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Newtown Food Surplus

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Newtown Food Surplus are a not-for-profit project tackling food surplus. We believe good food should be shared, not wasted. FAQ's 🤓

Where are you? Who is it for?

Our food shares are friendly, inclusive, and open to everyone. We operate our food shares at the Jubilee Scout Hut in Newtown (and other venues from time to time), we are open (usually) Monday and Fridays 10.30am to 11.15am but times do change and are later when we do operate from the school, do check our events page or for recent posts, as food surplus is unpredictable, we may open more or less depending on what comes in. Why are you doing this? Many of us are environmentalists who want to see Newtown as a pioneering town of food sustainability. Just think about all the CO2 and resources thats gone into making this food, fertilisers, water, only for it to be wasted. This has prompted us to do something bold for Newtown, to collect and redistribute as much of it as possible to avoid it from being wasted, lowering it's impact and filling . All part of the circular econmony ethos! Everyone!!! We are passionate about stopping good food from being wasted, our volunteers are collecting this surplus daily from local supermarkets. We know that this is plugging a financial gap for many so encourage people having a tough month to come during the first half hour, after that we need you anti-waste crew to get in and prevent anything left being wasted....this is a community effort. Please be aware that we are working with community groups as well, you are not taking food away from anyone. Are you a food bank? No we are not. Food surplus is very unpredictable and cannot be entirely relied upon, we may get just crates after crate after crate of mushrooms or swedes one week. Food Surplus does not address the roots of food poverty and arguably removes responsibility from the government. We are about 'food-sharing', bringing community together, using the food for positive change in the community. How much does it cost? It's 'pay as you feel', so if you're having a tough month it's free or you could donate your time and help, post and share on Facebook, it all helps. If you can afford to pay donations are very much welcome towards our running costs, help buy equipment etc and can 'pay it forward for others'. I'd like to volunteer...

Please email us on [email protected]

Hope that info helps,

The Newtown Food Surplus team

04/11/2026

A snapshot from our fifth birthday celebration last Saturday.

Thank you to our customers, supporters, volunteers and everyone else who dropped in to say hello. It was lovely to catch up. We’re usually busy getting food collected and shared, so it was good to pause for a little while and enjoy each other’s company.

Five years on, we’re very grateful to everyone who helps keep Newtown Food Surplus going.

Ciplun o’n dathliad pen-blwydd yn bump oed ddydd Sadwrn diwethaf.

Diolch i’n cwsmeriaid, cefnogwyr, gwirfoddolwyr a phawb arall a alwodd heibio i ddweud helo. Roedd hi’n hyfryd cael sgwrs a dal i fyny. Rydyn ni fel arfer yn brysur yn casglu a rhannu bwyd, felly roedd hi’n braf cael seibiant bach a mwynhau cwmni ein gilydd.

Bum mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, rydyn ni’n ddiolchgar iawn i bawb sy’n helpu i gadw Bwyd Dros Ben y Drenewydd i fynd.

04/11/2026

Llanidloes Foodshare tonight 😊

📍 The Hanging Gardens
🕕 6.15pm–7pm

The Hanging Gardens organise the venue and volunteers; Newtown Food Surplus supplies all the food.

What is available depends on the surplus food rescued. Everyone welcome and everything free. 💚

Rhannu Bwyd Llanidloes heno 😊

📍 The Hanging Gardens
🕕 6.15pm–7pm

The Hanging Gardens sy’n trefnu’r lleoliad a’r gwirfoddolwyr; Bwyd Dros Ben y Drenewydd sy’n darparu’r holl fwyd.

Mae’r hyn sydd ar gael yn dibynnu ar y bwyd dros ben sydd wedi’i achub. Croeso i bawb ac mae popeth am ddim. 💚

03/11/2026

This buffet deserves a thank-you all of its own! 💚

A massive thank you to Yullia, Barry and the whole Hafan Yr Afon team for the wonderful buffet at our 5th birthday celebration.

They turned surplus food into a proper birthday spread, getting creative with the ingredients we had and putting so much care into making sure there was something for everyone’s dietary needs. So much thought, time and work went into it, and we’re very grateful.

A big thank you too to Lea at NotJust Surplus Project - Fill A Bag, Mary Pop Ups & Telford Food Bank for donating lots of food for us to use, and to Shrewsbury Food Hub for loading us up with sausage rolls, crisps and drinks!

We don’t have a budget for celebrations like this. Your generosity and kindness made it possible for us to have one.

At NFS it’s usually go, go, go. We don’t often get a chance to stop and reflect on the past five years, so it was lovely to grab a drink, have a chat and simply enjoy being together.

To everyone who donated food, cooked, prepared and helped: thank you. You gave us a very special afternoon. 💚

Mae’r bwffe yma’n haeddu post diolch ei hun! 💚

Diolch o galon i Yullia, Barry a holl dîm Hafan Yr Afon am y bwffe hyfryd yn ein dathliad pen-blwydd yn bump oed.

Fe wnaethon nhw droi bwyd dros ben yn wledd ben-blwydd go iawn, gan fod yn greadigol gyda’r cynhwysion oedd gennym a gofalu bod rhywbeth addas i bawb, beth bynnag oedd eu hanghenion deietegol. Roedd cymaint o feddwl, amser a gwaith y tu ôl i’r cyfan, ac rydyn ni’n ddiolchgar iawn.

Diolch yn fawr hefyd i Lea yn NotJust Surplus Project am gyfrannu cymaint o fwyd i ni ei ddefnyddio, ac i Shrewsbury Food Hub am yr holl roliau selsig, creision a diodydd!

Does gennym ni ddim cyllideb ar gyfer dathliadau fel hyn. Diolch i’ch haelioni a’ch caredigrwydd chi, roedd modd i ni ddathlu.

Yn NFS, rydyn ni fel arfer yn rasio o un peth i’r llall. Dydyn ni ddim yn cael llawer o gyfle i aros a meddwl yn ôl dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, felly roedd hi’n hyfryd cael diod, cael sgwrs a mwynhau bod gyda’n gilydd.

I bawb wnaeth gyfrannu bwyd, coginio, paratoi a helpu: diolch. Fe wnaethoch chi roi prynhawn arbennig iawn i ni. 💚

03/11/2026

We’re looking tidy! 💚

Have you seen our new signs and window wraps at Bear Lanes? They’re all thanks to the wonderful team at Mid Wales Sign and Print. They’ve been fundraising for us too, and we can’t thank them enough.

They’ve given us all such an enormous sense of pride. We’re proud of Newtown, and it feels lovely to have a space that shows it.

One fun detail is the food rescue counter on the outside: the numbers can be changed, so we’ll update the tonnes of food saved after Christmas. Keep your peepers on that!

A huge thank you to everyone at Mid Wales Sign & Print for all the work and care you’ve put into this. For getting behind us with such incredible gousto and lifting us up 💚

https://mw-signandprint.co.uk/

Mae’r lle’n edrych yn daclus! 💚

Ydych chi wedi gweld ein harwyddion a’n graffeg ffenestri newydd yn Bear Lanes? Mae’r cyfan diolch i’r tîm gwych yn Mid Wales Sign and Print. Maen nhw wedi cefnogi NFS drwy godi a***n hefyd, ac allwn ni ddim diolch digon iddyn nhw.

Maen nhw wedi gwneud i ni i gyd deimlo mor falch o’n cornel fach ni o’r dref. Rydyn ni’n falch o’r Drenewydd, ac mae’n hyfryd cael lle sy’n dangos hynny.

Un manylyn clyfar yw’r cownter ar y tu allan sy’n dangos faint o fwyd rydyn ni wedi’i achub. Mae modd newid y rhifau, felly ar ôl y Nadolig byddwn ni’n diweddaru nifer y tunelli o fwyd sydd wedi’i achub.

Diolch o galon i bawb yn Mid Wales Sign and Print am yr holl waith a’r gofal rydych chi wedi’u rhoi i hyn. Roedden ni am wneud yn siŵr bod pawb yn gwybod pwy sydd y tu ôl i’r cyfan. 😊

02/11/2026

Our refill pantry opens for its first trial this Friday. Please bring your own clean, dry food bags or tubs! 💚

If the food shop is a stretch for your household at the moment, the pantry is here for you. You can choose free staples like rice, lentils, beans and oats to go alongside your surplus food. Our usual foodshare is open to everyone, as always.

Please pop a few containers in your shopping bag before you head out, ideally one for each food you’d like to take. Nothing fancy needed. Paper bags cost a surprising amount when you’re buying them for a foodshare. Every bag we don’t have to buy leaves more money for the food itself.

And if you’ve got a spare tub or a couple of clean food bags you’re happy to pass on, please bring those too. There’s bound to be someone who’s missed the memo you can pas them on to 😊

This refill station will be manned by a volunteer(s), a maximum of 4 staples per household, quantities differ per household size. Only request what you will use. There is a QR code on banners around the share where you can get recipe inspiration and tips on how to stretch meals further.

📍 Unit 15, Bear Lanes, Newtown
📅 Friday 6 November, 10.30–11.15am

A HUGE Thank you to Powys County Council’s Food Aid Small Grant Fund for helping us get the pantry started. We purchased the refill station second hand from fellow food surplus warriors NotJust Surplus Project - Fill A Bag, Mary Pop Ups & Telford Food Bank with that funding and we have dedicated funds to get these staples out there to help households really feeling the pinch.

01/11/2026

A new month starts, with three Foodshares this week 💚

📍 Monday — Bear Lanes, Newtown
10.30am–11.15am

📍 Wednesday — Llanidloes Foodshare at The Hanging Gardens
6.15pm–7pm

📍 Friday — Bear Lanes, Newtown
10.30am–11.15am

The Hanging Gardens organise the venue and volunteers; Newtown Food Surplus supplies all the food.

Everyone welcome, there is no charge, donations welcome but never expected. Bring your own shopping bag!

Mae mis newydd yn dechrau yfory, gyda thri Rhannu Bwyd yr wythnos hon 💚

📍 Dydd Llun — Bear Lanes, Y Drenewydd
10.30am–11.15am

📍 Dydd Mercher — Rhannu Bwyd Llanidloes yn The Hanging Gardens
6.15pm–7pm

📍 Dydd Gwener — Bear Lanes, Y Drenewydd
10.30am–11.15am

The Hanging Gardens sy’n trefnu’r lleoliad a’r gwirfoddolwyr; Bwyd Dros Ben y Drenewydd sy’n darparu’r holl fwyd.

Croeso i bawb ac mae popeth am ddim.

31/10/2026

🎉 Today’s the day!

Come and celebrate five years of Newtown Food Surplus with us this afternoon.

🕑 2pm–4pm
📍 Unit 15, Bear Lanes Shopping Centre, Newtown

Drop in for refreshments, meet the team and hear more about what our volunteers and community have achieved. Everyone is welcome. 💚

Photos may be taken by NFS and local media. Please tell a volunteer if you would prefer not to be photographed.

🎉 Heddiw yw’r diwrnod!

Dewch i ddathlu pum mlynedd o Fwyd Dros Ben y Drenewydd gyda ni y prynhawn yma.

🕑 2pm–4pm
📍 Uned 15, Canolfan Siopa Bear Lanes, Y Drenewydd

Galwch heibio am luniaeth, cwrdd â’r tîm a chlywed mwy am yr hyn y mae ein gwirfoddolwyr a’n cymuned wedi’i gyflawni. Croeso i bawb. 💚

Mae’n bosibl y bydd NFS a’r cyfryngau lleol yn tynnu lluniau. Dywedwch wrth wirfoddolwr os byddai’n well gennych beidio â chael eich tynnu mewn llun.

30/10/2026

Here are our confirmed November dates 💚

Newtown Foodshares run every Monday and Friday at Bear Lanes, 10.30am–11.15am.

Llanidloes Foodshare: 4 and 18 November, 6.15pm–7pm at The Hanging Gardens.

Forden Foodshare: Saturday 14 November from 10am, and Wednesday 25 November, 2.45pm–3.30pm at Forden Community Centre.

Quiz Night: Sunday 29 November, 7pm–9pm at Hafan Yr Afon.

Everyone welcome. Foodshares are free and no referral is needed.

Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Dyma ein dyddiadau cadarn ar gyfer mis Tachwedd 💚

Rhannu Bwyd y Drenewydd bob dydd Llun a dydd Gwener yn Bear Lanes, 10.30am–11.15am.

Rhannu Bwyd Llanidloes: 4 a 18 Tachwedd, 6.15pm–7pm yn The Hanging Gardens.

Rhannu Bwyd Forden: dydd Sadwrn 14 Tachwedd o 10am, a dydd Mercher 25 Tachwedd, 2.45pm–3.30pm yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol Forden.

Noson Gwis: dydd Sul 29 Tachwedd, 7pm–9pm yn Hafan Yr Afon.

Croeso i bawb. Mae’r Rhannu Bwyd am ddim ac nid oes angen atgyfeiriad.

Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol. Gyda chefnogaeth Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol.

30/10/2026

29/10/2026

A quick reminder that Newtown Foodshare is open tomorrow morning 😊

📍 Unit 15, Bear Lanes, Newtown
🕥 10.30am–11.15am

Everyone is welcome, everything is free and no referral is needed. Donations welcome but never expected. What is available depends on the surplus food we have been able to rescue. Please bring a shopping bag if you can. 💚

Nodyn atgoffa cyflym bod Rhannu Bwyd y Drenewydd ar agor bore yfory 😊

📍 Uned 15, Bear Lanes, Y Drenewydd
🕥 10.30am–11.15am

Croeso i bawb, mae popeth am ddim ac nid oes angen atgyfeiriad. Mae’r hyn sydd ar gael yn dibynnu ar y bwyd dros ben rydym wedi gallu ei achub. Dewch â bag siopa os gallwch. 💚

Address

Unit 15, Bear Lanes Shopping Centre, Broad Street (check Opening Times)
Newtown
SY162Q7

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 11:15am
Friday	10:30am - 11:15am

Website

http://nfs.wales/

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