For £5 choose items at least 3x this value from fridges, freezers & shelves, plus fresh fruit, veg & bakery. Our FoodShare Pantry is a project that is open to all and aims to prevent food insecurity and food waste. Many people living in the rural Vale of Glamorgan find it difficult to access cost effective food and healthy options. At FoodShare Pantry Llantwit Major our local community can join us
each week to top up their weekly shop at a fraction of supermarket prices, while also doing their bit to stop surplus food going to landfill. The pantry is open every Thursday between 12.00 and 2pm, and for £5 our customers can choose items totalling at least 3 times this value from our fridges, freezers and shelves, as well as fresh fruit, vegetables and end of day bakery items. We have an amazing team of loyal volunteers and our pantry has proudly become a social hub for many in the community. We share healthy and seasonal recipes and partner with local organisations and projects, signposting customers to advice services that may be useful to them. There is no eligibility criteria for shopping with us so whether you are experiencing a need to access food or would like to help stop food waste, everyone is welcome. FoodShare Pantry Llantwit Major is funded and supported by GVS, The Vale of Glamorgan Council, Public Health Wales and The Moondance Foundation. As well as purchasing food ourselves to restock the pantry directly from the weekly £5 that our customers pay, food is sourced from:
• FareShare Cymru who receive in date pre-Supermarket food ‘waste’
• FareShare Go which enables us to collect end of day supermarket waste, from Tesco and Waitrose stores, that is past it’s best before date but still perfectly edible
• Our local Co-op supermarkets
• In Kind Direct, a charity that sells hygiene goods to other registered charities
• Local producers
• Individual donations
FoodShare is held at the CF61 building in the centre of Llantwit Major (Station Road, CF61 1ST) every Thursday from 12.00-2pm. If you would like to shop with us or support this project in any way please pop in and see us, or contact us and we can arrange a timeslot for you.