excited to be working with Rainbow pottery to offer pottery painting at our launch of community winter warmer cafe 2024 !

What’s happening at the launch on Friday 5th Jan :

Sweet treats and snacks served all day

Breakfast served 9 am - 11.30

Lunch served 12.30 -2.30

Everyone welcome - this is a warm space to eat, charge electrical appliances, meet new people , meet old friends and just be !

There will be quiet zones and separate zones for children to play. This is a space for everyone to use whether you come alone, with friends or with kids.

Kids craft from 9.30 am
Story time @ 11.30 am
Both these will be led by a member of our team and spaces are unlimited all children are welcome !

Skills workshop this week will be - Pottery painting session one @ 10 am and session two @ 1 pm

Places for pottery painting are limited please register your interest here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freeshopcrawley/1106247
We will be in touch to confirm if you have a space.

Register your interest – FreeShop Crawley Winter Warmer Launch - Pottery Painting Register of Interest Pottery Painting at FreeShop Crawley's Winter Warmers Cafe Launch We are launching our Winter Warmer Cafe on 5th January and t...

We have got an exciting secret activity planned for Friday for the launch of our winter warmer cafe on the 5th Jan 9am - 3 pm at the bewbush centre !

Watch out tomorrow for more info !