ALDI CHIPPENHAM

FoodBox @ St Peter’s Church is a community-led, volunteer-run project supporting people across the Chippenham area. We collect surplus food from local supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste and combine this with purchased items to provide food to those who need it most. We are proud that 99% of all donations go directly towards supplying food for our recipients. FoodBox began as a simple response to a local need, started by the Vicar of St Peter’s Church to help families feed their children during the summer holidays. When the Vicar left Chippenham in February 2023, local volunteers stepped forward to ensure the project could continue. Today, FoodBox is entirely run by volunteers and remains closely supported by St Peter’s Church, which generously provides space, encouragement, and ongoing practical help. As the needs of our community have grown, FoodBox has adapted. What began as a traditional food bank, with people coming to the church to collect food, has evolved into a delivery service. This change ensures that support reaches people who may be isolated, unwell, or unable to travel, helping us care for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. FoodBox is powered by around 70 volunteers who together give approximately 100 hours of their time every week. The volunteers participate in administration, fundraising, shopping, food collection, packing, and deliveries, there are around 50 different tasks carried out each week. This shared commitment, generosity, and teamwork are at the heart of FoodBox and make it possible for us to continue supporting local households week after week.

We are a large volunteer based Charity operating across the Wiltshire area. Our volunteers use donated food to share with local families, individuals and organisations who are most in need. We are currently under pressure to meet the increasing need to help people who cannot afford food, whilst also experiencing a big decrease in the amount of food we receive due to less available food and many more people buying food from the reduced price sections. If you are a business with surplus food, would like to make a donation, volunteer or are in need of some food, please contact us.

We are a small animal sanctuary providing forever homes for a variety of animals, from Guinea Pigs to Goats and everything in between. The sanctuary is our home so we are able to care for the animals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our aim to is provide care to all animals by either offering a safe, permanent home or giving support where appropriate, the majority of animals we offer a home to stay here as residents. We receive no funding or financial support so all costs are met by ourselves, this can be a challenge and the support we get from our local Aldi store via Neighbourly is priceless. The surplus food scheme provides a varied diet for our animals, whilst any excess (normally cakes!) are donated to the Breakfast Club run by my employer to benefit others. We welcome contributions from our local B&Q via the Neighbourly scheme and update them regularly on our animals and how their contributions have been used. We do not charge for any of the services we provide, our motivation is the welfare of the animals concerned and giving those in need of dealing with an animal related situation a safe, trustworthy and caring option. To help reduce costs we are always in need of fruit and veg to feed the animals which keeps their diet varied. We are unable to have volunteers at our sanctuary or offer open days, however we do try to offer advice to anyone seeking guidance on keeping their own animals or looking to rehome. We support other sanctuaries both locally and nationally through fundraising and helping out whenever possible, these include; Coppershell Animal Rescue Goatacre Animal Sanctuary Wonky Pets Rescue Great Dane Care