B&Q Swansea

Swansea Community Fridge is a community food resource, which aims to redistribute surplus food from a variety of sources, including supermarkets, to reduce food waste and benefit the community. As such, this resource is open to all members of the public.

Our food Bank and Food shares are strictly For Those In Need Only Based in Gorseinon, Swansea. We are fully Registered with Swansea Council Food Standards Agency as Foodbank / Hub. We conduct surplus food collections from major Stores 7 Days a week Our current out put of foods to our community is approx Equivelent to. 4,500 meals a week Food are distributed to several independent living OAP Complexes as Food Shares Approx 250 pensioners . Different days of the week There for helping stoping Land fill of perfectly good foods of all descriptions . . We also have our food Bank at our base Food bank supply’s the more essential products than food share to our community Food bank Baby bank Ladies products Large pet food bank And more What we do: 1. Food Bank 2. Surplus food shares to 6 venues through the week . 3. Large Pet food Bank 4.food bank section Ladies products Generally help to the disadvantaged ie, household items, food, clothes, if we have in stock. 5. FOOD BANK OPEN TUESDAYS & sundays AT HUB 1 TO 2.30 PM SOS Shelters Wales introducing founders David Tiley and Mike Tiley We have our very large yard and building at our disposal. We are based in Swansea and want to cover the whole of Swansea and beyond but it is one step at a time . We are also in contact with other fantastic groups where we can exchange ideas give each other advice and help each other where we can. We will be accepting donations for furniture and clothes, we will very much welcome fundraisers and We now have our CEO, Chairperson, Treasurer, officers all elected. We have our mandate in place. We have our policy and procedures in place. We have our registration with Swansea Council Food Standards Agency IN place. We have our Community Bank Account in place . Our email sosshelterwales@hotmail.com

Matthew’s House is soon to be setting up a Real Junk Food Project Café called Matt’s Cafe. Something that will make a real difference. The Real Junk Food Project network is a national and international network of cafes with one central objective: to intercept food waste destined for landfill and use it to feed people who need it, on a pay as you feel basis. Vast sums of food are wasted globally and in the UK alone significant numbers of people are estimated to be under-fed and the demand on Food Banks has never been higher. The innovative pay as you feel concept encourages people to think about what that plate of food means to them, and value it in whatever way they can. By choosing not to segregate people based on financial circumstances these cafes can be funded, but in a manner that neither patronises those who need it most and empowers others to freely support it.