Lidl Norwich - Poppy Way

Norwich Homeless Support offers a number of services to the homeless in Norwich and the local community. Services we provide: Outreach to the homeless three times a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in norwich city centre handing out essential items like tents, sleeping bags, sandwiches, clothing etc. Community Food Bank We run a food bank from our base in Hellesdon every Thursday and also deliver food parcels to those in the community needing a bit of help who are disabled or can't get out for any reason. Advise Centre

Reducing food waste ending up in landfill by distributing to the local community. The Dussindale Centre Community Fridge is one of the most successful community fridge projects in Norfolk, running since April 2018. Run by Thorpe St Andrew Cllr Jonathan Emsell the project is totally community based with no running costs and just focused on reducing unnecessary food waste. Normally open 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. A range of chilled and ambient goods available but no guarantee that items will always be available. If you have an urgent need for food, please contact a food bank, our community fridge is all about reducing waste and not about need. Anyone can take as much as they like, although we do ask that everything taken is used.

The surplus food will benefit members of our community accessing the Community Cafe. In addition, any unused surplus will support our cooking workshops, providing free places for children and parents. Excess items will be available to the community for free through our community fridge. We foster an open, honest relationship, trusting that those seeking support are in genuine need. We avoid income and expenditure forms to eliminate barriers, recognising the difficulty in seeking help. Our group operates from a venue supported by a local parish council, offering reduced rates. We're actively seeking permanent premises for our community cafe hub and cooking workshop area. While our cafe offers affordable rates, surplus food is given away for free or used in free cooking workshops for the community and children. Currently, our focus is on food support, but we're developing additional initiatives set to launch in 2024. As a new community cafe, we're not currently collecting surplus from other retailers, but we've recognised the demand and are exploring partnerships. We host a weekly pop up community cafe at The Rackheath Pavillion in Norwich and we are in the process of launching a mobile affordable food hub to visit our surrounding areas. We have self referrals and referrals from local organisations such as local schools, family hubs and help hubs in the area. As a recent initiative, there are no local media articles yet. Currently, we're in the early stages and don't have photographs, but we'll document our progress. We've established a partnership with Broadland County Council, which has supported the launch of our community cafe and cooking workshops. Here's the link to our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/social.moments.enterprise Registered charity - 1205104