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These forums are a space for people to share information about what is going on in their local community, promote and develop projects and generally work together to tackle common challenges. Coast and Vale Community Action administrate these pages which are intended as a resource for people who are committed to improving the communities they live in.

24/10/2024

CaVCA are inviting you to attend our Annual General Meeting on Monday 25th November, with registration from 12.00 noon with the AGM commencing at 12.30, at The Street, Scarborough

29/12/2023

Bring your unwanted clothes and Christmas presents to Scarborough Market Hall & Vaults on Saturday 6th and Monday 8th January in exchange for tokens to swap for other clothes and presents on Tuesday the 9th January from 10am-4pm!

- Clothes drop during normal market opening hours
- Adults clothing only (good condition)
- (Kids clothing only if wrapped and in present section)
- All presents welcome

St Helen's Square, Scarborough, YO11 1EU

National Lottery Heritage Fund Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Mind

27/10/2023

We turn three this Halloween!
Part of a 450 strong national network of Community Fridges we first opened our doors on 31st October 2020, at The Street and have been at Westborough Methodist Church since November 2021
Our aim is to stop good food from going into landfill unnecessarily. 1/3 of all food produced globally is wasted and in the UK the figure stands at 4.5 million tonnes of still viable food thrown away every year at an average cost to each UK household of £730 p.a.
With the help of our dedicated group of volunteers we collect donations of produce from a number of local food retailers that would otherwise be discarded. This is then redistributed at our Saturday morning drop in session at Westborough Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome to come along between 10am - 11am and take away a selection of what we have received that week
In 2022 we had 1628 visitors to the Fridge, an average of 31 people per week. In the first half of 2023 this number rose by 26% to an average of 35 visitors per week.
It’s our brilliant team of volunteers who have made it possible to operate our service for the past three years and we always welcome enquiries from potential new volunteers
We are currently recruiting drivers to pick up donations locally and volunteers to help with the smooth running of our Saturday sessions including greeting visitors, maintaining high cleanliness standards and helping with the fair distribution of food. Enquiries are invited to: [email protected] or message our page
Founding Committee Member, Ruth Fairchild, says:
"Thanks to our many volunteers and customers over the last three years we have saved good food from going to waste. We're grateful to our many food donors, both businesses and individuals, Westborough Methodist Church for providing us with the space to work and to CAVCA and The Street for helping us to start up. The current economic climate poses many challenges and we will continue to work hard to reduce food waste in Scarborough."

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