The Littlehampton Larder - 2009

BMECS is the administering body for the Littlehampton Larder which is a partnership project which provides emergency food parcels to people of Littlehampton. Emergency food parcels are being packed up to help families and individuals struggling on the breadline in the Littlehampton area.

A new crisis service, the Littlehampton Larder, has swung into action after numerous organisations were contacted by people desperately short of money for food due to unemployment and relationship breakdowns are just a couple of the wide-ranging reasons for people needing the emergency support. Delays in benefit payments and the economic downturn are also a major factor. Young, old, and families, all have requested assistance, from all communities. It offers a temporary stop-gap for those most in need.


Littlehampton larder is a partnership project for several organisations in Littlehampton and is administered by BME Community Services with the support of Littlehampton Town Council, LCT Home link, Locals Churches, voluntary and statutory organisations, Business and individuals. Other organisations in the partnership include; Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice Bureau, Arun District Wellbeing Team, Littlehampton Churches Together, Littlehampton District Lions Club, The Littlehampton Academy, The Rotary Club of Littlehampton and West Sussex County Council Children and Family Centre and West Sussex Primary Care Trust.

Services can join the system by contacting the administrator at Littlehampton Baptist Church in Fitzalan Road, Littlehampton.

West Sussex Children's Trust Voluntary Sector Steering group

We are active members of the Voluntary Sector & Children’s Trust Steering Group and also represent BME people on the strategy group for the West Sussex Children's Trust, This partnership is led by our ‘sister’ charity West Sussex Council for Voluntary Youth Service’s CEO Hanna Moore and it acts as a critical friend for the Children’s’ Trust Management Board. Other organisations on this group include; Action in Rural Sussex, Enable Me, Horsham Youth Centre, Outset Youth Action and Springboard Project Horsham.

We are currently actively involved in implementing the West Sussex 2010 Children’s Plan, Parenting Plan and other priorities for children and young people

Other Strategic Forums and Groups

• Arun Community Cohesion Group


• Arun Harm Reduction Forum


• Arun Neighbourhood Network


• BBC Children In Need Funding Committee - South East Region


• Chichester Community Cohesion Group


• Chichester Harm Reduction Forum


• Chichester Wider LSP Group


• HM Ford Prison - Diversity and Race Equality Action Team


• University of Chichester - Race, Religion and Belief Equality Group


• West Sussex County Council - Adult Safeguarding Design Team


• Worthing Children & Young People Forum


• Worthing and Adur Community Cohesion and Tension Monitoring Group


• Worthing and Adur Harm Reduction Forum


• Worthing Community Equality Working Group