Join Our Community Fridge & Cupboard: Sharing Food, Reducing Waste, and Building Community

Since launching in August 2020, our Community Fridge & Cupboard has become a vital resource, now supporting over 200 local families. We're thrilled by this growth, but to ensure we can continue to help everyone, we now focuss our support on households within a 5-mile radius of the Centre. We encourage those outside this area to find their nearest Community Fridge online – it's a fantastic way to reduce food waste, connect with your neighbours, and strengthen your local community.

How It Works: A Simple Act of Sharing. We're incredibly grateful for the regular donations that keep our fridge and cupboard stocked, including surplus food from local supermarkets like Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Lidl, Aldi, and KFC. We also receive wonderful contributions from individuals – whether it's extra items from your pantry or a bountiful harvest from your garden!

Our philosophy is simple: Take what you need, give what you can. We all know the feeling of buying too much at the supermarket or having a delivery mix-up. Now, it's easy to share that extra food with someone who will appreciate it, preventing it from ending up in landfill.

No Donation? No Problem! If you don't have anything to donate right now, please don't let that stop you from visiting! Come along to the Centre to see what's available. You might find something you need or even discover a new favourite while helping us reduce food waste.

Important Information: Our Membership System. To ensure fair access for everyone and help manage our current stock levels, we now have a simple membership system. When you visit, you'll be asked to sign up and we kindly request that members visit once a week. This helps us make sure there's enough for everyone.

During your visit, you can help yourself to fresh bread, fruit, and vegetables. Additionally, you can choose up to 4 items from our cupboard shelves and freezer. Please note that these quantities may sometimes vary depending on the donations we receive each week.

Ready to Get Involved? Come visit us at the Hale Community and Youth Centre and be a part of this wonderful community initiative!

Due to huge increases in demand and reductions in donations from supermarkets, we now have limitations on who can access the Fridge & Cupboard - we prioritise people who live locally!

Thanks to the folk at Farnham Men in Sheds who crafted a beautiful, accessible outdoor cupboard, providing a dry and convenient space to store fresh fruit and vegetables that's available anytime. Passing by? Do pop in and see what delicious, perfectly good food is waiting for you – help us prevent waste and grab something tasty!

For updates on what's in our outdoor cupboard and fridge, be sure to follow us on Facebook.