Flitwick Community Fridge | Partnerships & Referrals
Note: This page is intended for partners who want to use our service to support their service users or other vulnerable people, including social care practitioners, healthcare professionals and social prescribers.
We are not a food bank; however, our supported tier lets us prioritise households on low incomes or those finding it hard to eat well. We do not receive funding from Central Bedfordshire Council or the NHS. Our work is funded by Flitwick Town Council and by donations to the Flitwick Town Mayor's Charity; local charity partners generously donate the majority of our food.
Our service is intended for people living in Flitwick, Ampthill and the nearby villages within the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency. Households from outside the area can still visit, but we encourage them to use projects closer to home when possible. The Supported tier is only available to households living within Mid Bedfordshire.
Partnering with us
We implemented a membership scheme in August 2025 to ensure fairness and prioritise access for households on low incomes or struggling to eat well. This has worked well for us, but an unintended consequence was that this prevented staff from partner agencies and charities from collecting food on behalf of their service users. We have taken your feedback and amended our rules to address this.
Please get in touch with our Community Services Officer, Sue Quinn, by email if you'd like to sign up as a partner
Important points for you to note
- Unless the household you're supporting qualifies for our supported tier, your representative will be asked for a minimum donation of £1 on each visit.
- Your representative will be asked to show ID showing that they work or volunteer for your organisation (they will be turned away without it)
- Our Wednesday afternoon session is only accessible to supported tier households, so you can only collect if the household you are supporting qualifies.
