Community Groceries - food co ops - not food banks

JW77
JW77 Community Member Posts: 253 Empowering
edited July 2024 in Money and bills

We've very lucky in Telford to have a Community Grocery which we tend to visit once a week.

https://communitygrocery.org.uk/how-we-can-help/

They have stores dotted around the UK (although not everywhere)
£5 annual membership gives you '£5 shops' which basically give you the equivalent of around £40 quids worth of shopping.

We also have another 'outlet'

So do check em out. I think they are looking to open more stores. So if you need one in your area, see if any groups are interested.

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,454 Online Community Team

    Hi @JW77.

    Thanks for sharing this, it’ll be very helpful to those in need. I see that they offer courses too! It’s great to see more initiatives like this 😊

  • Ziadawn
    Ziadawn Community Member Posts: 49 Contributor

    Are the wholesale items priced then? We have food banks, and food pantries in my area.

  • JW77
    JW77 Community Member Posts: 253 Empowering

    You pay an annual fee, of £5 to become a member and then get X number of items per shop for very little I think . I think we spend about 11 pounds max.
    Some items are included in your membership, others are 'little extras' which are priced.

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