Community supermarket opens in shopping centre
Summary
A new community supermarket has opened in The Pentagon Centre, Chatham, Kent, offering affordable and healthy food to everyone. The store also provides extra help with job skills, budgeting, and access to local services, using surplus food to keep prices low and reduce waste.Key Facts
- The supermarket is run by SEK Community Food Shop and is open to all without prior booking.
- It offers budget-friendly groceries, including a £1 bag of fruit and vegetables.
- The store redistributes surplus food to reduce waste and protect the environment.
- SEK runs two other similar stores in Kent, which saved 170 tonnes of food from waste last year through 55,500 transactions.
- Funding came from Medway Council’s Crisis and Resilience Fund.
- The supermarket provides extra support like help with CV writing, interview skills, and money management.
- There is a private office space for confidential personal advice.
- The store is open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 18:00.
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