£35 for a week – for a family of four (and a cat!)
When I received an email from FoodCycle about this specific fundraiser, I was certainly hesitant. In the press just the week before had been the story of YouTube streamer Alfie Deynes who took a ‘living on a £1’ for a day level to new heights of offensiveness by using his Range Rover to drive around, […]
Volunteer stories: ‘It makes me feel immensely proud to have contributed so much to the local community’
Project Leader, Calum, has given 192 hours to FoodCycle Liverpool, helping it to become a project full of heart. We asked him how it feels to have given so much time, what his most memorable moment has been and what he gets up to when he isn’t being a fantastic FoodCycler? How does it feel […]
Volunteer stories: The importance of cooking and presenting food with care
Project Leader, Chris, has given over 155 hours to FoodCycle Finsbury Park, a project renowned for it’s high-quality food and attention to detail. We asked him about what his role involves, what he has learned and why he thinks presentation is so important! How did you hear about us? I was looking to do some […]
FoodCycle Awards 2018
Every year at the FoodCycle Conference we recognise the work of our amazing Project Leaders. Our Project Leaders are volunteers who go the extra mile, keeping their project running to ensure our guests get a welcoming, warm, community meal week-in-week-out. This year we added some awards for individual volunteers who have made a big impact in […]
Stories from the FoodCycle Annual Conference
Every year we invite our Project Leaders to our Annual Conference, where we share ideas, develop new skills and get a chance to celebrate all the amazing things they achieve as volunteers. Joana Costa is one of these volunteer leaders, who has been volunteering with FoodCycle Birmingham Aston for a few months. We asked her […]
Volunteer stories: ‘it’s a great feeling to see the joy on the faces”
Andy is a Project Leader at FoodCycle Cricklewood and has been a volunteer for over 10 months. We asked him why he joined FoodCycle as a volunteer, what being a Project Leader entails and what he has gained from his volunteering role. Read on to learn more! How did you hear about us? I’d heard […]
Could you live off £2.50 a day?
An estimated three million children risk being hungry in the school holidays in the UK. The daily struggle with hunger, for some families, rules out any chance they might otherwise have of going out and enjoying themselves, leading to inactivity, isolation and loneliness. On top of this, in our projects up and down the country, […]
Volunteer stories: ‘I see first hand the incredible positive benefits it makes’
It’s Volunteers Week and what better way to celebrate than to showcase the amazing people that keep FoodCycle running. We spoke to Karen from FoodCycle Exeter, who has given over 250 hours and has no plans of slowing down. Karen, we applaud you! How does it feel to know you have given over 250 hours […]
Volunteer stories: ‘I’ve met the most incredible fellow volunteers’
Project Leader, Vib, has given over 250 hours to making FoodCycle Cambridge the thriving project it is. We asked her how it feels to have given so much time, what her most memorable moment has been and what she gets up to when she isn’t being a fantastic FoodCycler? How does it feel to know […]
FoodCycle East Acton partners with local social enterprise
The community of East Acton is soon to benefit from a weekly, three-course community meal with FoodCycle, with help from a local social enterprise run by a brilliant bunch of children. FoodCycle East Acton will open its doors on Sunday 15th July at 2 pm to serve a free meal at the Old Oak Community […]
My Holiday Hunger Challenge meal plan
Beverley is taking our Holiday Hunger Challenge in the first week of July. She will be living off a food and drink budget of just £2.50 a day to raise awareness of food poverty in the UK, especially during the school holidays which can push many families into food insecurity and poverty. With the help of […]
What is Holiday Hunger?
When you think of the school holidays, you may think of fun activities, holidays and a chance to recharge before the busy school year kicks off. But for many families on a low income, this is not the reality. Holiday hunger pushes many families into food poverty and insecurity. Although some children from low-income families […]
