Lidl Hucknall Watnall Road

OT Fundraisers CIC started "OT Food Waste Club" June 2022, with 25 members & has now grown with over 450 members. The food club, creates Food parcels for £3.50 which are worth £10 to £15. On average we create 300 food parcels a week, which are collected by the NG15 Hucknall Community from the new OT Thread Shed, Community Hub. We are hoping the project runs for another 2 years, because of the cost of living crisis. There is no sigma against the boxes, basically, its helps the community, try things at a cheaper price, fills fridges & freezers & helps with cost of living. All funds go towards projects in NG15. In school holidays, we make over 1000 packed lunches. We have had over 10 Free Family Fun Days, were kids & adults come & engage. We have DJ, Face painting, crafts & activities. We also hold on a regular basis, Police Surgeries, Futures (Career advice) & New Changes (Womens Charity) to come & offer support to the community.

We are a food, clothing, and household goods exchange for everybody to donate to and take from. We promote recycling and actively strive to prevent landfill waste, environmental destruction financial hardship, and wellbeing decline in our community and Nottingham wide.

The aim of this group is to improve the quality of life for people in food crisis in the nuncargate, kirkby woodhouse, annesley, annesley woodhouse and newstead areas in particular but not exclusively by providing emergency food supplies to individuals and families in need and where appropriate signposting service users to other appropriate agencies, services or charities.