Reducing Surplus Food Waste and making it available to all
2023-12-13 • No comments • • Eastern Perthshire
Our project collects surplus food from the Blairgowrie Tesco, Sainsburys, Lidl and 2 Co-op supermarkets and utilises it in several ways:
Saturday & Wednesday lunch clubs, Home cooked frozen meals, Surplus food store and Community larders
Over the past 2 years we have saved over 100 tonnes of food from going to waste. The store is open to all and offers surplus food for free or a donation to help with running costs and hance has a major impact on reducing waste as well as dramatically redcuing food purchase bills for locals.
We are applying for funding to help with the running costs of the BaRI Building which houses our store but also is a base for local mental health support provided by service providers as well as a meeting place for community groups etc. Running the building costs:
£12,500 rent £7,400 electricity
The store is open 4 times per week with people in the building to setup, run and close totalling 12 hours per week hence around 1/3 of working week. We are applying for £3,000 to help cover the rent and utilities to allow us to continue to reduce surplus food.
Glenfarg Connectivity
2023-11-22 • No comments • • Kinross-shire
Glenfarg Community Transport Group is a registered charity regulated by OSCR. We registered as a charity just over twelve months ago and in that time have increased bus travel from Glenfarg to Kinross from 150 to 400 passengers per week.
We would like to expand our offering in the form of an houlry servcie to Perth which will offer the residence of Glenfarg and surrounding areas a means to travel without the need of a car.
Our service is aimed at the passanger and provides a complete service including social interaction and connectivity. We have funding in place to oppperate a service but could enhance the delivery of this project with additional funding which would assist us in obtaining licences for a passenger app, additional insurance premiums and other oncosts.