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Wed 20 Sep 2023

Success for Silvia walking the Shropshire Hills

Silvia does a great job for the Food Hub keeping our accounts in order. She also gives her own time as a volunteer. As we all know, life is never straightforward. A week after her 50th birthday, Silvia was diagnosed with breast cancer. Unsurprising to those of us who know her, Silvia has continued to […]

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Wed 13 Sep 2023

Ronnie on the move!

Many locals will have seen our charity van, affectionately named Ronnie, driving around. You may have seen Ronnie yourself. But do you know what he gets up to and where he goes? Ronnie works very hard for us. On average, he is on the road 29 days out of every month, travelling 1400 miles every […]

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Fri 1 Sep 2023

Barratt Homes donates £500 to the Hub

Barratt Homes has generously donated £500 to support our food redistribution service to our community. Sales manager Lucy Goulbourn, pictured here with Cam and Tam, visited the depot in August to find out more about the Hub’s day to day operations, and meet volunteers in action. Talking about why they made the donation, Adrian Evans, […]

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Wed 23 Aug 2023

Food Hub calls in the gleaners!

At Shrewsbury Food Hub we strive to reduce food waste one bite at a time! This includes seasonal gleaning. Historically, gleaning meant gathering leftover grain after a harvest. For the hub it means gathering surplus fruit and vegetables from gardens, allotments and orchards. We then share this surplus produce with our community network in quantities […]

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Wed 16 Aug 2023

Breakfast Bags make a difference this Summer

After it’s success in 2022, Argos and Sainsbury’s are again helping to combat child food poverty this summer. The Breakfast Club will provide 178,000 breakfasts across the Northern and Scottish Regions via the Breakfast Bag initiative. Shrewsbury Food Hub was asked by Sainsbury in Meole Brace to help. We are key to getting the bags […]

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Thu 3 Aug 2023

Maynard’s Farm and their bacon!

Shrewsbury Food Hub collects good surplus food from around 50 local suppliers. These suppliers share our passion for reducing food waste for environmental and social good. Here we focus on Maynard’s Farm who we have worked since 2020. Why do Maynard’s have surplus to share… Maynard’s cure, produce and pack a diverse range of award-winning […]