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Our Moulsecoomb
Community Market (based on the social supermarket model) is about
giving people some dignity and choice about what food they eat as
well as providing access to a more varied and healthy diet. People
are asked to pay a very small, nominal feel for membership and that
entitles them to choose a fixed number of items that are coloured
coded according to cost and/or availability. This is what residents
wanted, when we asked them.
We are not in competition with the local
shops, we are not in competition with supermarkets, we are a
community led group that aims to make life a little easier for the
people that are struggling the most...
Moulsecoomb & Bevendean is on the
outskirts of Brighton a world away from the bright lights, the
piers, the Lanes and the night life. It houses several large estates
and many people have lived here for years and have generations of
their families living close by. It is a close knit and friendly
community.
However, it is very much part of the
‘other‘ face of Brighton. Many people in the ward really struggle
with the expense of day to day living and Moulsecoomb, in
particular, has already been identified as being in the top 10% of
the most deprived areas in Britain. Unemployment rates are high and
health outcomes are well below the national average. There is
mounting evidence of increasing poverty and hunger and the pandemic
only served to highlight and exacerbate the huge divide between the
‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ in Brighton. See official – pre pandemic
- BHCC data for the relevant information
We currently open once a week and aim to
provide people with some of the basic cupboard items, fresh fruit,
vegetables and household items freeing them up to spend more
elsewhere, on meat and dairy products and on utilities. We also
provide recipe ideas to encourage people to be more adventurous and
to prepare more of their food themselves. |
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