Best thing since sliced bread

At GGT we're proud to be part of a food project that collects unsold food from local retailers and makes it available to people in the community that need it.

Our community partners also use any stock that they can to create meals for local residents, and as bread is often part of the collection, GGT Community Support Manager Clare Skivington joined the dots with a local supplier.

"We're proud to sell the delicious produce from Hobbs House Bakery in the Kitchens and Farmshops at Gloucester Services, but they're also really community minded.  

This week they welcomed us in to their kitchens and taught us some fantastic recipes to create with leftover bread.  The treacle tart went down particularly well!"

Jacky Edwards from GGT community partner APT said: "A great day.  We learnt some amazing ideas which we will certainly use for the APT Monday Munch Day meals, where  Stonehouse residents can join us for a cooked meal for a £1 donation."

Sandy Brammer from another GGT community partner GL Communities who helps to run the food project agreed: "The visit was amazing, and the food was superb. Who knew you could make soup with bread (not me) and the treacle tart was definitely a treat. It was a fantastic experience and I am really excited to show everyone what I have learnt, bring such delicious food to the community and be able to do it all from free surplus ingredients."

A huge thank you to Hobbs House Bakery for making this day possible, and thank you to our community partner Fair Shares for the great photos.