ALDI CHELTENHAM

We provide a community pantry that provides a safe environment for people to come and do their weekly shopping for £4, Alongside the Pantry we run a community cafe Community allotment, job hub, digi hub, weekly parent carer coffee morning, SEND specific youth clubs and detached and in place youth groups. Our aims are: to help reduce social isolation working with people of all ages reduce food insecurity provide safe and meaningful youth work within our communities

We are a small rural community group that distributes surplus fresh food collected from various nearby urban supermarkets and food outlets to individual families within our local community at no charge to those who benefit. A dedicated space with a fridge / freezer has been set aside in the village for this initiative providing us with the opportunity to help local families keep their fresh food costs down and provide a vital service to the community many of whom cannot get to a food bank. With some disadvantaged users identified by our local schools, community groups and local Councillors, the primary purpose is for this perfectly edible food to be consumed rather than being thrown into landfill. Our sole focus is on the distrubution of surplus food with some 3.8 tonnes being collected per annum which equates to the provision of over 8,000 meals. Equally as important, this consumption of food rather than being thrown away has resulted in over 12 tonnes of CO2 being averted from entering the atmosphere every year.

Our sharing shed has been created to spread some positivity. We want the space to get our community talking, sharing and reducing waste. The Sharing Shed will be stocked with food, toiletries and sensory resources that would have otherwise been surplus to requirements. These are ALL FREE. A place where people and businesses can donate to but most important of all - The Bettridge school community, inclusive of staff and external professionals accessing the site can pick up whatever they may need, when they need it. A shed filled with amazing goods, community signposting and a sharing of knowledge that will better connect our families to the community and vise versa.