Did you know that together with @LivingPlatform @LambethFood @brixtonsoupkitchen @BrixtonPK and @PedalMe we& #39;re distributing hundreds of food parcels a day to people in need?
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It& #39;s a huge operation - so we thought we& #39;d take you inside.. Ready? Let& #39;s go
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It& #39;s a huge operation - so we thought we& #39;d take you inside.. Ready? Let& #39;s go
We& #39;re buying fresh fruit, veg & other essentials wholesale, so every day we get lots of deliveries
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It& #39;s not easy bringing the pallets off the trucks & down into the rec, but luckily Matt who usually works in housing used to be a warehouseman, so we& #39;re in safe hands!
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It& #39;s not easy bringing the pallets off the trucks & down into the rec, but luckily Matt who usually works in housing used to be a warehouseman, so we& #39;re in safe hands!
Once we& #39;ve got the big delivery in, it& #39;s broken down & taken through to the main hall where it& #39;s picked and sorted into parcels with a good balance of all the essentials
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It& #39;s a real production line in here!
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Chantelle is putting together bags of store cupboard essentials like canned food
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For the next stage, we needed a hand, so we got council leader @CllrJackHopkins_Lab down to help out
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We& #39;ll pause here for a moment to thank one of the people who made all this happen
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Right, once all the food is parcelled up it& #39;s time to get it out to the people who need it!
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We spoke to Chris one of the directors to find out how they& #39;ve used their tech and delivery know-how to scale up deliveries to more than 400 a day
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We want to end this with a huge thank you to all the people involved in running the hubs.
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The staff and volunteers are working so hard to make it all happen. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, Lambeth is lucky to have you! #TeamLambeth
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The staff and volunteers are working so hard to make it all happen. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, Lambeth is lucky to have you! #TeamLambeth
And not forgetting the fab @BrixSoupKitchen
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