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Help with food shopping & preparing meals
A healthy diet can stop you from getting ill as you get older, this can keep you independent for longer. If you find it hard to get around, there are ways to get healthy meals delivered to your door! Let's dive in and explore your options.
Help getting & making food
If you need help preparing or cooking meals, you can:
- Visit lunch or social clubs
- Order shopping online or by telephone
- Arrange for meals to be delivered to your home
- Have meals prepared by a carer or personal assistant.
Lunch clubs
HASWA Lunch Club: HASWA run a weekly social lunch club every Wednesday 12 – 3pm. Take part in activities such as antakshari and bingo with a freshly cooked, nutritious vegetarian Asian meal.
Please ring 01708 522789 or email office@haswa.org.uk to confirm a place. Cost: £5
Pre-prepared meal delivery
There are organisations that deliver frozen ready meals to your home. This is a useful option if you can use an oven or microwave.
Many companies now cater for dietary and cultural preferences as well as pureed options!
You can order ready meals from supermarkets or companies that are specialists in frozen or store-cupboard meals. There are lot's of different companies you can use, here are some examples:
- Tapestry hot food delivery service - hot, chef-prepared meals delivered straight to your door.
- Chef Akila – Slow cooked Great Taste Award winning curries, dals and biryanis, frozen. Free delivery for orders over £49 or £7.95 for orders under £49.
- Cook – minimum order of £45, delivery charge £2.95, help with unpacking available from Cook drivers. (01732 759000)
- Express Indian Cuisine – Indian meals, frozen – free delivery minimum order £40
- Jamaica on Ice – Caribbean meals, frozen. Minimum order £35
- Oakhouse Foods – free delivery on orders over £30 and support to unpack meals away for you. (0333 370 6700)
- Parsley Box - Parsley Box meals can be stored in your cupboard for up to 6 months and do not require use of a fridge or freezer. (0131 326 0131). Free delivery for orders over £40.
- Wiltshire Farm – can provide softer foods, different portion sizes, Free From options. They deliver free across the UK and can unpack in the house if required (0800 077 3100). Free delivery.
Ordering shopping online
Ordering shopping online is a helpful way of getting the food you need without leaving the house. You can select a timeslot and it will be delivered to your door.
You can order it yourself, or you could also ask a friend or family member to order it for you.
There are lots of online grocery services, such as:
Warm & Cool Spaces
Warm & Cool Spaces are safe and friendly places that are free to use for anyone struggling to heat their home in the winter or keep cool during the summer.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming events
Warm & Cool Space at The Royals Centre
Refreshments, lunch, activities, arts and crafts, children’s corner.
Mardyke Community Association Warm & Cool Space
Activities, breakfast, refreshments, advisory information and free use of IT Suite and computers.
Warm & Cool Space at The Hope Café
Hosted by HoPEC (House of Polish and European Community). Soup, tea and coffee board games, reading corner and occasional activities.
Elm Park Community Association Warm & Cool Space
Social morning with refreshments and activities hosted by Elm Park Community Association.
Related Services
Related services
AgeUK RBH Digital Champion Service
We provide digital training sessions to help those older people who want to learn how to get online, to build their essential digital skills and confidence to live a more included and independent life. The IT support is learner led and can be provided one to one or in small groups.
Tapestry Hot Food Delivery Service
Our hot food delivery service offers a healthy hot meal delivered to your home straight from our Tapestry kitchen.
