Lidl Braintree

We have been allowed to use a small building in the centre of the town by a local businessman to house the fridge. The local East of England co-op has funded half the cost of our fridge. A local sign company has made us a banner free of charge. We have all the local supermarkets and cafes on board and we launched on 13 August 2018 Any uneaten or inedible food that we have is taken to a pig farmer who is grateful for the extra food for his pigs.. We are inspected for Hygiene by Braintree District council, and recently satisfactorily completed their Hygiene questionnaire. In January we welcomed a group of year 6 pupils from the local Holy Trinity school to the fridge, in order for them to learn about the fridge and its aim of preventing food waste. This was reported in the local paper. Last spring I gave a talk on the fridge and its work to the local Rotary club and this was much appreciated and resulted in a donation. We are now part of a body of local charities and voluntary organisations in the town who are working more closely together. These include the Rotary, the Mensshed, choirs, dementia friendly organisations, and many others. There is a get together for all these groups on 7/4/25 at the Annual Town meeting, where local residents can discuss what the town needs.

Based in the Grove Shopping Centre, Witham we are a community space where people can come and feel safe. We run a number of groups, training and activities We are a food bank drop off point and have a community fridge Registered Charity in England & Wales - 1188048

We are not for profit Community Organisation. We support children, families on low income and run sports, wellbeing and mental health classes. The food will be part of our Tea and Chat zone and will help the elderly, families on low income to grab some food and chat in a safe place. We are based in the Centre of Colchester. We are the beat of the town!