ALDI PERSHORE MARKET

Community Group set up to help address food insecurity within the Northway area of Tewkesbury. We aim to help families struggling financially by providing access to good quality food We are based in the Northway Community Hub Building in a dedicated garden room bought to house the Pantry. Criteria for membership is anyone who is experiencing food insecurity and lives in Northway. We operate as a Weekly Food Club enabling members to choose 10 restockable grocery items plus milk, bread, frozen, fresh, fruit and veg - subject to availability for a weekly fee of £4 which is used to maintain the Pantry and purchase stock. We partner with local schools, churches and other organisations who refer those most in need to us. We rely on the support of local Businesses, charities, supermarkets and individuals who donate groceries to us for redistribution via the Northway Pantry. Currently we have one supermarket who provides us with surplus donations. Neighbourly donations will be shared between members who choose the food that they need. Whilst we believe it is important that families choose their own items, some types of food are limited so that all families have a fair proportion. Pantry Membership is reviewed quarterly and can last between 3 months and one year. With support from Neighbourly we can support a total of 20 families per week plus pets. We are run entirely by local volunteers.

We hand out food and support to anyone in need. We rely 100% on volunteers and we work with schools and other organisations who point people in need to us so they can receive support for any reason they need food help and then get them advice via the foodbank and the team of advisors. We are a fast growing community project and have been helping many through the covid pandemic We are a zero money project so rely on donations and volunteers to run this project. We are proud to say we’ve helped hundreds of local families and we really would love to continue to do this