SHARE FOOD – SAVE WASTE
Volunteer Drivers needed:
If you would like to volunteer to help the community fridge please contact fridge@ssb.org.uk.
If you incur mileage expenses as a volunteer for the Community Fridge you can download a mileage reimbursement form HERE
The Community Fridge Project is trialling a new scheme.
We are fortunate to be able to receive a reasonably large quantity of food from the FareShare warehouse in Plymouth on a Tuesday afternoon.
Whilst the food is free, as it is surplus, the transport is not. To help us cover costs we are asking for a small contribution for food taken on a Tuesday afternoon. Food will be available from 3-4:30pm every Tuesday throughout July (and possibly August) from the Hub in the Old School Centre.
If you would like to volunteer your help for this endeavour, please email fridge@ssb.org.uk.
Free surplus food will still be available from the Community Fridge as usual – in fact we are looking to increase our capacity for collection and so if you could volunteer to be a driver for this project please do let us know on the same email.
Have you ever wondered what to do with that spare food?
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 24hours a day.
Although it has been open and being well used since October, the Community Fridge 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 be disposing of it, and put in the community fridge for anyone to come and take what they wish.
If you have spare food yourself, if you are going on holiday or have extra vegetables in your allotment, you can also put it in the fridge to share. The guidelines of what food is safe to share are posted by the fridge, and the fridge will be checked daily by a dedicated team of volunteers.
NB. Due to food hygiene regulations, we can’t accept any meat or fish products.
It’s a win-win situation for the environment and the people of South Brent as we move into a winter when many ordinary people will be feeling the pinch. Please use it!!!
Food Waste Action Week 2023 6-12 March
See www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/take-action-save-food/food-waste-action-week
and visit the Love Food; Hate Waste website.
The Community Fridge was a ‘Co-op local cause’ for 2022-23 – see: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/69799.