Summary
A not-for-profit social supermarket called The Community Table has opened in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, to help families struggling to afford food. Members pay a small yearly fee and use a points system to buy discounted food, which comes from surplus stock and items near their best-before date.
Key Facts
- The Community Table is located in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire.
- It helps families save up to 70% on their weekly food bills.
- Members pay £5 a year and then buy points to shop for food.
- The store uses surplus or near-best-before-date food, reducing costs.
- Founder Liam Grimes started the supermarket to support people facing food poverty.
- Unlike food banks, the shop lets members choose their own food in a retail-style setting.
- Mablethorpe is one of the most deprived areas in England, with high levels of poverty.
- Over 240 people signed up as members within the first week of opening.
