Merton's Community Fridge

All food is FREE and everyone is welcome to visit to collect food and donate good quality but unwanted items. It's all about giving and sharing!
Sustainable Merton is proud to bring to you Merton’s Community Fridge, which aims to redistribute to the Merton community surplus food from local businesses and food growers, ultimately stopping tonnes of good quality food from going to waste.

26 GoodGymers have supported Merton's Community Fridge with 73 tasks.


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JadePeterStephen Paul Pallister

Extra cool cleaners

Wednesday 16th July

Written by Jade

Extra Goodgymers attended Merton's Community Fridge to help with the post-distribution clean-up today. The earlier start time allowed for some prep work, but there was still plenty to do, including a vital mission to fix the bin sign! It was a satisfying session despite a few changes to the way things were done.

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JadeAlex

New faces, fresh Fridge

Wednesday 2nd July

Written by Jade

Alex and Jade lent a hand at Merton's Community Fridge after work for a much-needed clean-up. It was a bit chaotic with plenty of the usual sorting and tidying, and unfortunately, quite a bit of food waste to weigh and dispose of, but we powered through supporting the other new volunteers and got the job done!

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Stephen Paul Pallister

Hot in the fridge

Monday 30th June

Written by Stephen Paul Pallister

Met the distribution team who were lovely , and helped out on the frozen foods section , which was probably the best place to be in the hot weather! Great to see the community pulling together to help those who need it.

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JadeStephen Paul PallisterRhian

Fridge fun - unscheduled edition

Wednesday 25th June

Written by Jade

True dedication at Merton's Community Fridge this afternoon! Even without anything officially scheduled in the diary, our fantastic volunteers turned up ready to work through the various clean-up jobs. Efficiently tackling tasks and they were done and dusted.

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Rachael GreenJadeClare RiddifordAlyson YoungJon GreenRhian

Doo-ing a Deep Clean!

Wednesday 25th June

Written by Jade

Tonight, the team took on a deep-cleaning mission at Merton's Community Fridge! While the physical job of removing the partition wall didn't quite make the cut due to issues with fixings, this was probably a blessing.

After being briefed by Anelisa on what to doo, we cracked through as much as possible in the time available. Fridges were shifted, heavy crates and boxes were moved, and every single nook and cranny was cleared and cleaned. With 6 Goodgymmers in such a small space it was a pretty hot work out and the challenge was getting it all back in the right place afterwards. But thanks to the commitment to getting the job done we completed the task and even had time to enjoy a drink (of water) in return for our efforts. Well done team!

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JadeStephen Paul PallisterRhian

Chillaxing with a clean Fridge

Wednesday 18th June

Written by Jade

Plenty of good vibes at Merton's Community Fridge for the clean-up session today as we took it slow and a little chilled despite the heat! We got off to a great start, working through cleaning various boxes while the distribution team was still wrapping up. We even found time to rinse out the food containers. Then extra hands arrived to help with the various rubbish and recycling piles, not to mention the numerous crates. Everything was sparkling clean and properly tidied and even refilled, ready for the next round!

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