‘Thank You’ from Lewes Community Fridge

Lewes Community Fridge, which is open at Lewes Town Hall every Saturday morning, is now two years old. It has diverted 936 kilos of fresh food and produce from being wasted, thanks to the sterling efforts of volunteers, Lewes businesses and generous local residents, as fridge volunteer Stewart Graham-Hyde explains.

Lewes Community Fridge is over two years old now and we have built up quite a community of patrons and volunteers and worked with other local community champions to put on events. All of this would not be possible without the businesses, local initiatives and members of the public who donate surplus food to our community fridge in the first place.

By doing this they are ensuring less good food goes to waste. So, this article is to say a massive ‘THANK YOU’… to everyone who helps fight food waste. Please give it up for the companies, local community groups, and (although we can’t name you all) everyone who brings and donates surplus food to our community fridge.

In an ideal world, all food would get eaten, but unfortunately the reality is that somewhere in the region of 60 per cent of all food produced in the UK goes to waste. We and many other organisations are working to reduce this. In the meantime, we will continue to endeavour to collect as much surplus food as possible, ensure it is redistributed to the community – and stop it ending up in the bin!

A massive thank-you to….

Our local independent businesses:

Flint Owl Bakery – 209 High Street, Lewes (Flint Owl Bakery – Lewes)

Bake Out – 3 High Street, Lewes (Visit — BAKE OUT)

Seasons – 7 Cliffe High Street, Lewes (Seasons Wholefoods – Seasons Whole Foods)

Hunter Gather Cook – Firle (Hunter Gather Cook, BN8 6LL)

Ashurst Organics – Ashurst Farm, Plumpton (Ashurst Organics – Home BN7 3AP)

 Local Community Initiatives:
Community Chef – Lewes (Robin Van Creveld Contact – Community Chef)
The Field – Lewes (07534 263534 or )

Other businesses:
Gail’s Bakery Lewes – 11 High Street
Waitrose Lewes – Eastgate Street
Tesco Lewes – Brooks Road
Aldi Lewes – Brooks Road

Not forgetting all our wonderful volunteers, and everyone else who has donated any surplus to our local community cause.  

If you would like to find out more about food waste, check out these links:

House of Commons Library: Click here

House of Lords Library: Click here

Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP): Click here

To find a Community Fridge anywhere in the UK, of which there are now over 700, click here. To find out all about Lewes Community Fridge, click here or follow Lewes Community Fridge on Facebook simply by searching for Lewes Community Fridge, or email us at .

Lewes Community Fridge is open every Saturday, 10.30am to midday, at Lewes Town Hall kitchen via the back door on Market Lane, BN7 2NB