Hot meals for those who need them most

set up in 2018 to help vulnerable people in south Edinburgh, and soon signed up to FareShare.

The centre runs a number of food initiatives, including pop-up dinners, a community café, a weekly community “pay what you can” meal and real fast food, where volunteers create two-course meals and deliver them to those in need.

Donna McArdle, development manager at Bridgend Farmhouse, says: “Food plays a vital role in helping us bring together the multigenerational community around us.”

The range of produce that FareShare provides helps the charity with its work. Donna says: “A lot of the people who take part in our initiatives also volunteer in the kitchen, so receiving a range of different and unpredictable ingredients each week has taught them to think creatively, which instils in them a greater sense of confidence – that’s the best thing we can give them.”