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Essentials bank is a non-profit organisation redistribute food and essentials to organisations, charities, schools, community groups, and individuals to support people in need and the homeless with life's essentials. Essentials Bank not just provide food but also toiletries, clothes and some specific things under request. Essentials bank provides socks, gloves, scarves, new underwares and hats. We also provide pet food (dogs, cats and other pets food under request). We have different kind of services: - Free of charge service. - Membership service with a small fee to keep our service sustainable, to cover operational costs such as: Warehouse space, freezers and chillers, Administration, vehicle maintenance and fuel. Essentials Bank was initially started on March 2020 covid time when people start losing their job and their house and they have faced difficulty to apply for universal credit and were struggling to get essentials like food, toiletries and etc. Donation Essentials Bank relies on the food donated by the public and food businesses – that’s why your food donations are absolutely vital to continue helping people in need. Our shopping priority list UHT Milk Tins of Meat Tins of Vegetables (sweet corn and peas) Tins of Soup Tins of Fruit Noodle and Pasta Cereals Jams and Spreads Coffee, Tea and Sugar Rice Pudding or Custer Tins of Tuna or mackerel Dog and Cat food We accept fresh, chilled or frozen food. We do also accept non-food items, including toiletries, and female sanitary items. we accept good quality clean clothing donation. So, If you are individual happy to drop off food or any essentials donations, please email us so we can arrange to collect. And, if you are a company, store, factory and would like to donate food or essentials please contact us. info@essentialsbank.org.uk We are volunteering our time providing the essentials for the happiness.

We are a community food share scheme open to anyone, a community resource aimed at providing access to surplus food, reduce food waste from landfill and improve the wellbeing of residents in the local community. We are members of Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon which supports and empowers community groups to act towards a more sustainable future. Where does the food come from? We aim to collect and distribute surplus food from supermarkets in partnership with recognised charities working to reduce food waste. Also food donated by the community will be very welcome indeed, excess produce from your fruit trees or over flowing veg patches for example. A share what you like and take what you need experience! The Larder is a shed, based adjacent to Silverton Community Hall When and how often will it operate? The larder is open 24/7 and supported and maintained by a wonderful team of volunteers.

Foodsave Honiton is a is community food parcel service and community fridge covering Honiton and the surrounding areas in East Devon. We work to ensure no useable food is put to waste within our local community, ensuring that those around us receive high-quality, free food without the stigma of referrals, quotas or financial questionnaires. Since opening in November 2020, we have grown to support approximately 300 households across the town every week. We operate as a branch of Foodsave CIC, a not-for-profit food redistribution service operating community food parcel services, community larders and community fridges and freezers across the South West. Foodsave is one of the largest redistributors of surplus food outside of major cities in the South West, facilitating communities to create food waste reduction schemes tailored to their communities. Foodsave Honiton's community food parcel service is based in Honiton Community College, School Lane, Honiton, Devon EX14 1QT. Foodsave Honiton's community food parcel service opening times are: MONDAYS: 20:00-21:00 THURSDAYS: 20:00-21:00 FRIDAYS: 20:00-21:00 SUNDAYS: 16:30-17:30 Foodsave Honiton's community fridge is based in Honiton Library, 50 New Street, Honiton, Devon EX14 1BS. Foodsave Honiton's community fridge opening times are: MONDAYS: 9:00-18:00 TUESDAYS: 9:00-17:00 WEDNESDAYS: 9:00-17:00 FRIDAYS: 9:00-18:00 SATURDAYS: 9:00-13:00 TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING FORM: www.foodsave.org.uk/volunteer/