Welcome to Cromer Community Fridge, a service offered by Merchants’ Place.
Our Community Fridge is visited by over 30 families a day, with the majority being elderly residents. The fridge is stocked purely through donations from local supermarkets and public donations. We understand times are difficult, but please consider donating if you are able. We accept long life food, cleaning and toiletry products alongside monetary donations. Thank you.
Opening times: Monday – Thursday, 10am – 3pm.
Please do not arrive early, the centre is very busy first thing in the morning and you will be asked to come back later.
The fridge is closed every Friday and at weekends.
We respectfully ask that everybody respect’s each others privacy and personal space – we are running on a ‘one in, one out’ system, and you be asked to sign in on arrival.
Don’t forget to bring your own bag! We cannot offer you one if you forget.
Community Fridge:
Open to everybody. The aim of the Fridge is to reduce food waste within the community, and help those in need of a little extra support, so please feel free to pop in and take what you need.
Donating to the fridge:
We can accept a range of donations to our Community Fridge, funding, food and toiletries. If you can give any items, it would be greatly appreciated.
We can accept donations such as…
– Tinned fruit
– Crisps
– Sandwich fillings (any)
– Cereal bars
– Margarine or butter
– Non-bio washing liquid
– Washing-up liquid
– Tinned soup, beans or other
– Savoury biscuits (e.g. cream crackers)
– Tinned tuna and other fish
– Cheese or cheese spread
– Yoghurts
– Pasties or sausage rolls
– Tinned custard, rice pudding or angel delight
– Tinned meats
Please remember: all donations must be sealed, have a good best before/use by date and have a list of ingredients listed on the packaging. We can also accept sealed cleaning products, nappies and toiletries. Thank you.
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We received funding from the Norfolk Community Foundation to provide shelving and other items to expand our fridge. Thank you to the Norfolk Community Foundation for this funding, it is appreciated and was very well-used.
We have also received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. The funding was awarded for our Friendship Hub, to expand our general services including the Cromer Community Fridge and Larder.
Thank you once again to the National Lotter Community Fund for this funding!
Thank you to our regular donors, some of which are listed below:
