FoodCycle

Have you thought about becoming a charity trustee? Maybe 2025 the year you want to give back, or dedicate time to doing something meaningful. At FoodCycle, we’re looking for two new trustees to join our brilliant board. In this voluntary role you’ll work alongside your fellow trustees and our CEO to ensure that the charity has a clear strategy, is operating in line with the overall vision as well as ensuring that it remains operationally sustainable. You would be expected to attend 4 board meetings a year (once per quarter in London) as well as an annual trustee away day. You'll be working alongside FoodCycle CEO Sophie Tebbetts, Chair of Trustees Mary McGrath MBE and our Trustees, David West, Frances Le Grys, Kalyani Gupta, Matthew Bushby, Nick Johnson FRSA MMRS and Sam O'Connell (Denney) Find out more any apply https://lnkd.in/ed8b-j5v

This 2025, why not make a resolution that truly matters? At FoodCycle, we believe in the power of community and connection. Every week, we bring people together to share nourishing, free meals - no bookings, no referrals, and no questions asked. It’s a warm, welcoming space for everyone. Volunteering with us is about giving back, building connections, and making a real difference for those who need it most in your local area. Ready to join us? Click the link below to sign up! https://lnkd.in/es2XKmi6 New volunteers, drop us a 👋 in the comments - we can’t wait to give you a big FoodCycle welcome!

As we look forward to a new year at FoodCycle Ely Cardiff, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the joy of our Christmas celebration! 🎄 The incredible volunteers in Ely came together to create a truly special evening filled with warmth, community, and delicious food. Here's what was on the festive menu: ✨ Starter: A vegan salmon dish paired with fresh tomatoes, spinach, and spring onion. ✨ Main: A Quorn Christmas dinner with all the trimmings ✨ Dessert: Christmas pudding, served with cream Our guests and volunteers had a fantastic time, filled with festive cheer, hearty food and that FoodCycle community spirit. #cardiff #volunteering #foodcycle

2000 Hours of Dedication – Thank You, Lynne!⁠ ⁠ A few weeks back at our Longbridge project, they celebrated an incredible milestone - the wonderful Lynne, has surpassed 2000 hours of volunteering with FoodCycle. That's right, TWO THOUSAND hours. ⁠ ⁠ Lynne is a Project Leader at both our Longbridge and Weoley Castle meals and her ability to make every volunteer, whether new or long-standing, feel valued and part of the team is truly inspiring.⁠ ⁠ Thank you, Lynne, for your incredible hard work, compassion, and commitment to FoodCycle. This is a phenomenal achievement, and we are so grateful for everything you do.⁠ ⁠ 👏🥂 Here’s to you, Lynne.

Fully in the Christmas spirit now, finishing up 2024 with FoodCycle at Bow Road project 🎄Volunteers pulled together a three-course vegetarian Christmas dinner, including a delicious Vegetarian wellington with Quorn (vouchers donated by Quorn Foods), mixed veg and gravy. I'm always amazed by the creative ideas the team have, with donated food from City Harvest London. Grateful to have met some lovely volunteers and guests again this year, as it's such a positive experience not just for those who visit us for a warm meal or a chat, but also for the hosting and cooking volunteers spending time together and creating something amazing. Also glad to have (just!) hit my 150 hours volunteering with FC! Wishing a happy festive season to all 🎄💚🎅 #LoveFoodHateWaste

This Christmas season, our community meals have been bursting with joy, warmth, and celebration. Across the UK, our incredible volunteers have hosted festive meals - with hearty Christmas dinners, beautifully decorated tables and lots of brilliant conversation. But the need for connection and a hot meal doesn’t end when the holidays do. Whether it’s collecting surplus food to deliver to our meals, chopping and stirring in the kitchen or serving for our lovely guests, your time and effort can make a real, lasting impact. Join us in keeping the spirit of community alive, now and all year round. Sign up today to help make a difference 🎄https://lnkd.in/es2XKmi6

“You don’t realise how a simple act of kindness can make a difference to another...” 🧡🙌 Earlier this month we welcomed Just Eat Takeaway.com courier, Viktoras to Leeds Seacroft, to experience what it's like to volunteering at a FoodCycle community meal. The result - three lovely films that capture just how special these meals are and the incredible team work and dedication that goes in to serving, a hot, three-course meal. Throughout December, couriers have been stepping in to help with food collections and deliveries, all thanks to Just Eat Takeaway.com Part 1 https://lnkd.in/emYp38nF Part 2 https://lnkd.in/enUvmP5F Part 3 https://lnkd.in/ei8AM5AK

🎄 A huge thank you to Barhale Ltd for their incredible support this Christmas! 🎄 Your generous food collections for our FoodCycle West Midlands projects have made a real difference. Thanks to your donations, we’re able to continue serving nourishing, community meals to those who need them most across the West Midlands. At FoodCycle, we’re all about bringing people together over food and tackling food poverty and loneliness. Contributions like these help us spread a little extra warmth and joy during the festive season. Thank you, Barhale Ltd, for being part of the FoodCycle family and helping to make communities stronger this Christmas! ❤️

A huge shoutout to The Felix Project and City Harvest London for their unwavering support of London’s communities who rely on our meals each week. 💪🥦 A heartfelt thank you for supplying nutritious surplus food, enabling our amazing volunteers to create hot, three-course meals that truly make a difference. We couldn't do it without you! 

Earlier this month, our fantastic Midlands team kicked off the lead up to Christmas with a celebratory meal for their volunteers. 🎄 Volunteers are the backbone of the third sector and vital to our work at FoodCycle, so our Midlands team wanted to take the opportunity to give back to their wonderful team of volunteers.   We would like to extend a huge thank you to Compass Group for hosting the event and preparing a delicious 3-course vegetarian meal and to the raffle prize donors including Marks and Spencer Moseley, The Glee Club Birmingham, Just the Tonic Comedy Club, The Albany Theatre Trust, and Lounge Café Bars Louco Lounge.