Realise Futures Poppy's Pantry

04/06/2026

Today a team from Poppy’s visited our sister site Realise Futures Growing Places in Claydon

The teams learnt from each other about how to build a planter for our outdoor area so we can get some herbs planted from our trip to Realise Futures Nowton Park Nursery

Together they sanded the wood, sawed it, drilled it together and assembled the planter

As they say… team work makes the dream work!

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22/05/2026

It’s Friday 🥳

As we head into a sunny bank holiday weekend, we want to reflect on the month and celebrate the successes of our Wellbeing Colleagues!

Whether it’s developing gardening, cooking or IT skills, or something else - our dedicated team of Work Coaches will support you to achieve your goal.

If you are yourself or if you know or support an adult with a learning disability and/or autism who would thrive in a supported work environment, get in touch on 01394 389599 or email [email protected] to find out more

24/04/2026

IT’S FRIDAY!!

We hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine wherever you are. Pop in to the shop to see us until 17:30 🥳

22/04/2026

On Monday some of the team travelled to our sister site Realise Futures Nowton Park Nursery in Bury St.Edmunds

We had a tour of the site, gained lots of horticultural knowledge, helped out and bought back some compost so we can put our knowledge to use here in Melton!

If you’re ever out and about in Bury St.Edmunds do visit Nowton Park or their trailer next to Grounds Café Nowton Park for all your plant needs🌱

20/04/2026

April’s Highlights 🌞

We’ve had a busy month so far!

We’ve been busy doing a wide range of work activities and developing skills in key areas.

This helps our wellbeing colleagues

- Improve Health & Wellbeing
- Gain independence
- Develop independent living and life skills
- Achieve their goals for personal development
- Take important steps towards their goals, whether this is to learn a new skill, make friends and socialise or one day gain employment

More than just a shop! When you shop at Poppy’s Pantry you are supporting your local economy and community ❤️

Read the photo captions for more info ☺️

10/04/2026

Today the team took a trip to 21 Young Hearts Cafe

They enjoyed trying the cakes, coffee, supporting a fellow Community Interest Company and seeing our friend Flo who was working there today ☺️

Bonus points as they bought back a takeaway coffee for Hattie! ☕️

Our next trip will be to support our sister enterprise Realise Futures St Lawrence Café to try their new homemade cakes… watch this space!

30/03/2026

‼️ Please note the shop is closed today ‼️
(Monday 30th)

We are doing stock take - Wish us luck! 🍀🤞

We’re back open as usual tomorrow, we look forward to seeing you all again then ☺️

26/03/2026

Huge thank you to our customers for their donations to The Hygiene Bank!

Do you have any unopened toiletries in the cupboard you could spare?

Surplus Lynx gift set leftover from the 10 you received for Christmas?

Pop them in the Hygiene Bank box next to the till when you’re next in store 💖

We recently collected from our box at Realise Futures Poppy's Pantry in Woodbridge! Thank you to Heidi, Carol Anne and the rest of the amazing team who work there for looking after our box, along with all their customers who have donated to help fill it! All these products are very much appreciated by the people in need who receive them!
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For a list of the locations of all of our collection boxes, just click the link in our bio! Also, if you know a location that could host a product donation box, please contact us!
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Together we can help locally because

25/03/2026

Today we had 4 seasons in one day!

Wednesday Lunch Club made vegetable lasagne 😋 whilst sheltering from the hail 🥶

The team then made 40 Easter nest cakes for The SEND Dept at a local high school! 🐣

In the afternoon our Health & Social Care students from Suffolk New College ran a group activity where we repurposed old cardboard to make a ‘vase’ and arranged beautiful spring flowers in these 🌷 🌼

Other tasks not pictured included stock taking, laundry, cleaning, fulfilment work and shop duties 🥳

24/03/2026

Last week we were busy celebrating ahead of World Down Syndrome Day!

🥳 World Down Syndrome Day was created to celebrate the lives of people with Down syndrome and to make sure they have the same freedoms and opportunities as everybody else.

🧦 We also joined in with the campaign!

💡 It’s celebrated on 21st March every year. This date is chosen because it matches the 3 copies of chromosome 21 which is unique to people with Down syndrome.

Did you celebrate on Saturday? 🤔 let us know how in the comments below! ⬇️