SHARE FOOD – SAVE WASTE

The South Brent Community Fridge is installed near the centre of the village to the side of the entrance to the Old School Community Centre (blue Louvre boiler room door). It is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

 

The Community Fridge has been open and being well used since October 2022.  It was formally launched and declared open by Devon County Councillor, Dan Thomas with year 5 student, Martha, on Thursday 10 November 2022.

 

 

 

Surplus and end of line food is collected by volunteers from supermarkets and local businesses who would otherwise have to dispose of it and put in the community fridge for the people of South Brent. Please come and take any food you can use for yourself and your family.

 

Nothing taken from the Community Fridge can be resold.

 

If you have spare food yourself – maybe you are going on holiday or have extra vegetables in your allotment – you can put it in the fridge to be shared. The guidelines of what food is safe to share are posted by the fridge, and the fridge is checked daily by our team of volunteers.

 

 

 

 

 

Due to food hygiene regulations, we can’t accept any meat or fish products or any food that has passed its ‘use by’ date.

 

This is a win-win situation for local people and the environment – in 2024/25 more than 12 tonnes of food that would otherwise have gone to waste was available in the fridge. Please come and use it!

The Community Fridge is entirely run by volunteers and often needs more volunteers to help it to stay open.  If you can help, maybe just once a month, please contact Felicity via fridge@ssb.org.uk to find out more about roles available.

 

Volunteers – If you incur mileage expenses when volunteering for the Community Fridge you can claim a reimbursement.  Download the form HERE