Sainsbury's Alsager

Our vision is to grow an abundant Fegg Hayes and surrounding area, growing a community of participants, not recipients. The majority of this work takes place at the Hub@ST6, a community facility opened in 2016, which we run. Many of the activities happening in the Hub are run by us, either alone or in partnership with other organisations and some by other organisations and community groups. The activities we run include parent and toddlers, bingo and lunch clubs, craft sessions, youth activities and holiday activities for children and families. We also host a range of other activities including dance classes, Mums support group and martial arts group. The Hub is used for celebrations like birthday parties and baby showers and we even have the local PCSOs using the building as a base when they are in the community. In an average week we have around 400 people using the Hub. During the pandemic we stepped up to lead the local community support team, where many people from across the area came together to support their community in various ways, including with shopping, dog walking, prescription collection and food parcels.

A social supermarket and community enterprise based in the heart of Tunstall feeding families for less. The Community CAN – Social Supermarket - Social Enterprise Our aim is to reduce food insecurity by sourcing surplus food stocks no longer required by large supermarket chains, manufacturers and Charities and offering it to families on a membership basis. Reducing food waste and feeding families for less How it works Individuals and families join our membership scheme which is free to join. They can visit us as often as they need to and purchase 10 or 15 items of food for a set fee (£5,£7.50) The food that will be available will be long life ambient items as well as cleaning products, baby products and toiletries. Free sanitary products will also be available for members to take should they be required. In addition there is a free table where guests can choose a few items from this that would benefit them. All items received from any neighbourly collections would be on the free table as the social supermarket side is food purchased from a charity. ' Any profit raised after overheads will be redistributed back into the community by way of, although not inclusively, the provision of holiday lunch packs, during the school holidays, Christmas food support packs and emergency food parcels to those finding themselves in an immediate food crisis. Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. Ryunosuke Satoro

I have recently opened a Community Fridge which I run from my house. It is a new shed that contains a fridge, freezer and shelving so we can store foods correctly that can be used by the local people in our village and surrounding areas. I work closely with other local businesses in the village too. All the services I provide are free. Before Christmas my children and a couple of volunteers made up food boxes and delivered these to around 50 houses in our local village which everyone appreciated. We have around 100-150 people drop by each week that take the food, and certainly a demand for it in our area. We have a parish magazine that I was mentioned in last month and this next month now my shed is fully open(we’ve had a new tarmac drive) so had to just adjust and work round this!) they have written a piece about me to go in Aprils edition. Here are some photos attached of the shed and my little boy helping me in his wheel chair deliver the food boxes before Xmas. Also a photo of me with all the potatoes we saved from sainsburys before Xmas when the other charities were closed so they asked me if I could take them. Another photo attached of inside my shed with the fridge and freezer and the shelving - currently empty but will be full of bread later!