31st March 2026 Update: The Eggcup Depot at Chapel Street by the bus station has had to close immediately due to structural problems. All of our current Lancaster Eggcup members should have been contacted by us now but If you’ve not heard from us you can ring 01524 928027 or email members@eggcup.org and we will get back to you to arrange for an alternative food club for you. The two alternative sites are:
St Chads Church Hall Food Club
Torrisholme Road LA1 2RJ nearby to Lancaster Ryelands Primary School, as well as near Torrisholme Road Bridge.
2.00pm – 3.30pm every Monday
Eggcup Food-club at The Gregson Community Centre
33-35 Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3PY
1:30pm – 3pm every Tuesday.
If the above locations or times don’t work for you many of the other food clubs in Lancaster have very kindly offered to help out. Please contact us 01524 928027 or email members@eggcup.org and we will arrange a referral for you.
Eggcup is about food, people and community.
Eggcup stops surplus food from going to waste and gets it to people instead. Our low-cost, weekly food scheme helps our members to save money on food, and that makes life more affordable for those in our community on a tight budget.
We have three Community Food Outlets for our members, one in Lancaster and one in the West End of Morecambe and a pop-up in Carnforth. We have a professional 5* food warehouse at our Lancaster base.
Most of the work in our warehouse and outlets is done by volunteers who want to contribute to building a stronger community and making good use of surplus food.
Some of our volunteers are members – we’re all pulling together! We also run a low-cost Buying Cooperative, where we pool our collective buying power to get great discounts. The Buying Cooperative is for Eggcup members and for other community food organisations across the district.
So, how does it work?
We intercept food that would otherwise go to waste from farms, factories, distribution centres, shops and other food businesses.
The food is safely stored at our Community Food Hub and then sorted by our team of fantastic volunteers.
The food is then taken to Community Food Outlets where members of the public come to collect it each week and turn it into delicious meals.
Tonnes of surplus food saved so far this year
££s saved for people through their Eggcup membership so far this year
££s saved for the community through Eggcup’s buying coop so far this year
