A Community Health Initiative in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Who Are We?
The Dispensary is part of Common Cause, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Our physical shop on Skinner Street offers a wide range of organic and vegan products, including fresh fruit and vegetables and sourdough bread, health supplements, natural skin and hair care, plastic free household items, refillables, handmade gifts by local makers and more. We also have an inhouse library and organise health and wellbeing events and workshops. Our online shop means you don't have to travel to Whitby to shop with us.
Our Projects
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The Dispensary Shop
Shop OnlineThe Dispensary Health Shop is at 25 Skinner Street, Whitby. Although on a bustling street, we feel our shop offers an oasis of calm and friendliness, and the chance to explore more about your health, either by chatting to our staff, connecting with What’s On locally through our noticeboard, or browsing our wide range of products. which include good food, health supplements, natural haircare and skincare & aromatherapy.
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Supporting Local & National Initiatives
More About Our CampaignsThe Dispensary, through its parent community interest company Common Cause has been instrumental in various local & national initiatives. This includes establishing the We Are Whitby Community Organisation, organising the Whitby Winterfest and campaigning for issues such as animal welfare and the Esk Valley Camphill Community.
Shop Online, Collect In Store
Do you live in or near Whitby? You can order online and then collect your items from our shop on Skinner Street.
Choose the 'Local Collection' option when you checkout, your order will be packed and we'll let you know as soon as it's ready for collection.
LOVE is our Ethos
When it comes to our product range, The Dispensary is committed to LOVE - Local, Organic, Vegetarian or Vegan & Ethical wherever possible!
Refillable cleaning, skincare & haircare products
We are here to help you reduce your single use plastic consumption by offering a wide range of natural eco friendly, refillable products.
These include a variety of good quality. household and skin & hair care products at reasonable prices.
All of our suppliers are eco-friendly ethical brands such as Faith in Nature, Miniml & BioD (the last 2 both made in Yorskhire!)
Just bring in any clean, empty bottle and we can fill it for you!
The Dispensary Blog
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Lammas at The Dispensary
In our new blog post we celebrate Lammas, on 1st August; the solar festival marking the first harvest of the year. This is a time to give thanks for nature's...
Lammas at The Dispensary
In our new blog post we celebrate Lammas, on 1st August; the solar festival marking the first harvest of the year. This is a time to give thanks for nature's...
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Meet the Maker – Solange Breads at The Dispensary.
In our new Blog post, Jonathan Hanks explores the beauty of hand-baked bread, in particular the loaves from Solange Bakery, available at The Dispensary, Whitby. To us, bread is about...
Meet the Maker – Solange Breads at The Dispensary.
In our new Blog post, Jonathan Hanks explores the beauty of hand-baked bread, in particular the loaves from Solange Bakery, available at The Dispensary, Whitby. To us, bread is about...
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🌍 Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet
In celebration of Earth Day 2025, this blog explores the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” focusing on the importance of renewable energy in combating climate change and creating a sustainable future....
🌍 Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet
In celebration of Earth Day 2025, this blog explores the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” focusing on the importance of renewable energy in combating climate change and creating a sustainable future....
The Dispensary is more than a health shop. It's a community health initiative.
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At the heart of what we do is community, working for each other:
“The well-being of a community of people working together will be the greater, the less the individual claims for himself the proceeds of his work; that is, the more of these proceeds he makes over to his fellow-workers, and the more his own needs are satisfied, not as the result of his own work but as the result of the work done by others”
Rudolf Steiner
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