ALDI BURNAGE

Drawing Board Productions Community Interest Company publishes hyperlocal not for profit community newspapers for Stockport and South Manchester and organises community events and initiatives to drive footfall to the local High Street areas, and support residents in need. Our latest initiative is to provide a Community Fridge for residents in need of support through the Cost of Living crisis. The Community Fridge will be available to all local residents in our 'Post' communities, and located at our base on Stanley Road. Fresh vegetables, tinned produce and bread will be available on a Monday and Thursday for residents to collect. Post newspapers enable communities to access trusted, positive, and relevant news and information, helping to tackle issues such as social isolation and loneliness, and ensuring residents are kept informed and better connected to their local area. Community organisations have seen a significant increase in members/volunteers, and engagement for their events and projects as a direct result of Post newspapers providing a free and accessible platform for them to reach residents. And new organisations have been formed following articles published in a Post community newspaper. Post community newspapers provide something a little bit different to more traditional newspapers – readers know they will be reading positive news, and news that is relevant to them as it’s from their local community. The papers are designed to support – whether that’s residents, community organisations or businesses – offering members of the communities they serve to be a part of their hyperlocal newspaper and offering everyone the opportunity to receive local news at no cost. What do we need? - Post newspapers are not for profit publications and we are not funded by any external organisations. We have to apply for any funding we need, and competition for funding is fierce given the current climate with cost of living challenges, limited funding resources and a growing number of community-led support services needing support. Our community publications will only survive if businesses advertise and the community continue their generous support through donations. - We are also keen to build our pool of volunteer delivery supporters who deliver to their street and surrounding areas in our 'Post' communities and ensure their neighbours have access to reliable, trusted, printed local news. - Finally, we need to build a steady reserve of produce for our Community Fridge to ensure our residents in need always have access to healthy, good quality products. Thank you for any support you can offer.

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."

Provision of relief of items to vulnerable and disadvantaged families. We now want to launch a community hub but need more funding, help with fridge and a space to fully launch the hub. When this is accomplished we will be able to increase our beneficiary base as well as increase our services. People will not have to wait to get appointments before accessing food. They can get come in everyday we are open to eat.