The Sutton on Sea Community Larder is a food bank set up during the outbreak of COVID19. Based on Sutton High Street, the organisation was created for a community facing difficult times involving a great deal of financial and economic hardship. Initially the Community Larder was set up as a food bank, to give out food parcels and offer essential shopping to people who were struggling. It is all about the community coming together to help each other during a period of crisis, through caring, sharing and supporting those in most need.

A ground-breaking Lincolnshire food hub, opened in mid-July 2021, has already redistributed over 41,000 nutritious meals to local food charities. Each day, unsold food including fruit and veg, baked goods and chilled food is donated by local partners including the Lincolnshire Co-op and Gousto, a British meal kit supplier.

The Lincoln Community Grocery is located in the Central Methodist Church on the High Street. The organisation is one of 10 that have been initiated around the country to reduce local food waste and also bring down the cost of a weekly shop.

Our 6 month pilot project began in July earlier this year, with a goal to utilise surplus, end-of-day produce from Lincolnshire Co-op stores and other suppliers, to support community organisations across the county. Since the beginning of our pilot project in Lincolnshire, we have had the continued support from Jake, Jamie and Emily; volunteers from Friendz & Co.

The Tesco Winter Food Collection will take place from 18th to 20th November and will provide extra food for people in need this Christmas. Help FareShare Midlands and fight local food poverty by donating food and volunteering your time.

At this year’s FareShare Volunteer Awards ‘Team Nechells’ from FareShare Midlands have won the award for Regional Centre Team of the Year and the Bright Idea award.

FareShare Midlands is backing the #FoodOnPlates campaign to stop millions of tonnes of fresh, unsold food from being wasted.

The partnership with Sandwell-based recycling centre Alutrade will support the distribution of more meals across the region.

The first food redistribution hub in Lincolnshire has opened, part of a pioneering project which will divert surplus food to organisations fighting food poverty.