We were asked by a local supermarket to show them how we distribute our food each day and thought we would also share it on our blog! This is all distributed before 9am each morning by our hardworking team.
We collect from M&S Gainsborough, Greggs Gainsborough, Lidl Gainsborough, Aldi Gainsborough, Aldi Retford, and Asda Retford 7 days per week and Tesco Gainsborough 5 days per week.
The food is distributed as follows:
Monday
Queens Court Over 60’s Independent Living Units (60 units) – Flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, single serve frozen meals, sliced small bread, bakery
GAPA Gainsborough and Nursery School – Single serve meals for 16 hot lunches and 16 lunch bags for children to take home, fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, sanitary products
Gainsborough Nursery School – fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, sanitary products
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Tuesday
Linden Terrace Family Network (10 families and community food champion receive a bulk deliver and sorts according to the family) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
GAPA Gainsborough and Nursery School – Fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, household and personal hygiene goods
Gainsborough Nursery School – fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, household and personal hygiene goods
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Wednesday
Stanley Street Family Network (4 families and delivered to the house in 4 separate family boxes) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
Balfour Street/Garfield Street/Birchwood, Lincoln Family Network (21 families and community food champion fills their boot and attends each door with the families taking what they prefer) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
GAPA Gainsborough and Nursery School – Single serve meals for 16 hot lunches and 16 lunch bags for children to take home, fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, sanitary products
Gainsborough Nursery School – fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, household and personal hygiene goods
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Thursday
Trent Street Family Network (4 families and delivered to the house in 4 separate family boxes) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
GAPA Gainsborough and Nursery School – Fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, household and personal hygiene goods
Gainsborough Nursery School – fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, household and personal hygiene goods
Newlands Court Over 60’s Independent Living Units (44 units) – Flowers, fresh fruit, sliced small bread, bakery and cakes
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Friday
Phoenix Court Over 60’s Independent Living Units (33 units) – Flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, single serve frozen meals, sliced small bread, bakery, ambient
Linden Terrace Family Network (10 families and community food champion receives a bulk deliver and sorts according to the family) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
GAPA Gainsborough and Nursery School – Single serve meals for 16 hot lunches and 16 lunch bags for children to take home, fresh fruit and veg, bakery, ambient food, family loaves of bread, cereals, baby food, sanitary products
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Saturday
Parish Church Food Table – Flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, small loaves of sliced bread, sandwiches, ambient
Gainsborough Methodist Church Family Network (3 families with between 6-9 children each) fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
Free to all – community fridge, freezer, and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place, Gainsborough and assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 32-34 Queensway, Gainsborough
Sunday
The Green Family Network (4 families and delivered to the house in 4 separate family boxes) – fresh fruit and vegetables, cereals, children’s snacks, bakery, chilled, ambient, household and personal hygiene goods, and frozen
Free to all – assorted fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery, and ambient outside 2 Market Place
We also provide mini food pantry’s into Benjamin Adlard School, Mercers Wood Academy, The Foyer temporary housing units, provide food for the Friday Food Stall at St Georges School and make some of our own homemade ready meals that we then distribute.
