Media

Other organisations fighting food waste

FoodCycle – Durham has a hub that meets in Sanctuary 21, Durham on Wednesdays and Cornerstones Centre, Chester-le-Street, on Saturdays
Magic Hat Cafe Newcastle
The Real Junk Food Project Brighton
Food Works Sheffield
The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham
Open Kitchen Manchester
Feedback – an organisation that runs some excellent and effective campaigns and projects, like Toast Ale, The Pig Idea and The Gleaning Network

Videos

News appearances

Revd Kate Bottley on BBC Radio 2 ‘Pause For Thought’ talking about her visit to REfUSE Cafe
BBC Look North on our 2020 Crowdfund campaign
Delivering meals during lockdown: funded by CDCF
REfUSE Wins in three categories including an Outstanding Award at Durham Environment Awards
Why Christmas is a very busy time for the North East’s warriors against food waste: The Chronicle
Social Impact study by Newcastle University : more than a cafe
We were one of 8 UK organisations to receive funding from WRAP to increase our food redistribution
Cafe announcement and empty-building launch in The Chronicle
Where do all the pumpkins go? Feeding the 5000 in The Chronicle
Stolen van found: The Chronicle (unfortunately this article doesn’t say that when we finally got it back from the police depot, we found it was irreparably damaged and had to be scrapped. You win some, you lose some.)
Little excerpt about Nikki in The Times
Fuel For Schools on BBC Look North
Fuel For Schools in The Chronicle
Festival of Thrift on BBC Breakfast (national)
Crowdfund success in Northern Echo and Advertiser
Launch June 2015 in Northern Echo – and Chronicle
Food Waste Wedding May 2016 on BBC national News
Bride-to-be Kim on her wedding, the first in the North East to be catered using only food that would otherwise be wasted:

Blogs about us