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We are Jack, Abby and Amber who as a team, run the Ludlow Cake Jar Company. We have decided to take part in the Shropshire 80k Festival this year and challenge ourselves. Jack will be battling the 80k Ultra Marathon, whilst Abby and Amber will be running the Half Marathon at the same event. We have decided to raise money for Hands Together Ludlow.

Our relationship with Hands Together Ludlow began in 2024. We wanted to give our surplus cakes to charity and what better place than a charity located right on our doorstep that helps our community directly and prevents food waste. Each week, any cakes we have left from our weekend markets we give to the community fridge.

Heres a bit more about Hands Together Ludlow and the amazing work that they do!

Hands Together Ludlow are a registered charity that fills the gaps, provides opportunities, and supports the community by bringing volunteers and beneficiaries together through a range of services. These include Befriending, Ludlow Men’s Shed, Good Grief Café and the Community Fridge.

Overall in 2024:

- Hands Together Ludlow worked with 602 individuals in 2024.

- Held 50 community lunches where 1541 meals were served to 72 different people.

- Had 53 individuals use the Men’s Shed over 236 sessions.

- The Walks for All group completed 63 walks, 69 different people attended.

- 40 individuals attended the Good Grief Café which meets once a month.

- Volunteers gave 11186.75 hours of their time to us, equating to an amazing £179,771.08 in Social Impact.

The Community Fridge is all about preventing waste. Receiving weekly donations of perfectly good surplus from supermarkets, local organisations, and the public. Anyone, regardless of your background or personal circumstances, is welcome to pop into the Community Fridge and take up to 5kg of surplus for a minimum £1 donation. The Fridge is open Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm and can be found at Hands Together, 15 Lower Galdeford.

Here are some stats from 2024:

- In total HTL received 16000.28kg of surplus (this comes from supermarkets (Aldi, Sainsburys), local organisations (Ludlow Farm Shop, Myriad Organics, Planton Farm etc) and the general public).

- 14609.90kg was redistributed back into the community (including at weekly Community Lunches).

- Approximately 200 individuals used the Fridge each month, with 4998 visits in 2024.

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