Sainsbury's Bristol Nags Head Hill Local

We are BS15 CIC has been running since 2021. Our first project, The Kingswood Kitchen opened in June 2021, with three other projects following within 18 months; The Trinity Food Garden, The Beacon Cafe Hanham and The Kingswood Food Club. The Kingswood Kitchen now serves an average of 80-100 hot meals every Thursday. It runs on a pay-as-you-can model and is open to any household local to BS15. The Food Club redistributes food surplus to support 40-50 households each week with affordable food. Households pay a £2 annual membership and £3 for a bag of shopping worth £15-£20 at supermarket prices. The Beacon Cafe is (open Wednesday to Saturday) thriving and now hosts a dementia cafe, social group for deaf people and other informal groups. It uses a 'Pay-as-You-Can' model. Our organisational aims are to reduce food inequality and social isolation in the area while also reducing food waste.

The Five Loaves and Two Fishes Project ('Loaves and Fishes') is run by the Sisters of the Church in St Paul's Bristol. There are many people in this area who find it a daily struggle to make ends meet. Open access food bank and cafe: We are open from Monday-Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm. Loaves and Fishes gives out around 250-300 food parcels per week. Hot and cold drinks and sandwiches are always available. Marketplace: Through our partnerships with FareShare and Neighbourly and donations from local groups, churches and individuals, we distribute fresh fruit and vegetables, ambient and household items Prepay energy support: Individuals using prepayment meters for gas and electricity are able to apply for support. We are able to make direct meter payments via card/key top-up. Benefits support: We have a benefits advisor who visits fortnightly. We can also help with form-filling and signposting to other services.

We are a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School, based across two sites in St Philips Marsh and Barton Hill, Bristol. We provide high quality early years education for children aged 2-5 years. Our values put children and their families at the heart of all we do, with a strong focus on supporting health and wellbeing. We promote healthy eating at our breakfast club and snack times, introducing children to a diverse range of foods. Previously we relied on parent donations of food, however many our families live on low incomes and are now unable to provide these. We now rely on surplus food donations to help supplement our snack times and to provide a free community larder for our families in need of food support. Many of our families live in cramped flats and temporary accommodation, with limited access to play and exercise in safe, inviting indoor and outdoor areas. Therefore, our nursery buildings and gardens are vital to the health, wellbeing and physical development of our children. We are always keen to receive donations of surplus plants, garden items & furniture, tools, interior and exterior decoration items and DIY items. We are also keen for donations of furniture (including used ex-office items) for use in our family support spaces, eg meeting tables & chairs, sofas, soft furnishings, etc.