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THRIVE
THE GRUB CLUB
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here:
https://www.thrive.org.uk/get-involved/
fundraise/gardening-themed-activities-andgames
Finally, although the charity has had to cancel its
spring open afternoon, it has created a virtual
tour of its gardens so people can enjoy flowering
beauty from the comfort of their own homes.
Click here to view the gardens: https://youtu.be/
al-cbtLUsy0
Mark Lang, Thrive
www.thrive.org.uk
HARRISON CLINIC FREE FACEBOOK GROUP
www.facebook.com/groups/TheHarrisonClinic/
posture and tons more. My team are answering
all health concerns for free too.
We are offering free Pilates and yoga every day.
We have live workshops on all sorts of issues,
including back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain,
Melina
he
Grub
Club,
Wokingham
was
set up during the
summer holidays last
year as a local community
project to support families
in the Norreys area of
Wokingham who would
usually access free school
meals. The project ran 2
days a week for 6 weeks
and offered not just food on
the day but also activities on
the day and additional food
supplies from Fare Share
which the families could take
away and use themselves.
During the course of the
project,
we
supported
around 100 people each
week. This was the little
acorn that then grew into
the oak tree that is now the
Grub Club Food Hub!
At the start of the Covid 19
situation, the Grub Club team
were approached to offer
their expertise in the area
of food supply to families in
Wokingham – conversations
were had and meetings held
about who might need help
and how we could address it.
Due to the ongoing relationship with the Grub
Club Team and core members of JAC (Just Around
the Corner), we pooled our resources and contacts
and were able to access a lot of surplus stock
from BRAKES in Reading – stock that, due to the
sudden cancellation of orders for the hospitality
industry, would otherwise have gone in the bin.
We also reached out to local supermarkets such
as Morrisons and Waitrose and, through the
connections with Wokingham In Need, we were
also able to access items from Marks and Spencer
and Lidl. Cook In Wokingham also got on board
with the project and kindly donate 50 ready meals
a week. We have received great support from a
somewhat unlikely source in Reading Football
Club too as well as many other individuals and
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other contacts. As a result
of the partnerships which
have been made, we
have been able to supply
food parcels to over 100
families a week and also
co-ordinate the purchase
and packing of around 50
fresh fruit and vegetable
parcels for the local food
bank each week.
The majority of the items we
have are donated. However,
with the financial donations
we receive, we are able to
put this back into the project
and purchase items that we
require. The Grub Club is
open daily to anyone who can
come along to Norreys Church,
offering bakery items and any
other surplus food stock we
have – there is no charge for
this but if you are able to make
a donation, however small, it is
always appreciated. We are now
trying to determine the longterm plans for the project as we
foresee the need is only going to
increase so we want to be able to
support those in need whilst also
helping the supermarkets and food
suppliers adopt a zero waste policy.
The Grub Club is manned by a fantastic team
of volunteers, all with the same passion to help
those in need – allowing us to show God’s love in
the most practical of ways.
If you would like to donate items, please contact
zoemaynard@hotmail.co.uk.
If you would like any more information please
take a look at our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/thegrubclubwoky
You can also email us on
thegrubclubwokingham@gmail.com.
Zoe
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