A £12,000 winter warm space initiative, designed to help people struggling with the growing cost of living, is celebrating having provided hundreds of Northumberland residents with a weekly evening of food and fun.
The Winter Family Fun and Food project, delivered by Hadston House, Stobhill Community Centre and Widdy Welcomes, in partnership with Karbon Homes, has helped close to 120 residents each week, in and around Morpeth, access hot food and a warm space since October.
Through the project, which was funded by our Community Investment Fund and ran from October through to March, residents of all ages in Hadston, Widdrington Station and Stobhill in Morpeth have made use of the designated warm space and benefitted from a subsidised hot meal.
The evenings have also provided residents with a chance to connect socially with one another and to access advice from partnership organisations around benefits, housing, employment and general financial management.
Paul Moralee, Community Investment Manager at Karbon Homes, said: “As the cost of everyday essentials like energy and food continues to increases, community food projects like Winter Family Fun and Food have never been more important.
“We’re proud to have worked with such wonderful community organisations to make these evenings a reality. It’s daunting for people to walk through the doors and hold their hands up and admit that they need a bit of help, and the teams and volunteers running the initiatives have been fantastic in ensuring people feel welcome and that each session is a success.”
The team at Hadston House, received £4,000 of the funding to run the initiative at their community venue in Hadston. Since the initiative started in October, Hadston House has served over 940 meals.
John Shepherd, Management Assistant at Hadston House, said: “We were keen to partner with Karbon as we knew a project of this nature was really needed. With the cost of living rising and gas and electric prices going through the roof, we knew that many local people would be struggling and we wanted to do something to help.”
From the first week of October, every Wednesday Hadston House has opened its doors to offer local people a fun, safe, and warm space and a two course meal for £1.
John continued: “The first few weeks saw a huge attendance and the numbers have continued to grow as the months have gone on. Many have been new faces to Hadston House, worried about how they’re going to warm their homes and feed themselves and their families.
“I’m glad we’ve been able to provide this place for the community and thankful to Karbon for helping make that happen.”
The Winter Family Fun and Food initiative is just one of several we've either delivered or supported to help residents manage the rising cost of living.
We've also partnered with The Bread and Butter Thing, helping fund a number of new hubs for the affordable provisions club, including a hub at Stobhill Community Centre, and North East food poverty support charity Feeding Families, providing funding for a food poverty awareness project.
A £12,000 winter warm space initiative, designed to help people struggling with the growing cost of living, is celebrating having provided hundreds of Northumberland residents with a weekly evening of food and fun.
The Winter Family Fun and Food project, delivered by Hadston House, Stobhill Community Centre and Widdy Welcomes, in partnership with Karbon Homes, has helped close to 120 residents each week, in and around Morpeth, access hot food and a warm space since October.
Through the project, which was funded by our Community Investment Fund and ran from October through to March, residents of all ages in Hadston, Widdrington Station and Stobhill in Morpeth have made use of the designated warm space and benefitted from a subsidised hot meal.
The evenings have also provided residents with a chance to connect socially with one another and to access advice from partnership organisations around benefits, housing, employment and general financial management.
Paul Moralee, Community Investment Manager at Karbon Homes, said: “As the cost of everyday essentials like energy and food continues to increases, community food projects like Winter Family Fun and Food have never been more important.
“We’re proud to have worked with such wonderful community organisations to make these evenings a reality. It’s daunting for people to walk through the doors and hold their hands up and admit that they need a bit of help, and the teams and volunteers running the initiatives have been fantastic in ensuring people feel welcome and that each session is a success.”
The team at Hadston House, received £4,000 of the funding to run the initiative at their community venue in Hadston. Since the initiative started in October, Hadston House has served over 940 meals.
John Shepherd, Management Assistant at Hadston House, said: “We were keen to partner with Karbon as we knew a project of this nature was really needed. With the cost of living rising and gas and electric prices going through the roof, we knew that many local people would be struggling and we wanted to do something to help.”
From the first week of October, every Wednesday Hadston House has opened its doors to offer local people a fun, safe, and warm space and a two course meal for £1.
John continued: “The first few weeks saw a huge attendance and the numbers have continued to grow as the months have gone on. Many have been new faces to Hadston House, worried about how they’re going to warm their homes and feed themselves and their families.
“I’m glad we’ve been able to provide this place for the community and thankful to Karbon for helping make that happen.”
The Winter Family Fun and Food initiative is just one of several we've either delivered or supported to help residents manage the rising cost of living.
We've also partnered with The Bread and Butter Thing, helping fund a number of new hubs for the affordable provisions club, including a hub at Stobhill Community Centre, and North East food poverty support charity Feeding Families, providing funding for a food poverty awareness project.
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