Re_Store food rescue service needs you

The Rescued Food Shop was launched in June 2024 from the Re_Store shop on George Street. To date the initiative has saved over 6.5 tonnes of short date food going to landfill and has provided 1,200 bags of food to the community.

Re_Store is led by the local charity Hope Kitchen which, through its partnerships with Neighbourly and FareShare, has worked with a number of local supermarkets and wholesalers including Booker, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Aldi and Lidl to collect food that has reached its best before date but is still perfectly good to eat.

The food rescue initiative is now looking for more helpers and the evening or early morning roles would be perfect for people who find their day jobs limit their opportunity to volunteer and help others.

Sarah Banks, Rescued Food Coordinator, said: "It’s been exciting see the local community getting behind the Rescued Food project and see their positivity and commitment to preventing food from going in the bin. It would be great to have more people involved with thoughts for the future increasing food collections and extending the time people can access the food."

She added: "Also moving forward we’d like to produce a few recipe cards of what meals people have made from rescued food. We’re at the tip of the iceberg and the possibilities are endless with more people power."