Community Larder


25th May 2024

Can you help out with the Food Larder?

Our Community Food Larder based at the library is one of our outstanding success stories, thanks to an enthusiastic band of volunteers. We collect surplus (unsold) food from several retailers in Crediton which is then deposited at the library for anyone to collect and make good use of. Currently ...


8th March 2024

Results of our Community Larder Survey

'Food Rescue' is a National Lottery Reaching Communities project that works to support community fridges and larders across Devon and, in May 2023, they funded our community fridge which is managed by volunteers from Sustainable Crediton and situated in the library. At the end of last year, Food R ...


9th January 2024

Community Larder News

The food larder and community fridge based in the library continue to operate successfully, thanks to the efforts of about thirty volunteers and hundreds of WhatsApp communications! Most of the food on offer comes from food items near or past their 'best before' date and are donated by local busi ...


9th January 2024

Bumper days for the Community Larder!

The Christmas / New Year period saw some record donations from local shops to the Community Larder! On a single day we received around 140 packs of sprouts, and almost as many carrots: then there were the courgettes... It seems that festive food tastes may be changing. Nevertheless, we were able ...


27th September 2023

Community Larder

The food larder, hosted in the library by Sue Lee and all the other librarians, is run by members of Sustainable Crediton and, at the Green Fair held in the Square on Saturday 23rd September, we ran a soup and cake kitchen and a stall of surplus food items. We raised £268.42 in donations - thank yo ...


3rd September 2023

Community Larder - update & food stall at the Big Green Fair: helpers wanted!

To follow up on our last update in May, the Community Larder at the library is going from strength to strength. The new fridge, launched in May and featured in the Courier, has proved very popular. Anyone can pop in and pick up something tasty. We also receive chilled and ambient food via our Fares ...


12th May 2022

Great success for Community Larder!

I think it's fair to say that the food larder has taken off in a way none of us could have envisaged! We are regularly collecting from Tescos (Wellparks and Express), Stevie Bs, The Greenhouse, Four Seasons and The Plant Shed in Copplestone. It is stunning how much food - which would otherwise eit ...


8th April 2022

Community Larder is Open!

On Monday the 14th March, Sustainable Crediton launched the Community Larder. This wonderful project, organised by dedicated volunteers in partnership with Crediton Library, ensures that food waste will soon be a thing of the past in Crediton. Working with retailers Four Seasons, Stevie B's, The P ...


4th March 2022

Launch of Crediton Community Larder

Our Community Larder is ready to go. Our launch date is Monday 14th March, at 12 noon, at Crediton Library. We need your support! The groundwork is just about done… Our Community Larder Planning Group have worked closely in partnership with Sue Lee, supervisor of Crediton Library, to sort out lega ...