Seaton Library Community Fridge Opens
Seaton Library is joining the national drive to cut down on food waste with the introduction of a community fridge. Food shops/supermarkets, local food producers and businesses can donate perishable food that would otherwise be wasted to the fridge for anyone to use.
The Seaton Library Community Fridge will make surplus food available to all for free. The aim is to reduce food waste, save households and businesses money and strengthen community resilience.
The latest addition in Seaton joins 4 fridges already set up in Devon Libraries. Seaton Library Community Fridge was set up using a small grant from Seaton Town Council.
Working with SAVE food hub which runs Seaton Community Larder, the library has already been able to offer surplus food such as bread, cakes, vegetables, salad and fruit and has also had supplies of tea and coffee for library users to enjoy while choosing their next library book.
On 14th April Richard O’Mahoney, Seaton Library Supervisor, welcomed Carly Dean Tribble and Eleanor Carr from Seaton Chamber to formally acknowledge the start of this new food resource. Richard said “We are really excited to have the community fridge in Seaton Library which will extend the fantastic work that the SAVE food hub already does in helping to reduce food waste and address food insecurity. I’m sure this will be a great and well-used addition that will not only benefit our library users but the local community as a whole.”
Aileen Heal, SAVE food hub trustee and Seaton Community Larder Manager said “SAVE food hub is delighted to work with Seaton Library on this project. By having a fridge in the library we are able to share more food with the community. People who are unable to visit the Seaton Community Larder when it is open will now be able to access food from Seaton Library Community Fridge whenever the library is open.”
The Seaton Library Community Fridge is at Seaton Library, 23 Queen Street, EX12 2NY
Eleanor Carr (left) & Carly Dean Tribble (middle) from Seaton Chamber opening the fridge with Richard O’Mahoney from Seaton Library.