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Mondays
16.30 - 17.30
Wednesdays
16.30 - 17.30
Thursdays
13.30 - 14.30
Sustainable Merton is proud to bring to you Merton’s Community Fridge, which aims to redistribute to the Merton community surplus food from local businesses and food growers, ultimately stopping tonnes of good quality food from going to waste.
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Find us at Morden Baptist Church SM4 5BL - view on Google Maps
Please come to the car park at the back of the church (entrance on Grasmere Avenue)
@mertonscommunityfridge
Do you need help with food?
All food is FREE and everyone is welcome to visit Sustainable Merton's Community Fridge to help us reduce food waste. If times are particularly challenging for you, which they are for many, you may wish to get in touch with us before your first visit.
To request help with getting food from Merton's Community Fridge, please complete our short form* (link below) and a member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.
For further information about Merton's Community Fridge, please contact us at:
* Personal information shared will be used for purpose of providing you with food from Merton's Community Fridge
Additional support
For any other additional support, please contact the Merton Community Hub on 020 8066 4086 or email help@communityhub.org.uk.
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For guidance and support to help you stay well, keep the lights on and pay the bills, please visit merton.gov.uk/costofliving
Find your nearest Community Fridge
Merton's Community Fridge (Sustainable Merton)
Morden Baptist Church, Morden SM4 5BL
Access via the car park on Grasmere Avenue
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OPEN: Mondays, 4.30 - 5.30pm; Wednesdays, 4.30 - 5.30pm; Thursdays, 1.30 - 2.30pm
Commonside Community Development Trust
New Horizon Centre, South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 1LT
OPEN: Wednesdays, 11am - 1pm (or until the food has gone)
w: commonside.net
Polish Family Association
66-72 High Street Colliers Wood SW19 2BY
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OPEN: Wednesdays, 1 - 2pm
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Please note: Visits must be pre-arranged. Contact Polish Family Association for further information.
e: slawek.szczepanski@polishfamily.org.uk
w: polishfamily.org.uk/
Merton's Community Fridge Satellite Locations
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Clarion's Rutlish Community Fridge
Rutlish Road Community Room, Wimbledon SW19 1LY
Access via the path from Rutlish Road or the car park on Charles Road
OPEN: Tuesdays, 10 - 11am
What is a Community Fridge?​
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Merton’s Community Fridge is a long-term initiative to tackle food poverty and reduce food waste in the borough. It's essentially a big fridge where fresh surplus food is donated and redistributed to the community. Our Community Fridge is the first in Merton, but we have some ‘cool’ neighbours in Brixton (the first community fridge in London) and Camberwell.
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During this time of food crisis, Merton's Community Fridge is directly aiding those living in isolation and/or food poverty, made possible by the support of local volunteers and key partners, including Morden Baptist Church. We receive food from FareShare - the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity, local supermarkets and food growers, and from residents too. It's all about giving and sharing!
Our Impact:
February 2022 - March 2023
How can you support Merton's Community Fridge?​
DONATE FOOD:
We need help from local businesses, residents and food growing initiatives to ensure that the Fridge is well stocked with good quality surplus food so that we can provide parcels to everyone who visits.
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If you or your businesses would like to donate food to Merton's Community Fridge we would love to hear from you! If you have a business interested in donating surplus food but are unable to drop it off, please get in touch to potentially arrange a collection.
What do we need most? Vegetables, fruit, bakery items, meat, dairy
Thank you to our generous food donors...
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Ashraf Halal Meat & Grocery limited
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Booker Wholesale
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Cavan Bakery - Wimbledon Park
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Co-op
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Colliers Wood High Street
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Colliers Wood Station
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Wimbledon Chase
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FareShare​
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Getir
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Greggs - Morden
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KFC - Morden
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Lidl - Morden
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Metronome
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Sainsbury's
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Haydon's Road
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Martin Way, Morden
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South Wimbledon Station
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Wimbledon
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Worple Road, Raynes Park
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Tesco Express - Wimbledon Chase
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Waitrose - Raynes Park
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VOLUNTEER:
If you are interested in volunteering at our Community Fridge, or picking up food donations from businesses (using your personal vehicle) please sign up today!
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Why do we need community fridges?
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, food poverty in Merton was already on the rise. Between 2015-2017, the number of residents accessing local food banks increased by 33%. The pandemic has escalated the food crisis and created a situation where many more people in Merton are struggling to buy or access food. At the same time, a huge amount of good food continues to go to waste, which is a big problem for communities and the planet.
We know that many businesses and residents would donate good quality but unwanted fresh food if they had the opportunity. Merton's Community Fridge, and the wider Merton's Community Fridge Network, provides this essential link, ensuring that surplus food is kept out of the bin and given to those who will make good use of it.
Thank you to our current grant funders
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Thank you to our corporate donors
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Thank you to our past grant funders
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