Lidl Tiverton

Essentials bank is a non-profit organisation redistribute food and essentials to organisations, charities, schools, community groups, and individuals to support people in need and the homeless with life's essentials. Essentials Bank not just provide food but also toiletries, clothes and some specific things under request. Essentials bank provides socks, gloves, scarves, new underwares and hats. We also provide pet food (dogs, cats and other pets food under request). We have different kind of services: - Free of charge service. - Membership service with a small fee to keep our service sustainable, to cover operational costs such as: Warehouse space, freezers and chillers, Administration, vehicle maintenance and fuel. Essentials Bank was initially started on March 2020 covid time when people start losing their job and their house and they have faced difficulty to apply for universal credit and were struggling to get essentials like food, toiletries and etc. Donation Essentials Bank relies on the food donated by the public and food businesses – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to continue helping people in need. Our shopping priority list UHT Milk Tins of Meat Tins of Vegetables (sweet corn and peas) Tins of Soup Tins of Fruit Noodle and Pasta Cereals Jams and Spreads Coffee, Tea and Sugar Rice Pudding or Custer Tins of Tuna or mackerel Dog and Cat food We accept fresh, chilled or frozen food. We do also accept non-food items, including toiletries, and female sanitary items. we accept good quality clean clothing donation. So, If you are individual happy to drop off food or any essentials donations, please email us so we can arrange to collect. And, if you are a company, store, factory and would like to donate food or essentials please contact us. info@essentialsbank.org.uk We are volunteering our time providing the essentials for the happiness.

Sustainable Bradninch are a community group and have recognised the need and a desire within the community for a surplus food shed. This will be available to everyone in the community to either donate, swap or take for themselves any surplus food that is available. There is a tall larder fridge, a commercial freezer and dry food or goods shelves. It is cleaned and monitored by volunteers daily ensuring that everything is sanitised.

We are a community food share scheme open to anyone, a community resource aimed at providing access to surplus food, reduce food waste from landfill and improve the wellbeing of residents in the local community. We are members of Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon which supports and empowers community groups to act towards a more sustainable future. Where does the food come from? We aim to collect and distribute surplus food from supermarkets in partnership with recognised charities working to reduce food waste. Also food donated by the community will be very welcome indeed, excess produce from your fruit trees or over flowing veg patches for example. A share what you like and take what you need experience! The Larder is a shed, based adjacent to Silverton Community Hall When and how often will it operate? The larder is open 24/7 and supported and maintained by a wonderful team of volunteers.