Bridgend Farmhouse response to the COVID-19 crisis: our food resilience response project
In collaboration with local partners, we have developed a food resilience response to the COVID-19 crisis. We have recruited a kitchen team of volunteer chefs and a packaging and distribution team of catering managers, many of whom have recently lost their jobs, and all are devoted to helping local vulnerable people.
They work in collaboration with an off-site team of volunteer logistics coordinators and a trained volunteer delivery team (complete with personal protection equipment such as disposable masks and gloves).
They work in collaboration with an off-site team of volunteer logistics coordinators and a trained volunteer delivery team (complete with personal protection equipment such as disposable masks and gloves).
Since the beginning of April we are offering meal delivery to people in EH16 and EH17 in need. Each delivery contains a breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner, in recyclable packaging, that recipients can reheat with just a kettle and either a microwave or a hob. These are distributed principally through intermediaries such as local community, religious, educational and health-sector organisations and other pivotal members of our local community.
If you know of anyone who needs to access this service, please ask them to call 07873 976801. If we cannot accommodate them, we will refer them elsewhere. We are accepting referrals only from local community, religious, educational and health-sector organisations and we are seeking partners who can deliver to their own service users and our local communities in EH16 and EH17.
If you know of anyone who needs to access this service, please ask them to call 07873 976801. If we cannot accommodate them, we will refer them elsewhere. We are accepting referrals only from local community, religious, educational and health-sector organisations and we are seeking partners who can deliver to their own service users and our local communities in EH16 and EH17.
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How you can help: Meals cost £2 to produce. For £10, we can feed a vulnerable person who is self-isolating or someone exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms for five days, or a family of five for a whole day. If you are in a position to support and would like to contribute to this effort, you can make a donation: Account Name: Bridgend Farmhouse; Account No.: 65855258 Sort Code: 08-92-99 [Co-operative Bank] Reference: FFF (ie. Food For a Friend, or “general donation” if you don’t wish to specify) If you have contacts to food producers, retailers, hotels or restaurants in your network who could donate produce they are no longer able to use, please put us in touch. We are not currently seeking volunteers for food delivery, but you may add your name to the waiting list in case this changes by calling the above number or mailing bridgendfarmhouse.food@gmail.com. If you are well and would like to volunteer to deliver food or other items, please send your details to: bridgendfarmhouse.food@gmail.com. You may be placed on a waiting list, depending on current capacity. |
In addition to the food resilience response, we have created an open Facebook group as a platform for support and mutual aid in South Edinburgh South Edinburgh Mutual Support We are also exploring ways to deliver on our objectives around community engagement and support of vulnerable people through novel and innovative methods such as online services. In the next days, we intend to move our regular Wednesday and Sunday Open Drop-In Sessions online. Watch our Facebook page for more information coming soon! Bridgend Farmhouse Big Bike Revival Scheme for Key Workers Are you a key worker or do you know someone who is? Do you want to find a free, easy and healthy way to travel to work whilst keeping to government social distancing guidelines? Bridgend Farmhouse are introducing a new Key Worker Cycle Scheme to support you to start cycling to work with our Free Bike Loan Scheme. Details here |
In addition to the funding and support we are receiving for this work via the organisations listed below we have also had a huge amount of private donations. Thank you all!
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We also want to thank the following who all gave one-off donations of food at the start of this project: Novotel Edinburgh Park, Heather Hills Farm, Hawksmoor, Michael’s Grill and Seafood Place, Braehead Foods, Coro The Chocolate Cafe, Tron Kirk and Penicuik Storehouse.
If you would like further information on any of these projects and plans, please keep an eye on our social media or contact: community@bridgendfarmhouse.org.uk We wish you and your families and loved ones the best of health.
