ALDI ROYSTON

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.

The Hemsworth Food Pantry was established as an Independent Food Bank in early April 2020, and it is completely operated by volunteers. Over the years, we have evolved into a vital hub offering support, guidance, and access to additional resources in collaboration with other community organizations. Since 2024, we have expanded our services to cover the Wakefield Ward 7 areas, including Hemsworth, Kinsley, Fitzwilliam, and South Hiendley. As an Independent Food Bank, we extend various forms of assistance, such as: * Food Parcels * Baby Hygiene Kits * Personal Hygiene Packages * School Holiday Support Meals and Parcels * Guidance and Referral Services In addition to the Food Bank, we run a weekly Community Food Pantry, which involves collecting surplus food items from supermarkets that would otherwise end up in landfill, thus contributing to food waste reduction. Community members are welcome to come and take their share of items like bread, vegetables, and fruit. During pantry sessions, the church supports us by hosting a light breakfast and coffee gathering. Throughout the Christmas season, we also distribute gift parcels to families within the communities we serve. Furthermore, we combat period poverty by supplying free menstrual products to those in need within our communities.

We are a charitable project run fully by volunteers with two specific goals; reducing food poverty and also reducing the amount of perfectly good food ending up on the landfill. We are based in the Harston Baptist church hall but we are not a religious group. The Food Hub has two separate sections that operate in different ways and have different aims. FOOD BANK Our self referral 'Food Bank' provides emergency food support to residents of Harston and the surrounding villages (mainly Hauxton, Foxton, Newton, Haslingfield, Barrington and Shepreth). It is part of a network of food banks that operate in South Cambridgeshire. Bags of non perishable food are made up using food donated to us or bought with money donated to us. Support from the food bank is intended to help people through a crisis. FRESH FOOD LARDER Our 'Fresh Food Larder' distributes fruit, vegetables, and bread and is part of an initiative that helps to avoid food waste. Donations of surplus stock are picked up from local supermarkets and farm shops by volunteers (often the night before we open) or brought in by local growers. Whilst much of the food is collected by people visiting the food bank, food from the fresh food larder is available to everyone no matter where they live or the circumstances they are in. Opening hours: Wed and Sat 11.30-12.30pm