Beer Men’s Shed makes Shelves for Bread!

The community fridge in Seaton library has been a resounding success since being introduced last April. However, some foods do not need to be in the fridge, notably bread, and displaying it tidily has been a bit of a challenge for the SAVE food hub volunteers and library staff. So Beer Men’s Shed came to the rescue and with funding from the Friends of Seaton Library (FOSL) they have custom-built a display unit which now sits proudly alongside the fridge. This means all the different sizes and shapes of bread can be easily selected by library users.

The three-way partnership is an excellent example of voluntary groups working together to the benefit of the local community. A FOSL representative said they were absolutely delighted to be able to fund the project and were very pleased with the result. Chris Pickles from Beer Men’s Shed said “SAVE food hub asked us to build a large custom shelf unit to be installed in Seaton public library to help with food distribution. A team of our members who live in Seaton as well as Beer worked on this project over the last few weeks from initial design right through to delivery and installation. And the food is already disappearing quickly off the shelves!” Aileen Heal of SAVE Food Hub said “I am so pleased with the outcome. The shelving will help our volunteers display food so people can select what they want easily without having to sort through what’s there and the library will be tidier. Many thanks to FOSL and to Beer Men’s Shed for their support and hard work.”

Left to right Chris Pickles, Roy Vidler and John Nicholls of Beer Men’s Shed with the new shelving unit.