Argos Falkirk Retail Park

We are a local authority nursery who offer a service for children aged 2-5 in the Langlees area in Falkirk Council. We have 30, 2’s places and 80 3-5 spaces. We are in one of the most deprived areas in Falkirk, as such we see a lot of families who are experiencing difficulties relating to food insecurity and poverty. We would love to work together with our local community to support our children and families in need. We have set up a small food bank to support the children and families in our community, We are keen to link in with surplus food donations to support the community of Langlees together? We would be so grateful to receive any foodbank, toiletry and related surplus item donations you may have. We have also started a weekly cooking programme to offer families support in cooking on a budget and building confidence in cooking skills. Helping to upskill families to cook healthy meals and save money.

1st Step Development Ventures have teamed up with the Central Scotland Regional Equality Council (CSREC) to launch the exciting new “Falkirk Food Revolution” project from the Howgate Centre in Falkirk. We are a community pantry, open to anyone and everyone, whose aim is to help reduce food waste and to feed the local community in Falkirk. We offer good quality excess food donated by supermarkets and businesses. Food is available for free or for a small donation. 1st Step has many other community projects on the go in Falkirk/West Lothian: Weekly recovery meetings, Community Cafe (operates as a social enterprise), Community garden (offers courses in growing/healthy eating), and 1st Step Bikes (where people can learn how to refurb bikes). Our main purpose is to provide safe, supportive environments for people affected by addictions/poor mental health. We provide many opportunities for people to volunteer with us to help them gain confidence, build diverse supportive relationships, develop skills, learn and build better relationships with the wider community (really important to preventing relapse) and start to rebuild their lives.

ROOTS Helping Hands Food Share are a non-profit organisation. We currently run a food bank, handing out parcels to those in need. Also to help tackle waste we collect food from stores and distribute in a food larder. Based in Bonnybridge we also help the surrounding areas of Denny, Camelon and Banknock. We have also run an activity scheme over the summer to help tackle hunger for children missing free school meals, feeding almost 1000 people over the duration of the club.