GAIL'S Solihull

Surplus food we collect from our Neighbourly providers is re-distributed in the community in several locations of Solihull and surrounding areas. Our good cause is supporting people living in poverty, refugees, and asylum seekers. We provide ongoing support to people in need through a number of initiatives, including free English language classes for refugees and surplus food distribution for people living in poverty, among many others. Our distribution model does not involve and has never involved any charges. It is not associated with the Berry's Cafe or Newland's Bishop Farm side of the business. - Education/training - The advancement of health or saving of lives - Disability - Elderly/old people - People with disabilities - Provides services - Provides advocacy/advice/information - Refugees and asylum seekers support - Prevention of poverty

We volunteer our time providing free food parcels to those in financial hardship but also provide cost-priced food/non-food essentials to those facing physical or financial hardship. As an example of how much we do, between 15th March 2020 and 15th September 2020 we successfully provided aid to in excess of 7500+ locals in South Birmingham and Solihull. Our team consists of 3 people, Stephen Palmer, Sapphire Poles and Diana Williams, aswell as a bunch of amazing volunteers! Essentials Delivery was initially started by Stephen and Sapphire on 15th March 2020 when they saw local people on their resident Facebook group were struggling to get basic toiletries and essential food because of shortages caused by various reasons. We responded by going to our local business only wholesalers, buying them essentials and distributing them at cost-price with 0 profit, and delivering them for free too to those who were elderly, disabled or physically unable to go to the shops. Following on from then we have now taken Diana onto our team as we become a permanent lifeline in our area and look to expand further afield, aswell as renaming ourselves to Community Essentials so we can easily grow into offering more services in the near future.

Fat fluffs is a rabbit rescue and sanctuary based in solihull in the west midlands. we take in all sorts of rabbits and as far as possible we find them loving forever homes. for those with more challenging personalities or continuing health problems we provide sanctuary for them here and they stay as part of the family.