As you will probably know, we are a volunteer-led organisation, and our volunteers are AMAZING!But it's not always possible or practical to rely on volunteers to do everything, and we need someone to take responsibility for some of the management of the Sharehouse, and feel this should probably be reflected in it being a paid … Continue reading Would you like to work for Incredible Surplus?
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Formerly known as The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham, we've been operating since 2014. We source good quality surplus and redistribute it to the public in return for a Pay As You Feel donation.
‘Digest’ News and Call to Action
Thank you to all Donors, Volunteers, & Supporters! 2021 was another record-breaking year at Incredible Surplus! You can download our annual 'Digest' here: Incredible_Surplus_Digest-2022Download While we didn't imagine we could top the efforts made in 2020, we’ve gone from strength to strength, despite the challenges of the pandemic. As you can see from this graph, … Continue reading ‘Digest’ News and Call to Action
Compost Coach – Job Advert
COMPOST COACH • Part Time 25k pro rata (approximately 1-2 days per week. There is flexibility on how the role can be delivered i.e. job share) • 6 month freelance contract (with potential to be extended for a further 18 months) • Start date: 01/03/2022 Incredible Surplus Birmingham are seeking expressions of interest from people … Continue reading Compost Coach – Job Advert
Compost Culture
We’re delighted to share that we’ve received funding from The National Lottery for our 'Compost Culture' project. Find out more here!
Incredible Surplus on Air!
Our very own Ann Gallagher was interviewed on Unity FM on Monday 10th January, talking about Incredible Surplus, our origins as The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham, the PayAsYouFeel model we run, and our growing projects. Mahmooda and Peter are the co-hosts of the Connecting Communities programme, and recorded this as part of their Face Footsteps … Continue reading Incredible Surplus on Air!
Season(ing)s Greetings!
Hello lovely people! It's that time of year again, and we'd like to wish all our lovely volunteers, donors, customers and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.We've been very busy (as usual!) collecting and redistributing surplus from far and wide, we even roped in some elves to help! (They weren't at … Continue reading Season(ing)s Greetings!
We want to reuse 5L tubs – can you help?
We've got a new scheme in mind, and we're looking for a regular supply of clean 5 litre (or thereabouts) lidded plastic containers to make it happen. Can you help?
Reflections on COP 26
Whether you're frustrated at the lack of progress on the climate crisis, or heartened by the amount of focus the summit has received, you may be wondering "What can I do to help?" Here are our top suggestions for how you can tread just a little lighter on our wonderful planet.
Visiting the Sharehouse?
Hey, lovely people! We've got a favour to ask. If you're coming to visit us at the Sharehouse by car, it's really important that you do not drive onto the Industrial Estate, but park on the access road highlighted in yellow on this map (unless you or another of the car occupants is a blue … Continue reading Visiting the Sharehouse?
Grow Sites Update Sept 2021
Incredible Surplus have a number of sites across Birmingham where we grow fruit and vegetables and compost our waste. Over the last 6 months we have been working with Chris and Liz from General Public who have been working with our volunteers & the Princes Trust to develop our sites at Londonderry, Smethwick and Dads Lane, Moseley. A … Continue reading Grow Sites Update Sept 2021
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