ALDI CHIPPENHAM - MILL HOUSE

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

We offer supervised family time for children who have been removed from their parents care, we also offer intervention and support within family homes. The majority of the families we are working with are experiencing low incomes and are unable to afford the basics like hot water and food. We would like to be able to collect surplus food/fruit/veg to ensure our families are able to have a cooked meal each week.