Lidl Nelson

Burnley Community Kitchen will use food as the catalyst for delivering change in people's lives. Burnley as a town is in the top 20% of deprived districts in the UK, with 2 wards reaching the top 10% of deprived areas nationally. Therefore, general health is statistically worse than other districts of the UK, with 23.4% of children being classified as obese by year 6 age and ‘holiday hunger’ being an issue for those children who are provided with free school meals in term time. Many people in Burnley rely on food bank donations and many experience long periods of hunger.

(a) advance the christian faith (b) relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services (c) advance education

We provide a Community Pantry where anyone struggling to provide for themselves or their family can have access to a variety of food and other everyday items. For a payment of £4 you get ten points worth of goods (worth at least £10.) This allows our clients to have control over the food they want and how they budget. It removes the stigma of having to ask for charity, as at a food bank. Our service is manned by trained volunteers from Christian Churches in the area and our food donations come mainly from Church members and local schools. We also receive generous donations from ALDI and LIDL. All the money received goes back into the Community Pantry. We provide tea and coffee and a place for people to be in a warm and friendly environment. Our hope is that in future we can provide some signposting for people needing that extra help.