Best Before Cafe

Best Before Cafe Entirely volunteer led; we collect supermarket food surplus and offer it to people in our community

It’s grim having to post this stuff! Got to do it though. The UN Environment Programme published a report this week. Lin...
04/09/2026

It’s grim having to post this stuff! Got to do it though. The UN Environment Programme published a report this week. Link in 3rd pic of this carousel. All we can say is, PLEASE prevent food waste at home. The 2 things that you need to do consistently are 1. Plan better (meals, portions, shopping lists, stocking the cupboards etc) and 2. Buy less.

Got to put a Dolly song on this post! Love her! Should be ‘working 9am - 10pm’! Thank you to shop volunteers and food pi...
31/08/2026

Got to put a Dolly song on this post! Love her! Should be ‘working 9am - 10pm’! Thank you to shop volunteers and food pick up volunteers for your work 💪. Thank you to everyone who came to the shop, visited food stalls and foodbanks. 5.9tonnes of food diverted from bins in August.

Nobody wants to contribute to climate change! Here are the 3 best things to do at home.
24/08/2026

Nobody wants to contribute to climate change! Here are the 3 best things to do at home.

If you want to join a bunch of hard working, cheerful volunteers, come and join our team. It’s sometimes mucky work but...
08/08/2026

If you want to join a bunch of hard working, cheerful volunteers, come and join our team. It’s sometimes mucky work but always satisfying to know you’re protecting the planet and making the world a fairer place.
Email [email protected] for more info.

Saturday Food Stalls: we love to get the shop empty of edible food every Friday. Sometimes this doesn’t happen if we hav...
07/08/2026

Saturday Food Stalls: we love to get the shop empty of edible food every Friday. Sometimes this doesn’t happen if we have too much food. So we share it. Admittedly our weekend food stalls happened much more in past rather than now as surplus food is much scarcer than before. We think this is because the food industry has wised up to the senseless waste it was creating.

Anyhoo we organised our food stall volunteers in the pandemic to ensure nothing was wasted from us! Our food stalls are dotted around the Letchworth area.

Volunteers agree to have a table outside their house to give away free surplus food on a Saturday morning from 9.30am. These people are also very concerned about a fairer sharing of food, our UK food waste problem and are very aware of the inequality in our town. Most of all they appreciate what a valuable resource food is.

Tomorrow morning after 9.30am, please help yourselves to the food we have rescued. You can find a trestle table or a stack of crates outside a house on Mullway, Glebe Rd & Ridge Rd in Letchworth and Chaucer Way, Hitchin. We don’t give out exact addresses on social media so as to protect our volunteers and their homes. Thank you x

05/08/2026

Have a picnic on us! 25 children’s lunch bags - free! Just bring your small ones, pop your head round the door, ask for a bag and head off into nature 👌🌿
Howard Garden splash park
Norton Common
Broadway Gardens
The Greenway


Thursday 6th Aug from 12 noon

04/08/2026

The food we rescue is different everyday but the layout is the same.
The most efficient way to shop with us is to
1. check what you already have in your cupboards and fridge before you leave home
2. come and see what we have rescued
3. and then top up at a supermarket.

Bring a big bag and some little ones plus a smile. You’re protecting the planet with each visit 🌎♻️💚

Address

Garden Square Shopping Centre
Letchworth
SG63DN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11:30am - 1:30pm
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 1:30pm
Thursday 11:30am - 1:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 1:30pm

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