Last updated on 30th November 2023
Donate Christmas hampers and food
We make three sizes of hampers: small hampers for 1-2 people, medium hampers for 3-4 people and large hampers for 5-6 people. We put the same items into every hamper and adjust the quantity to suit the size.
Item | Small | Medium | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
Rough size of the base of the box | A4 | A3 (ie 2 x A4) | A2 (ie 4 x A4) |
Cake, ideally Christmas or yule log | 1 | 1 large | 2 |
Pudding | 1 | 1 large | 2 |
Box mince pies, apple pies, etc | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Box or nice packet of biscuits | 1 | 1 large | 2 |
Box of chocolates, sweets, etc | 1 | 1 large | 2 |
Packet of savoury snacks, eg crisps, crackers | 1 | 1 large | 2 large |
Jar/packet of hot drink, eg coffee, tea | 1 | 2 small | 2 |
Tin of soup | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Tin of cooked meat (no pies, please) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Tin of fish, eg tuna, salmon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Jar of cooking sauce, eg pasta sauce | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pasta | small | medium | large |
Packet of dried stuffing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tin of fruit | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Tin/packet of custard | 1 | 1 large | 2 |
Jar of jam | 1 | 2 | 2 + pickle |
Nice toiletries (male and female) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Christmas crackers | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Here are posters about the Christmas Hamper Project and a list of contents for hampers. They are in powerpoint, so you can edit them if you want to include a drop-off point for donations in your organisation, etc.
To make your own hamper, cover a cardboard box with wrapping paper and fill it with food items. Please don't include alcohol.
Please bring food items and hampers to Christmas Hamper HQ in Festival Place as early in December as possible, because we deliver most hampers between 4th and 15th December. We continue to receive donations until 22nd December and any food that is not delivered in a hamper will be given out by Basingstoke Foodbank in the new year.
Christmas Hamper HQ in Festival Place (Upper Ground floor, opposite the Apple Store) is open from 9.30am to 5.30pm on Monday to Saturday between 1st and 23rd December.
If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Find out more about the Christmas Hamper Project
Donate hampers, food items or money
Help to make the Christmas hampers
Refer clients to receive hampers
(agency referrals only)
Basingstoke Foodbank
63-64 Tempus Business Centre, Kingsclere Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XG
e: admin@basingstoke.foodbank.org.uk
t: 07722 673645 / 07941 336464
This foodbank is run in partnership with local churches, facilitated by Basingstoke Foodbank.
Registered charity number 1154319 | Registered in England and Wales