

Community Fridge
Worcestershire’s first community fridge is now up and running and looking for you to help the project succeed.
A Community Fridge is a space that brings people together to eat, connect, learn new skills and reduce food waste. It is a site where local people can share food, this includes surplus from supermarkets, local food businesses, producers, households and gardens. Fridges are run by community groups in shared spaces such as schools, community centres and shops, their main purpose is saving fresh food from going to waste.
The Community Fridge Network is coordinated by Hubbub and it connects fridges across the UK. It is a support network for groups running fridges to share knowledge and skills and to ask questions. The Network offers free guidance on how to set up your own fridge and provides comprehensive support, design assets, a knowledge sharing forum, health and safety templates and discounted fridges and freezers!
There are currently over 450 Community Fridges in the UK and 6 in Worcestershire. Our first Community Fridge was opened in 2019 at Upton Baptist Church and since then other community groups and organisations have set up fridges.