Lidl York Thanet Rd

I am reusable have our very own community food bank here in York. We have been going for over 2 plus years now and started up due to covid due to the demand. We feed over a 100 plus people a day 7 days a week. But also trying to combat food waste by reusing food in the community.

Clifton Green is a thriving primary school in York. Here, children experience opportunities that enrich their lives. Our school has family and community at its heart. The children learn to design and make the food and run the stall in the playground after school. Students are inspired to get involved in the exciting world of cooking which teaches them life skills. Customers - both adults and children - are able to come and pick up a healthy food to enjoy on their way home from school. We ask for a Pay As You Feel donation to keep the snack shack going and to encourage enterprise skills in the children. The funds raised will go towards developing a kitchen where cooking sessions can take place throughout the day with adults and children. Customers are encouraged to think of other ways of donating to the school; for example, some parents may choose to donate an hour of time helping children with their reading, feeding the chickens or running events at school. Thank you for helping us continue sharing food with our children. Please help us to reach our goal of funding a kitchen.

We collect would-be-waste food every day of the week and then use this food to cook a community meal the following day at Tang Hall Community Centre. Any uncooked surplus food is available on our sharing stall for customers to take away to cook at home or collected by Tang Hall Primary School, Haxby Road School and Peasholme homeless shelter for distribution. In this way 1,000kg of would-be-waste food will be eaten by human beings at each yourcafe event. The yourcafe ethos is pay-as-you-feel-able (PAYF) meaning that everyone is able contribute either time, money or skills. Everyone working for yourcafe is a volunteer and contributes to the cafe as they feel appropriate. Volunteering is a good way to improve self-esteem, developing self-confidence and social skills. We would like to recruit 10 new volunteers who are passionate about reducing food waste. Depending upon produce availability we create "soup" bags to take away which contain a simple recipe and the ingredients to cook a healthy soup. We also make chutneys and jams from any gluts and distribute them via the sharing stall. Any budding cooks are encouraged to help cook or take "jam" bags home to make their own. By providing simple recipes and wholesome produce we expect to increase confidence in the kitchen, stimulate an interest in new tastes and foster a desire to reduce food waste. Aims each week To collect 1,000kg of would-be-waste food from local businesses. To provide a community meal. To redistribute any surplus back into the local community. To provide a regular meeting place where all are valued. To encourage new friendships. To reduce social isolation and create community spirit. Aims over 2021 To reduce food waste in the City of York. To create dialogue between local businesses and the City of York council via the OnePlanetYork initiative. To recruit 10 new volunteers To provide at least 50 yourcafe events at Tang Hall Community Centre. Our mission tackling food waste; promoting community spirit