Grocers aim for cost-of-living help 'with dignity'
Produce from Woking Community Grocery is offered to customers at a significantly reduced rate.
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"It's really important that people can shop here with dignity."
— Darren Green , Activist
"We discovered we are brilliant with short term emergency food, but long-term, reliable discounted food just wasn't there."
— Dub Everitt , Activist
"It's really important that people can shop here with dignity."
— Darren Green , Activist
"We discovered we are brilliant with short term emergency food, but long-term, reliable discounted food just wasn't there."
— Dub Everitt , Activist
"Escalating prices are having a massive impact on everyone’s lives, but for many it’s made life so difficult that they are having to choose between heating or eating."
— Andy Hawthorne , Executive
"Rising living costs are putting increasing pressure on households across Woking."
— Dub Everitt , Activist
Key People
Global chief executive and founder of The Message Trust.
Darren Green works at the Woking Community Grocery and advocates for restoring dignity in shopping experiences.
Dub Everitt is a pastor at Welcome Church and is involved in the community grocery initiative.
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Produce from Woking Community Grocery is offered to customers at a significantly reduced rate.
Woking Community Grocery opens in Surrey, offering discounted food to those struggling with the cost of living, aiming to provide a dignified shopping experience.
Woking Community Grocery opens at Welcome Church, providing affordable food and support courses to residents, aiming to reduce the cost of the weekly shop.
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