Yaxley Community Fridge

Yaxley Community Fridge A Community Fridge run by volunteers with support from Yaxley Parish Council. We are open to everyone and are members of the Hubbub Community Fridge Network

Our aim is bring people together to eat, connect, learn new skills and reduce food waste.

22/05/2026

Free event for families with children aged two to five at Yaxley Library!

Safari Special - Explore, Create, Imagine!
Thursday 4 June 2026 10.30-11.30am
Yaxley Library, Lansdowne Road, PE7 3JL

Join in for some hands on fun with #10 Sharing Books session, one of the 50 Things to Do Before You're 5 activities.

Make your own binoculars to take home, go on a safari then help bring the animals to life. And the best part is the session is completely free!

To book either pop in to Huntingdon library, email them at [email protected] or call them on 0345 045 5225

(Parents/Carers must stay with their children)

Cambridgeshire Libraries Huntingdonshire Child and Family Centres Yaxley Parish Council Yaxley Gazette Magazine Yaxley Community Fridge

Photo reads 'Safari Special! Explore, Create, Imagine! Join us for some hands on fun with #10 Sharing Books session, one of our 50 Things to Do Before You're 5 activities. Make your own binoculars to take home, go on a safari then help bring the animals to life. And the best part is the session is completely free!' The logos of Cambridgeshire County Council, Early Years Childcare and School Readiness Service and Cambridgeshire libraries are shown. There is a safari scene with a rabbit, aardvark, lion, giraffe and elephant all running together.

04/05/2026

The Community Fridge will not be open this afternoon. Sorry for any inconvenience but we have collected very little food over the weekend.
We will be open on Wednesday as usual at 10.30.

12/01/2026

Yaxley Community Fridge

Have you seen posts about Yaxley Community Fridge and wanted to know more? Here's a handy guide:-

What is a Community Fridge?
A Community Fridge is a way of redistributing food that would otherwise go into landfill. Food that can no longer be sold by shops and businesses are collected by volunteers and handed out by Community Fridge.

Who can use a Community Fridge?
Anyone can! Community Fridges are different to Foodbanks, which are referral only. The purpose of a Community Fridges is to reduce food waste which is something we can all help with.

Why are there set opening hours?
The Yaxley Community Fridge is run by volunteers who give a lot of time up to collect the food, sort and store it as well as hand it out. They fridge can only run when they are available so it operates with set opening hours. The fridge is open Monday 3-3:30pm , Wednesday and Friday 10:30-11am.

Why do you give out bags?
The volunteers have tried different methods of handing out food and this is the easiest way to manage.
The collected food is shared out evenly between the bags which are handed out to those who attend. If people would like a second bag then people can rejoin the back of the queue and if there are any left over they can have a second bag.

Do you always give out the same things?
No, what we receive is dependent on what the shops and businesses give us. Sometimes there will be a wide variety and sometimes a small amount.

What do you do if there is something in the bag you won't use?
Just hand this back to one of our volunteers and this can be passed on to someone else. Remember the aim is to reduce food waste, not to pass on the waste.

Can the food be delivered?
No, unfortunately not. As the fridge is operated by volunteers deliveries cannot be made.

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05/01/2026

The community fridge is open today between 3pm and 3.30pm at the pavilion Middletons Road - we have plenty of surplus food but we have very little bags please please please bring a bag. Every week we hand out so many bags including bags for life - if you have received a bag for life could you reuse it please or return it to the fridge? Thank you !

29/12/2025

Come down to fridge today between 3pm and 3.30pm at the pavilion Middletons Road - we have plenty of surplus food - all we ask is that you bring a bag.

26/12/2025

The Community Fridge is open today at 10.30 from the pavilion - there is lots of vegetables that need a home ! Please bring a bag to fill.

A big thank you to all the wonderful volunteers for giving up their time to collect, sort and redistribute this food every week and for continuing to do so over the Christmas period.

24/12/2025

The fridge is open this morning at 10.30 and there is a considerable amount of vegetables including carrots, tomatoes and courgettes to give out. We don’t want this to go to waste so please come down to the pavilion and bring a bag !

04/05/2025

The fridge is open tomorrow Bank Holiday Monday from 3.00pm to 3.30pm and we have a lot of food !!!! Please bring a bag with you !

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers for giving up their time this bank holiday weekend!

Address

Middletons Road Recreation Ground
Peterborough
PE73LR

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10:30am - 11:30am
Friday 10:30am - 11:30am

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