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🍽️ FEED FAMILIES. FIGHT WASTE THIS HOLIDAY! ✨
As the cost of living crisis continues, more people in our community are facing hunger and food insecurity than ever before.
In October 2024, Merton's Community Fridge saw a record number of 1,061 visits and this year alone, we’ve saved over 52,500 kg of food from going to waste - equivalent to over 127,000 meals!
BUT THE FUTURE OF THE FRIDGE IS UNCERTAIN. With demand increasing, financial resources are now critically low and funding for the Fridge is not guaranteed after March 2025. Without YOUR SUPPORT, Merton’s Community Fridge cannot continue to be the lifeline that so many have come to depend on.
💚 PLEASE DONATE TODAY to share the gift of food and hope with those who need it most!
✨ Every £1 you give fights hunger, stops food waste and helps feed 250 families every month!
✨ With your support, Merton’s Community Fridge can continue to be the largest provider of unconditional food support in the the borough.
✨ Donating £30 will help feed 30 families for a whole month!
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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.
All food is FREE and everyone is welcome to visit to collect food and donate good quality but unwanted items. It's all about giving and sharing!
If you have any questions about Merton's Community Fridge, please contact us at:
Opening Times
Mondays, 16.30 - 17.30
Wednesdays, 16.30 - 17.30
Thursdays, 13.30 - 14.30
Where to find us
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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)
Merton's Community Fridge is generously hosted at Morden Baptist Church and Sustainable Merton is grateful for the Church's partnership in reducing food waste and delivering food to the community.
Our Community Fridge is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund, to find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, click here!
What is a Community Fridge?
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.
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
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More Community Fridges in Merton
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
New Horizon Centre, South Lodge Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 1LT
OPEN: Wednesdays, 1 - 2pm
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
Additional support
For any other additional support, please contact the Merton Community Hub on 020 8066 4086 or email help@communityhub.org.uk.
For guidance and support to help you stay well, keep the lights on and pay the bills, please visit merton.gov.uk/costofliving
How can you support Merton's community fridges?
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.
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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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
VOLUNTEER:
If you are interested in volunteering with Merton's Community Fridge or picking up food donations from businesses (using your personal vehicle) please sign up today!
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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