About

Bingley Community Kitchen was established in 2019 with a desire to help families to eat nutritious meals through the “Cook and Eat” sessions. However, by responding more directly tot the needs identified by families and individuals, including pensioners and those with disabilities, BCK has adapted to become a FoodSavers Outlet (sometimes referred toas a Pantry or Social Supermarket) which offers affordable food to its customers. In order to meet our charitable aims and purposes, everyone attending BCK, must be in receipt of government benefits.

The key principles of a FoodSavers Outlet are Behaviour Change, Choice, Dignity, Empowerment and Financial Inclusion.

Our Focus is on supporting families and individuals to eat well by providing:

• A choice of affordable food in the specially designed FoodSavers social supermarket, ranging from fresh produce such as meat, cheese , milk quiche etc, frozen food and store cupboard items.
• Ingredients for a weekly recipe to cook at home.
• A range of free fruit and vegetables.
• Cooking classes focused on meeting the needs of the customers.
• A warm space which serves soup during the winter months, tea, coffee and biscuits during spring summer and autumn.
• An opportunity to save £1 of their weekly membership into the Bradford District Credit Union.