social supermarket The Pantri in Colwyn Bay

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3kw2q079go

"social supermarket The Pantri in Colwyn Bay, where people can shop and get advice and support for a £4.50 a week membership fee."

https://fareshare.cymru/food-stories/y-pantri-project-fareshare/

"FareShare Cymru strives to repurpose surplus food, which would have otherwise been discarded, by channeling it towards charities capable of transforming an environmental challenge into a beneficial social initiative. These charities further distribute such food, achieved through innovative approaches such as kitchen schemes, collection points, and other resourceful methods, ensuring that the surplus is channeled efficiently to benefit the community. In particular, one of the projects supported by FareShare has offered a forward-thinking, innovative approach to food redistribution, offering so much more than food to those in need.

In 2023, Y Pantri was set up in Colwyn Bay, becoming Wales’s first ‘social supermarket’ service. It was set up in response to the ever-growing Cost-of-Living crisis, by St Giles Cymru. Furthermore, the aim of such an establishment is to allow members of the community to choose their own food, that is more suited to them and their families, rather than being allocated a selection of products, like that of a food bank. This is beneficial for consumers’ confidence and independence, allowing them to get back on their feet with a sense of control over their situation: a sense of stability in such unstable circumstances.

It currently is in support of over 75 people, with an aim to lift them out of poverty indefinitely. There are 121 trained experts who offer advice and referrals to those who use the service."

https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/st-giles-cymru-south-west/

"These are the areas we work in / Dyma'r meysydd rydym yn gweithio ynddynt:

Children and Families / Plant a Theuluoedd

Work with Prison Leavers / Gweithio gyda Phobl sy'n Gadael Carchardai

Employment Services / Gwasanaethau Cyflogaeth

Child Criminal Exploitation / Camfanteisio ar Blant yn Droseddol

Peer Advice / Cyngor Cyfoedion

Tackling Poverty / Trechu Tlodi

Women's Services / Gwasanaethau Menywod "

Address

41, 43 Station Rd, Colwyn Bay LL29 8BP

Email

info@stgilestrust.org.uk

Phone

0292 049 6363

Website

https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/social-supermarket-y-pantri-cymru-win-community-based-social-enterprise-award-at-the-social-business-awards-wales-2024/

https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/colwyn-bay-social-supermarket-officially-launches/

https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/st-giles-cymru-south-west/

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