Tasty Summer Recipes
To celebrate the arrival of summer, we asked our FoodCycle volunteers what they’ve been whipping up in community kitchens across the country… Grape and Raspberry Clafoutis from FoodCycle Benwell Ingredients 5 eggs 125g melted butter 200g flour 50g caster sugar ½ pint milk 1tsp vanilla extract 800g grapes and raspberries or any leftover fruit you fancy Method […]
Hotpoint Helps Us To Help Communities Across The Country!
North London Community Fridge We love a community-based story at FoodCycle and so were thrilled when our amazing FoodCycle Finsbury Park volunteer Peter Bradley sent us snaps of a recently launched community project in North London. Working with local charities City Harvest and My Yard, the community fridge is part of a hub for the […]
A Quick Chat With Bath Project Leader Alice King
We talk to FoodCycle Bath Project Leader Alice King, who is taking on a 52-mile return hike from Salisbury to Winchester along with Claringdon Way Yo-Yo in a 24-hour period. She will be donating 40% of the funds raised to FoodCycle for the FoodCycle 50 Challenge and 30% to MS Society and 30% to MS-UK. […]
National Sandwich Week Recipes
To mark National Sandwich Week from 15th-22nd May, we asked members of the FoodCycle family to share their top vegetarian sandwich tips. The results were not only packed full of goodness but predictably innovative – get a slice of the best suggestions below! Most Nostalgic Sandwich Story As a child, we had party sandwiches with […]
Jane volunteers at all five Newcastle Projects as part of National Volunteers’ Week
As part of National Volunteers’ Week, FoodCycle volunteer Jane has set herself the challenge to volunteer at every FoodCycle Project in the North East – to raise awareness and to encourage others to get involved. We relay on our incredible volunteers to take surplus food and turn it in to nutritious meals, which are then […]
FoodCycle Joins Forces with Quorn
Today we officially launch our partnership with the UK’s Number 1 Meat-Free business, Quorn Foods. Our partnership will see them support us with our expansion over the next two years, nourishing communities through nutritious food and great conversation and helping us on our mission to reach 50 Projects by the end of 2021. We kicked […]
FoodCycle Is Reaching More Communities!
It’s been a busy few months at FoodCycle with some exciting new Projects springing up to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for communities across the country! We’re thrilled to report that we are now able to nourish the hungry and lonely with delicious meals and great conversation in […]
FoodCycle 50 Fuel Recipes
Braised courgettes with tomato, fenugreek, sheep’s cheese and migas from Ben Tish “I’ve been working with FoodCycle for many years on various projects and i can’t think of a harder working charity that’s in tune with very real and current issues in the UK. I’m a chef so foods at my heart and if I […]
Sign Up For FoodCycle 50 Launches Today!
Calling all sports enthusiasts, FoodCycle followers, fruit fans and keen fundraisers… sign up for our first ever challenge event FoodCycle 50 launches today! Spreading a little hap-pea-ness this spring, the FoodCycle 50 Challenge will take place from 1st – 30th April 2021. Those taking part will set a 30-day fitness target around the number 50 – from cycling […]
FoodCycle 50 Challenge: Lettuce Get Started!
You’ve signed up to our first ever challenge event FoodCycle 50 – give yourself a round of apple-ause! Kicking off from 1st April 2021, you’ll have 30 days to complete a fitness challenge focused around the number 50 – but how you clock up your 50 is up to you. By taking part, you’ll be getting active in April and helping FoodCycle provide nutritious meals and friendly conversation to our […]
Meet Some Mango-nificent FoodCycle 50 Challenge Fundraisers
Meet Lucy Davis, who volunteers with our weekly check-in and chat call service to help combat loneliness. She, along with her friend Molly, has pledged to run 50k around London dressed as a banana and a pineapple (the banana suit has been a popular choice so far!) They have been so enthused by FoodCycle 50, […]
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
Our partnership with The Big Give Christmas Challenge is simple: one donation, twice the impact for hungry and lonely people this festive season. By supporting FoodCycle through the Christmas Challenge, your donation will unlock twice the value thanks to our generous Pledgers and Champion. “I get a healthy meal at the same time each week which is the only regular […]