Sainsbury's Melksham

A place for local residents to collect food that would be thrown away at the end of the day by supermarkets or shops. Re-cycling excess food for our community. We have now moved to the Round House in Church Street. Melksham Town Council have given us the use of the building. This has enabled us to open five days a week. We are not a foodbank our primary aim is to re-distribute food. However we welcome visits from those who could do with help to access free food. We work in partnership with several supermarkets and allotment holders. Our 'Shop' is open five days a week. We are very lucky in that the shop self regulates, those who need food arrive early, when they have taken what they need those residents who hate food waste come along and collect what they want. We don't ask for any evidence of benefits we aim to Save Food From Waste, and that is a first Aim.

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 distribute food which is nearing its use by date so that anyone in Devizes can use it free of charge. The principle is that you take what you need and give what you can. We aim to reduce harmful greenhouse emissions from food waste going to landfill. The fridge is situated in the indoor market (The Shambles) and will be opening soon. Opening times will be limited but will be publicised. We also hope that the fridge will help ease the cost-of-living crisis that people are currently experiencing. The project is run entirely by unpaid volunteers "under the umbrella" of Sustainable Devizes.