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 […]
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, […]
Day 3 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
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. Here she shares […]
Day 2 of the Holiday Hunger Challenge
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. Here she shares […]
Gift from Stephen Hawking provides special Easter feast
FoodCycle Cambridge served an extra special Easter meal to guests this Saturday, thanks to Stephen Hawking. The world-famous scientist’s funeral took place in the city on Saturday following his death earlier this month. At the same time, a donation from his family helped to fund FoodCycle’s Easter lunch at Wesley Methodist Church, enjoyed by 50 […]
Volunteer stories: ‘Attending the meal is my favourite part of the week’
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a FoodCycle Project Leader? Well… now is your chance. We spoke to fantastic volunteer Alannah, 22, who is the Team Coordinator at FoodCycle Norwich. She tells us how she got into volunteering, what she does each week and what she enjoys most about leading a team of volunteers. […]
Taste not waste: Meet our cycling food collection heroes
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
TASTE NOT WASTE: MEET OUR DRIVING FOOD COLLECTION HEROES
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
Taste not waste: Meet our ‘on foot’ food collection heroes
If it wasn’t for our food collection heroes, none of our tasty, community meals could happen. They hit the streets, hop on bikes or jump in cars each week to rescue lots of food that would otherwise go to waste. The food often can’t be sold because it is past it’s best before or sell […]
A starter from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
A dessert from surplus: Our top vegetarian recipes
Every week our volunteers are challenged with turning surplus food into delicious and nutritious three-course meals. They’ve gotten pretty creative at transforming a mismatch of food into a vegetarian feast. As it’s National Vegetarian Week, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite recipes, so you can make a three course meal the FoodCycle […]
FoodCycle at 9
FoodCycle turns 9 this week and we’re delighted to have now served a quarter of a million meals! We’ve learnt a lot since we served our first ever meal (which was reportedly a pot of brown sludge). We now have 37 projects across the UK, led by 5,000 incredible volunteers, and supported by a regional […]