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MK Community Fridge began as two fridges and one freezer located in the foyer of The Old Bath House Community Centre, Stratford Road, Wolverton. The project was launched on Saturday 1 July 2017 and to date it has shared more than 500 tons of food with the people of Milton Keynes The network of community fridges in Milton Keynes is growing and they can be found in Coffee Hall, Netherfield, Great Linford, Conniburrow Wolverton and Westcroft - www.mkcommunityfridge.org The community fridge project has inspired a pop-up cafe, surplus supper events and craft sharing sessions all which encourage communities to bond and share resources that might otherwise be wasted. In February 2021 we piloted a new project with Hubbub Foundation UK that uses electric vehicles and paid riders to collect food on behalf of community fridges in Milton Keynes. Our hope is that this increases the amount of food that we can stop from being wasted and further lower our impact on the environment. It will also help our community fridges to support their projects, volunteers and lower costs for their venues - www.foodconnect.io ‘Yes, the fridge has impacted our household. It's a great lesson for the kids in sharing and not wasting and has enforced the already well established community feel in Wolverton’ – Fridge user ‘My husband was signed off work and we couldn't afford much food we have a 1 year old so fresh food is very important to us and we were able to feed ourselves thanks to the community fridge. It definitely shows people care and gives a lovely sense of community.’ – Fridge user 'I’m so pleased that the pumpkins have been of use. I get fun growing them, and its better still when the vegetables end up being eaten and enjoyed.' – Tim, Local Farmer

We run a larder , cafe and fridge every saturday for everyone that needs a little help.

Open Door Sanctuary is a Christian Church and registered charity which works closely with local communities within Milton Keynes and across Northamptonshire. The Church serves as a place of hope for both Spiritual and Physical nourishment for locals. The emphasis is really on the community where the doors are opened to support with not only with food items but also engaging people via mental health workshops to support and improve their wellbeing. We identify service users and their needs by interacting with the community on one-to-one basis and also through bespoke meetings and workshops. We also provide other various including when they are ill and recovering after being in hospital. We send them food parcels like fruits, drinks, water to help meet their needs. We do not only support with food support but also offer counselling, prayers, fundraising activities in the community towards providing help for families and people with special needs and disability. There is not a charge for services. We have partnered with other local groups to help support people with disabilities. One of them - Hopeful Vessels Community Group, Looprun and Salvation Army - Milton Keynes. We intend to reach out beyond Old Farm Park areas with Food Bank donations especially on Sundays as most Food Banks may not be opened. This will increase our scope of serving the community and surrounding local areas during out of hours. There is footage that demonstrates our organisation's work in the local communit – see below details/pictures of Food bank and Community Teatime: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1059802955102673?s=chYV2B&fs=e Details / Pictures from a fundraising to support local Community Group by Hopeful Vessels, which is a Community Group in Milton Keynes supporting families and children with disabilities. Open Door Sanctuary VBCI played a role by providing the venue and other resources. Some of the members also provided food and drinks. It was a great success and attended by the Deputy Mayoress and local football club MK Dons. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rf8ZrUqt8hkCPgwK/ Please use the link below to view Open Door Sanctuary - Milton Keynes Branch. https://vbci.org.uk/branches/opendoor/