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The Food Programme: Feeding Norfolk

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Delia Smith sends the team to Norfolk to see what's being done to fix food poverty there.

A message from Delia Smith takes the team to Norfolk to see how a network of social supermarkets is helping people out of food poverty.

A message from Delia Smith takes the Food Programme team to Norfolk to see how a network of social supermarkets is helping people out of food poverty.

Nourishing Norfolk, is a project linking a large number of smaller shops, or food hubs around the county. The shops use the "social supermarket" model, providing free fruit and vegetables and cut price food and many other essentials including cleaning and hygiene products, and smokeless coal.  

During the team's tour, they hear how being linked has given the hubs more buying power, and they have been able to team up with more local businesses who are able to help - by offering warehouse space, larger scale donations and even logistics.  

The hub volunteers then have more time to do what they are good at; offering support, guidance and community to those who need it. 

Since the shops are all independently run, they are also able to try out and develop ways that can help with the specific problems faced by people in poverty in their area, which has included the setting up of a mobile food hub. 

Delia wrote how she had been blown away by the work that is happening there - where people are not only being provided with affordable food, but also help and assistance at all levels.  

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