{"id":231,"date":"2016-06-02T14:13:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dursleytab.org.uk\/wpdev\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:12:27","slug":"foodhub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dursleytab.org.uk\/wplive\/foodhub","title":{"rendered":"Community FoodHub"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n

OPENING TIMES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MONDAY 10AM-12PM<\/span><\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY 3-5PM<\/span><\/p>\n

THURSDAY 10AM-12PM<\/span><\/p>\n

FRIDAY 10AM – 12PM<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

JUST GIVING:<\/strong> Donate here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

OUR STORY<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Dursley Tabernacle Community Food Hub<\/em> is an initiative which grew out of Dursley Tab’s desire to help encourage a sense of community, prevent food waste and meet local need.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
Initially, church volunteers delivered small parcels of surplus food and flowers to people isolated and\/or financially impacted by the first Covid lockdown. Inspired by Jesus\u2019 love of his neighbour and care for those who were overlooked, the volunteers wanted recipients to know that they were seen and v<\/span>alued. In this way the scheme was a natural fit with the church\u2019s mission statement of \u2018Inspired by Jesus, walking his way of radical love to make a difference in this world.\u2019<\/span><\/em> Referrals were originally by word of mouth, but schools began to forward details of families happy to be part of the scheme.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
The initial small team of Church volunteers began to be joined by others outside of the church who heard about the deliveries or received parcels themselves and this growth and partnership between Church and local community has continued. As the team and number of referrals grew so did the number of supermarkets the Tab partnered with, until now when surplus food is collected most days. This is placed on the market stall outside the Tab for free, as well as being delivered to homes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
Dursley Tab’s Community Food Hub<\/em><\/strong> opened in Autumn 2022, with an increasing focus on produce being available for collection at the church.\u00a0 Making the food available at the Tab gives people the choice to select items that best suit their family needs.\u00a0\u00a0The Hub will seek to keep evolving and responding to the hopes and needs of people, particularly as the cost-of-living crisis impacts on families\u2019 ability to buy food. One of its first developments has been to open a community fridge in the Tab\u2019s reception room providing chilled surplus food.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
As a church we recognise that people need food. In the Lord\u2019s Prayer we ask, \u2018Give us this day our daily bread\u2019<\/em>. But we also believe that faith, hope and love bring life in a way that bread alone can\u2019t (Matthew 4.4). We would encourage you to consider what the churches in this town can offer you in the Christian faith to meet wider needs Churches Together in Cam, Dursley and District<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
The Food Hub<\/em> Team are always interested in welcoming new volunteers and are always looking for new ways to partner with local businesses. Whilst much of our stock arrives via donations from individuals or stores, we do top up the supplies as and when necessary, and this comes with a cost. If you are able to donate to help with this cost, we would be very grateful. We also have donation points at various places around the local area, where you can drop off gifts of staple items.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Please help yourselves to food off the cart – take what you need and can use.\u00a0 We are proud to be helping to reduce landfill waste. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
If you’d like to make a donation to help us with the running costs of the FoodHub, please scan the QR code with your phone or follow this link<\/span>: <\/span><\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/pay.sumup.com\/b2c\/Q7Y6LQ0L?utm_campaign=pdf&utm_medium=print&utm_source=qr<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
\n
OUR MOST WANTED ITEMS:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n