Community fridge
Now open! Chippenham’s first ever community fridge - a space to build community, share food and reduce waste!
Surplus food is kindly donated by local supermarkets, independent shops, cafes and restaurants in Chippenham and stored at our community fridge for anyone to take and use for free.
It’s that simple.
Preventing food waste together
Annually the UK throws away over six million tonnes of edible food - a truly staggering amount of waste.
Community fridges help prevent this surplus food from ending up in landfill by redistributing it to anyone who can use it, tackling food waste one meal at a time! Food waste in landfill has a negative environmental impact because it decomposes to release methane into the atmosphere - a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Community fridges prevent this from happening and provide free meals. It’s a real win-win!
Anyone can access a community fridge - there is no registration or membership, just an invitation to help prevent local food from going to waste.
Our community fridge is in partnership with the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre and is part of the Community Fridge Network coordinated by Hubbub, joining over 700 across the UK. It has been funded by Chippenham Town Council.
Access surplus food!
We encourage all residents to make use of the Community Fridge, no matter your situation.
Location
The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham SN15 3QN.
Opening hours
The fridge is located inside the History Centre, open 10am – 4pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, every other Monday with the Moonraker Educafe 10am-2pm and the first Saturday of the month.
Available food
The available food depends on what is donated to us. It can include a wide range of fresh produce, fruit and veg, bread, cupboard items and frozen food. Come along and see what’s available!
Donate surplus food!
If you’re a local business that can donate in-date, edible and good quality surplus food, we REALLY want to hear from you!
After checking suitability, our volunteers can arrange a regular collection from your premises, or you can drop off food yourself when the fridge is open.
Please complete the contact form below giving as much detail as possible and we’ll be in touch.
Help us run our community fridge!
Our community fridge would not be possible without our amazing volunteers who help make it happen - from coordinating food collections to ensuring the space is kept hygienic and clean.
We welcome any support you can offer, even if it’s just an hour per week.
Please contact us using the form below to find out what’s involved and ask any questions.
Get in touch
Got a question about our community fridge?
Send us a note and we’ll get back to you soon.
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