M&S Bury St. Edmunds

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Still Good Food aims to reduce the amount of food that is wasted by redistributing surplus food donations, mainly from large and small retailers, through our shops in Bury St Edmunds and Great Barton on a 'pay as you feel' basis. We accept donations from a number of local businesses, farmers and individuals and not only pass it onto our shop customers but also onto a number of local charities and organisations like food banks, community cafes, etc. Although our main aim is to reduce the amount of food that is wasted in the UK we are also very keen to support those on low incomes through providing good quality food at low cost. The project is run almost entirely by volunteers, from those manning the shop to all our collections and deliveries. We are always looking for new volunteers to help us to open more often, for longer hours and to ensure that less and less food is wasted and more and more food is redistributed.

We've recently installed a community fridge as part of the initiative by Breckland Council to reduce food waste. The community fridge is situated in the Engine Room café, which is easily accessible via the main entrance to the building and the extended opening hours means the local community can use the fridge from early morning to late at night. At present we only have one major supermarket supplying us, and as demand is growing fast we’re finding that we soon have nothing left to offer those who need it. Since it's been installed it has been incredibly popular, particularly as the centre is located in an area with a high proportion of social housing and low income families. Therefore, any more donations that we can get to help increase our stock and meet these demands, would be really appreciated.