Lidl Baguley

Copperdale provides a regular and reliable Food Route service for all people suffering hardship and poverty in the Manchester area. We make no charge for this service. We have two vehicles on the road providing this service 7 days a week. Local people are involved at every stage of the process from pickup to distribution helping to provide local autonomy, greater self worth and just as importantly making sure the food goes exactly to the places it is most needed. We work with 50 plus families and individuals on a weekly basis which amounts to about 300 people a week. We own a 10 bedroom hostel and a community activity centre based at the heart of Wythenshawe. Our premises are EHO Registered and have a 5 Food Standard Rating. Copperdale was responsible for introducing the very first Fare Share Scheme into Manchester in 1996 which we ran independently for 10 years before passing the project over to Emerge in 2006. We have received many community awards including the overall Pride of Britain Award, the Pride of Manchester Award and more recently the Life Time Achievement Award.

For public benefit, the prevention or relief of food poverty of people living in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, by operating a community grocery, providing surplus food from supermarkets to individuals and families, to relieve their needs and prevent hunger. Membership of Fare Shop is open to individuals and families in receipt of any state benefit/s. Membership costs £2 per year and entitles members to shop once per week. There is free choice of goods (basic groceries and toiletries) on open shelves and items are priced individually and are low cost. Fare Shop offers healthy and nutritious food. Generous portions of fruit and vegetables are free of charge and highly sought after by customers. On average, members spend £5.25 per shop, purchasing some 28 types of goods whose retail price is approximately £40. Fare Shop purchases some of its goods from the charitable wholesalers FareShare and In Kind Direct. In addition to these, the connections of Fare Shop to supermarkets via Neighbourly are central for its successful operation. Supermarket surplus and customer donations are a key component of Fare Shop's stock. In total, Fare Shop supplies its customers with some 30 tonnes of goods each year. The impact of the surplus food donations is immense. The recent Feeding Britain's customer survey revealed that 92% of our members worry about not having enough food to feed themselves and their families, every week. Many of our members repeatedly express their gratitude for the services of Fare Shop. "If it wasn't for Fare Shop, I wouldn't be able to eat on three days every week." "It means everything to me to be able to have fruit and vegetables which I would be unable to get otherwise."

G-Force is a small local charity who's mission is to provide support to those in need living in Broomwood & similar areas locally. There are some of the things we do:- * We run a Community Cafe on Broomwood that is open 6 days a week. * We run two Community Groceries which between them are open three times a week. * We produce meals on a weekly basis that are distributed to the homeless in Manchester * We provide £1 meals during school holidays to children and young People living on Broomwood. Last year we serviced over 2500 meals * We run a Youth Cafe once a week for the children & Young People on Broomwood * We run a number of community Fun Days * We deliver volunteer projects in our community to enhance the local environment * We also work strategically with Partners to add value to our services to our community PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE COMMUNITY GROCERIES:- * Any income derived from the Community Groceries is used to cover essential operational costs only. * The Community Groceries are designed to be non profit making; this ensures the cheapest prices possible * Each week we also provide a large quantity of food that is FREE OF CHARGE and available for each attendee. * Any items received through Neighbourly retail partners are not sold for profit. * Items sourced through our Neighbourly Partners are not individually priced