ALDI STEVENAGE

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.

Food Rescue Hub is a new food boutique, where unsold food destined for destruction can be rescued and instead, diverted from the bin by being offered to the community. The historic market town in the East of England, in fact the first to attain Fairtrade status in the county, is a prime hot spot for on-premise trade along with an array of well supported and much loved unique independent businesses. The uncooked food recovered from retail operators and local food businesses, are available on the pay-as-you-feel (PAYF) basis, making it accessible and encouraged to all members of the community, providing opportunities to make inroads to starting or furthering a journey of living a life of less environmentally detrimental impact. The Food Rescue Hub intends to provide regular and well supported opportunities to introduce and empower the community to engage in environmental conversations.

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.