Can one small charity raise £100k in a week?

A south-west charity dedicated to joining the dots between food waste and local hunger certainly hopes so.

FareShare South West rescues good, surplus food from the industry and distributes it to more than 340 charities, schools and community hubs across the region.

Its team knows the winter months place the heaviest strain on households already hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis. As temperatures fall and energy bills rise, many families face impossible choices between heating their homes and putting a hot meal on the table.

At the same time, supermarkets are filled with festive displays and seasonal offers. Much of this abundance will end up wasted before it even reaches people’s homes — a contradiction not lost on those working to keep vulnerable families fed.

This winter, Far