Sainsbury's Staines

Esol for integration, citizenship classes, drop in clinic/legal advice, supplementary school, zanan project: women's tea corner, mentoring/volunteering, prevent counter-extremism strategy, business and employment advice, cultural and social events, advocacy and conferences,

One of our church mission is to look after our community and environment. Caring for our community is an integral part of what we do at St John’s through providing free initiatives: - debt advice and support to people in our community - free English language classes - a community cafe to provide free hot meals - a twice monthly family cafe with free hot meals - a community larder to reduce food waste - developing a community raised beds to grow herbs and produce - a repair cafe run 3-4 times a year - a community forest where we planted about 700 trees to help biodiversity and humans interact - litter picking group that is run twice a month to reduce the amount of litter in our local town and surrounding areas - a "Shed" to help someone do their own upcycling and repairs - infant feeding clinic for mothers to have support - PlayTime for children 3-8 years old - youth club for teenage children We are also partners with Besom a charity that supports vulnerable people; and Care in Egham that supports elderly, the sick and the disabled. Finally we are committed to move towards being a low carbon, zero waste, nature loving church. We are directing efforts to be Carbon Zero by 2030 and zero waste by 2025 and are continually seeking ways to improving our grounds to be a haven to wildlife in suburbia. Love God, Love Each Other, Love Our Community

Following the pandemic and recent lockdowns, the need for and demand on Food Banks and their services have been particularly highlighted. At the Village Centre in Englefield Green we offer many services and Outreach Programmes for the community however the new project for 2021 is our Community Fridge & Kitchen. We have renewed our relationship with the Runnymede Foodbank and we are a collection point for Englefield Green residents. As well as this we will be providing vouchers for users of the Food Bank , which will enable individuals or families to come to our Cafe for a complimentary hot meal. Our Community Kitchen & Fridge, through the Community Fridge Network (Hubbub) will be providing fresh food and produce to the local community. A team of volunteers will be involved in collecting surplus perishable food from local businesses and suppliers, that will then be made available to those in our community who need it. A successful Community Fridge will cut food waste, build stronger bonds within the community and provide people with nutritious, perishable food items and meals. The back of our building will be provided to house the Community Fridges & Freezers and will be accessible to the local community to come and collect fresh food items. Our volunteers will also be using the fresh produce collected to cook homemade meals that will be available to families in need through local schools, the elderly via local sheltered housing and Foodbank users. Our project will grow over time and we look forward to helping more individuals in need, at the same time playing our part in reducing food waste!