GAIL's Bakery Union Street Bath

Cotswolds Surplus Food is here to offer free food to people in the local community of Twerton, Whiteway and Southdown. Established in 2022, the free food pantry (located just off The Hollow) has grown reflecting the needs of the area. Surplus food is now donated from an increasing number of stores including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Pret, Lidl, Gail’s, and Marks and Spencer’s, several times per week. The surplus food is distributed without any charge to as many people as possible, without judgement. We aim to distribute fairly among the local community, including individuals, families and other community groups such as the local church. With my food training and handling (level 2 food hygeine and food standard rating 5) all food is distributed safely, promptly and in date. If you think we can help you please follow us on Facebook or instagram. These pages show the work we do, show where surplus is distributed and shares a range of other supermarket food offers which are available (eg the supermarket 8p veg wars and half term eating out deals etc). There is an additional private Facebook group for those wanting regular food collections, to access this group put “neighbourly” in the referral box when prompted. Note: we are a non-profit community group with a constitution (Unincorporated Association). Constitution available upon request. Please feel welcome to get in touch.

Mercy in Action in the UK works alongside young homeless women and their babies by providing accommodation and ongoing support through a network of Petra Houses. In B&NES we have also run Action Pantry, a food club for families struggling with food poverty. All families are referred by professionals and attend weekly to collect their food, choose free clothing for their children and chat with support workers who can help with signposting to other organisations.

A local community food share supporting residents in Whiteway and Southdown, Bath. Surplus food is collected from local supermarkets and redistributed through organised pop-up collections within the community. When food is available, we share the collection location on our community page so residents can come and take what they need. The project is run by local volunteers and is open to anyone in the community who may benefit from access to surplus food. Our aim is to reduce food waste while helping good food reach local households instead of going to landfill. All food is shared free of charge and is redistributed within the community on the same day it is collected wherever possible. We hope to work with Neighbourly and local retailers to receive surplus food donations so we can organise regular collections and support more households in the area. Food is handled and shared responsibly by volunteers, with the goal of making surplus food accessible to the community while preventing unnecessary waste. ♻️💛 I previously coordinated surplus food collections from local supermarkets in Bath through the Olio app, helping redistribute food to residents in the community and supporting local efforts to reduce food waste.