New stretch target
We are looking to move from our current units at Monastery Court Car Park, provided to us by Norwich City Council, to a larger facility with access to water and electricity on site, which we do not currently have.
We have identified a number of potential sites that could be available to us under legislation such as the community asset transfer policy and the community right to build in the Localism Act, which allows community groups to take over publicly held assets and run them for the benefit of the community, however to follow up with this we will need additional funding for planning, delivery and subsequently to run the project out of the space.
Having a space capable of storing vast quantities of food would open up the possibility of obtaining food surpluses generated in manufacturing, which are approximately 8 times higher than those generated by retailers, whilst with access to water and electric we would also be able to collect chilled and frozen goods, giving us access to a much larger variety of food and better food management capabilties.
This development would provide a base from which we would be able to expand our coverage significantly, supplying food to many more groups helping people in food poverty, as well as the possibility of opening a Pay-As-You-Feel store, as part of our continued efforts to make sure that nobody goes hungry whilst good food is thrown away needlessly.