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Community Church within the locality of Hitchin Hertfordshire. The project operates from Westmill Community Centre, John Barker Place, Hitchin SG5 2PG We identify service users and their needs via word of mouth plus referrals from local government, and voluntary agencies. Some of the other services provided by our organisation, other than food support are Clothing, furniture, home moving and counselling. There is no charge for any of the services provided by our organisation. We currently collect surplus food from Aldi, Stevenage and Marks and Spencer’s Hitchin. We also collect some home-made meals from Hitchin, and we distribute to families within the local community. We have had local press reporting on our activities which demonstrates our organisation's work in the local community. We have partnered with other local good causes and council members over the years such as Churches Together in Hitchin (CTH) contact John Richardson johnrichardson891@btinternet.com for a reference. Feed Up Warm Up, contact Liz Wills elizabethwills@rcdow.org.uk for a reference. NHDC voucher promotion.

The Ickleford Community Larder CIC is a community project run by volunteers. The larder was started in July 2020. We are here to support the local community with essential food basics and redistribute surplus food from the local area to relieve food poverty and prevent food going into landfill. Our Larder runs from St Katharine’s Church Ickleford, every Sunday. We welcome anyone and everyone. We don’t means test. We believe that everyone should be able to access all the food they need, and we are all about the community. There are two arms to our community larder, rescue food and larder basics. Each week our team of volunteers drive to local supermarkets to collect surplus food that has reached its best before date. This food, though perfectly fit to eat, would be thrown away if it wasn’t collected. Our food rescues are helping to reduce carbon emissions and reducing landfill. The donations we receive from our food rescuers help fund our Larder basics. We provide a larder basic box containing beans, soup, pasta, tinned tomatoes, tinned meat, jam, UHT milk and biscuits. Purchasing the food for the larder basics from the grants and donations we receive

Wilbury Community Forum has been running a free cafe for five and half years to bring local people together in a part of Letchworth that doesn't have cafes or pubs. Currently we offer a cuppa and cake, arts and crafts, good quality pre-loved school uniforms, likewise house hold goods and clothing to go and offer a free bike surgery. In a second hall we hold a family play session followed by a gentle exercise class. Offering free food released by supermarkets for community distribution will be an added benefit to us all.