ALDI PETERSFIELD

We are a not-for-profit group supported by East Hampshire Community Rail Partnership. Our mission is to save food from going to waste and offer it to the local community. We have a team of volunteers who, six days a week, collect food from the local supermarkets. We also have volunteers who work in the shop and run the sessions when we open to the public. On average we have over 200 customers pass through the shop. In addition, we occasionally receive produce from other outlets and from individuals who have a surplus in their allotments or gardens. From time to time people give us long-life food when they move house or clear out their kitchen cupboards. We do not ask for any money for the produce but donations from customers help us to cover our running costs.

We are a community charity set up to help local people in need, specifically to provide companionship, support, and prevent social isolation. We work mostly with the elderly and those needing some kind of assistance or help. We want to re-distribute the food so that it either gets used within our own charity so that we can continue to provide affordable menu items for our Pop-In Tea Room, or so that it is handed out to those that we deem in need. We are in touch with mostly elderly people from the local community, and have close links with Age Concern and other local organisations who can locate those in need of some assistance.

The King's Arms is a Youth Charity working to support the emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of young people. Helping young people to tackle their challenges in a safe environment to support them in becoming the best they can be. Our centres are a fun, engaging place where young people can enjoy themselves in a safe environment with worthwhile activities to take part in. We welcome 250+ young people into our centres each week and we have many different clubs and programmes that they can get involved with from After School Clubs and a space to hang out with friends, to groups for managing anxiety, improving self-esteem or understanding identity and values, to programmes for Young Carers and young people with Additional Needs. We also work with schools with those young people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, anger or making positive choices. The Kings Arms have been supporting young people for nearly 25 years. We have a youth centre in Petersfield and a youth centre in Alton. To find out more about The King’s Arms and the vital work we do, or to offer your support, please visit www.thekingsarms.org.uk