ALDI NEW MILTON

Officially launched in November 2020, The Food Rescue was born out of a concern at the amount of food that is being 'wasted' by the supermarkets when there are people struggling to make ends meet. The aim of this group is to rescue 'surplus waste' food from supermarkets and redistribute and/or turn into meals for people struggling to put food on the table - together with showing how to cook basic meals with the ingredients they have available to them. Since its inception The Food Rescue Kitchen has evolved from its humble beginnings of collecting surplus food from a small number of supermarkets and then inviting local families to pick up rescued fruit, vegetables and bread from one of our pop-ups to what it has become today . The majority of the food collected 7 days a week from 7 local supermarkets is now donated to The New Forest Basics Bank in Lymington to go out into their food parcels adding fresh fruit, vegetables and bread to their standard food parcels. The rest is distributed to local families supported by The Food Rescue Kitchen itself, together with producing banana cakes (currently just under 15,000 baked to date!), soups and ready meals which again are donated to The New Forest Basics Bank to add a home cooked meals to their food parcels. From January 2025 when a dedicated space for a food production kitchen was acquired - The Food Rescue Kitchen will evolve again into a bigger food production outlet, producing more ready meals, soups, cake and bakes for the comminuty - launch date TBA. I was awarded Citizen of Brockenhurst 2020 for my work within the community. I was also recently interviewed by BBC Radio Solent to talk about my work within the community. In February 2026 I was given a Community Hero Award by Scrivens Opticians. Follow on Facebook page @thefoodrescuekitchen-feedtheneed Twitter - @Rescuekitchen Instagram - the_food_rescue_kitchen Linkedin - Jane Overall to keep up to date with my journey together with photos, media stories, recipes and tips

SB Community Support proudly helps connect individuals and families with essential food support when they need it most. Get in touch: T: 07395 828731 E: hello@sbcommunitysupport.org

Creating community resilience is our mission and passion. We support the local and regional community, whether through financial, social or practical means. We believe that a community and a person thrives when connected, supported and cared for. Our support services include: a community larder and food bank, baby, pet, and hygiene bank, benefits and welfare advice service, free community café and stay and play sessions, befriending, shopping for housebound/disabled, a uk first and only medicine bank, and numerous community events for all such as our Easter and Christmas trails. Our wonderful pool of just under 100 dedicated volunteers enable our community to thrive and many friendships and support networks to form.