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In October 2022 the county council launched a 6-month pilot project to encourage people to take advantage of surplus food rescue services, incorporating food waste prevention education sessions, which in turn works to reduce the amount of edible food that ends up in people’s household rubbish bins.

Since the full programme was launched in April 2023 the UKHarvest food waste minimisation project has prevented over 94 tonnes of food from going to waste!

Due to its success the programme is now being extended for a 3rd year, running until April 2026.  

Each district and borough will host a UKHarvest community food hub once a month where, for a suggested small donation, people will be able to pick up a wide selection of surplus foods which would have otherwise ended up as waste from suppliers.

• Adur: Southwick
• Arun: Bognor Regis
• Chichester: Petworth
• Crawley: Broadfield
• Horsham: Storrington
• Mid Sussex: Haywards Heath
• Worthing: Worthing

For further waste saving information, tips and recipes visit UKHarvest's Fed and Nourished page.

For more information on food waste prevention across West Sussex visit our Fight against food waste page.

West Sussex County Council and UKHarvest are working together to host 3 Multi-Agency Support Hubs over the next 12 months. These events will run alongside Community Food Hubs and bring together a variety of support services in one place.

Participating services include the West Sussex Waste Prevention Team, Citizens Advice, the Fire and Rescue Service and community healthcare workers, among others.

Upcoming Multi-Agency Support Hubs

Crawley:

• location: Broadfield Community Centre, Broadfield Barton, Crawley, RH11 9BA
• date: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Bognor Regis:

• location: Bognor Youth and Community Centre, Westloats Lane, Bognor Regis, PO21 5JZ
• date: Wednesday 5 November 2025

If your nearest Community Food Hub is not hosting a Multi-Agency Support Hub, don’t worry, supporting services will still visit individual hubs throughout the year.