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Community Food Link – Autumn 2022 Newsletter

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We have moved

We had our annual general meeting at Basingstoke Baptist Church in August to thank all our volunteers. Here is a photo of many (but not all) of those involved with the invaluable work here at CFL.

We are excited to announce that we have found new premises as of August this year. We are now located in Festival Place with the level access and space that we require. we are very grateful to Festival Place for providing us with this excellent location and making us feel so welcome.

Hubs

CFL operate the following hubs:

  • Monday – Melrose Community Hall, Popley (10:30 am)
  • Monday – Salvation Army, Wessex Close (11:00 am)
  • Tuesday – Basingstoke Baptist Church, Brighton Hill (11:00 am – 12:00 noon)
  • Wednesday – St Peter’s Church, South Ham (12:30 pm)
  • Thursday – Church of the Good Shepherd, Winklebury (12:00 noon)
  • Friday – Oakridge Methodist Church (1:00 – 3:00 pm)
  • Saturday – United Reformed Church (URC) London Street (12:00 noon)

Food pantries

Food Pantries – a small charge may apply

  • MCKS, Crown Heights, RG21 7SY – Tuesday & Friday (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
  • Popley Fields Community Association – Wednesday(1:00 – 5:00 pm), Thursday & Friday (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
  • Inspero Community Shop – Tuesday (10:00 am – 1:00 pm)
  • Westside Community Pantry, RG22 6QB – Tuesday & Thursday (10:00 am – 2:00 pm), Wednesday (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
  • St Mary’s Kingsclere, Swan St, RG20 3RW – Thursday (2:30 – 4:00 pm)
  • Tadley Community Food Pantry, RG26 4HN – Wednesday (9:30 am – 12:30 pm), Friday – Oakridge Methodist Church (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Help Needed

With the Cost of Living Crisis ongoing we continue to welcome any new volunteers who can help us, even once a month. We welcome anyone who could drive the van (with a clean licence and under 70) or be a driver’s mate (able to do so heavy lifting). Now we have level access to store the food, the heavy lifting is reduces.

We are also looking for helpers to sort the food in the evenings from 8:00-10:00 pm in our Operations Room in Festival Place.

We are also looking for one or two people who would be happy to take care of our vehicles (tyre checks and a clean once a week).

Meet the Team

“Hi My name is Maggie Chiverton and I have been part of the CFL team since 2020. I heard an appeal through my church that they were looking for more people to deliver a “meals on wheel service” as demand was rising due to the pandemic. However, on chatting to Penny, she saw me in a different role as they were starting to collect more food from the supermarkets and send it out via local hubs. As I have a background working for Hampshire Trading Standards, she wanted me to get the hubs up and running and trained in food sorting with particular regards to “Use By” and “Best Before” dates. I am still involved with the Melrose (Monday) and Oakridge (Friday) Hubs but I also sort (Tuesday), load (Thursday) and collect food from supermarkets (Friday). This gives me a really good all-round understanding of how the organisation works from the food leaving the supermarkets to being put in the hands of those who visit the hubs. I am so proud to be art of a team which is doing such great work preventing food waste and feeding the hungry and thank all those who play their part. It is amazing how little food is actually wasted especially as we are seeing demand increase across the town.”

Thank you Maggie for all you do for CFL

If you would like to become involved in any ares of this rewarding work please contact us by email at volunteers@bcfd.org.uk

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