AN ABERYSTWYTH surplus food distribution group is teaming up with a local church to run a “pay-as-you-feel” café in the town centre.

Volunteer group Aber Food Surplus has announced it is to collaborate with St Paul’s Methodist Church, Bath Street, to provide an outlet for cooked meals prepared with food from supermarkets which is perfectly edible but would have otherwise gone to landfill.

St Paul’s already operates its Oasis Coffee Bar, serving drinks and snacks between 11am and 1.30pm every weekday, with a soup kitchen every Tuesday.

And from September, AFS will be welcomed into the church one day a week to cook hot meals for anyone who needs one at whatever price they can afford.

The news comes after it was revealed in the Cambrian News in January that AFS were looking for two venues, one for food storage and one for a pay-as-you-feel café.

The collaboration will initially be on a three-month trial basis, with profits split evenly between the two groups for reinvestment.

Christopher Woodfield, a founder-member of AFS, told the Cambrian News this week how “excited” the group was for the partnership to get started.

“We are definitely excited about working with different people and different audiences. We are really looking forward to working with St Paul’s.”

If you think you can help AFS find a place for their ‘pay-as-you-feel’ café, e-mail: [email protected]

If you would like to offer some financial support to the project, you can visit the AFS crowdfunding website at: www.gofundme.com/aberfoodsurplus

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