About Inverclyde Community Food Network
Inverclyde Community
Food Network (ICFN) is made up of organisations, groups, and volunteers who work together to:
• Encourage and support local people to get involved in food growing activities with a view to supplying fresh produce to our communities
• Increase people’s awareness of what support services are available around food insecurity and food waste
• Enable our communities to always have access to food / surplus food (donated by several sources)
• Reduce food waste by sharing through the network
• Develop confidence in managing food security and resilience during this food crisis.
What we do
• We are assisting individuals, groups, schools, nurseries & other communities with exisiting and new food growing spaces and offering free horticultural training
• We are supporting our network partners with bulk ordering and co-ordinating sharing their expertise through cascade learning to create a strong food growing community
• We are mapping community food growers & community food projects within Inverclyde
• We are assisting access to local food pantries, community cafes, shops and emergency food services
• We provide free cooking on a budget sessions
Areas of interest include
• Emergency food provision
• Community fridges/freezers
• Community gardening
• Food sharing
• Cafes, restaurants and other food businesses
• Climate change, nature and biodiversity
• Food education, nurseries, schools, colleges & communities
• Supply chain, distribution and retail
INVERCLYDE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK CURRENT PARTNERS
Belville Community Garden
53 - 57 Belville St
Greenock
PA15 4UN
Telephone: 01475 726034
Email: info@belvillecommunitygarden.org.uk
Monday – Friday 9am to 4pm
Blairmore Nursery
74 Blairmore Rd
Greenock
PA15 3JW
Telephone: 01475 781083
Blooming Inverkip
Inverkip Community Hub
Email: bloominginverkip@gmail.com
Branchton Community Centre
78 Branchton Rd
Greenock
PA16 0XX
Telephone: 01475 638481
Email: branchtonmanager@gmail.com
Monday 9am–9:30pm
Tuesday 9am–7pm
Wednesday 9am–9:30pm
Thursday 9am–4pm
Friday 9am–2pm
Saturday/Sunday Closed
Craigend Community Centre
McLeod St
Greenock
PA15 2HD
Telephone: 01475 786739
Email: craigend@talk21.com
Monday - Friday, 8am to 4pm
Parklea Branching Out
Parklea Playing Fields
Greenock Road
Port Glasgow
PA14 6TR
Telephone: 01475 744516
Email: admin@parkleaassociation.org.uk
Monday – Friday 10am to 3pm
Rainbow Family Centre
Oronsay Avenue
Port Glasgow
PA14 6DY
Telephone: 01475 715724
The Drying Green
South West Library, Barrs Cottage, Greenock
Email: julie@rigarts.org
Wellington Allotments
Wellington street, Greenock
Telephone: 0785 1454042
Email: alison.duncan@ntlworld.com
West College Scotland
Greenock Campus
Finnart Street
PA16 8HF
Telephone: 0300 600 60 60
Email: info@wcs.ac.uk
Glenbrae Nursery
Glenbrae Rd
Greenock
PA15 3DW
Telephone: 01475 714987
HSCP
Email: Catherine.Tearne@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
i58 Project- Inverclyde Foodbank
25C West Stewart St
Greenock
Telephone: 01475 787177
Email: inverclydefoodbank@thei58project.com
Inverclyde Community Development Team
www.inverclyde.gov.uk
Inverclyde Community Development Trust – Food Pantries
Greenock Offices:
Westburn Cenre, 175 Dalrymple Street, Pa15 1JZ
Port Glasgow Office:
7 1/2 John Wood Street, Pa14 5HU
Devol Workshops: 46-47 Muirshiel Rd, Port Glasgow, PA14 5XS
Telephone: 01475 553300
Email: info@the-trust.org.uk
Inverclyde Shed
60 Captain St
Greenock
PA15 4LQ
Email: contact@inverclydeshed.co.uk
Kidron Project
Telephone: 01475 325021
Email: hello@kidronproject.org