Founder of community fridge service recognised in King's Birthday Honours
The founder of a local food service has made the King's Birthday Honours list.
Sabrina Cresswell aged 42 runs Tasty Not Wasty a 'community fridge' based in Cwmbran.
The service provides free food and aims to fight hunger poverty and reduce waste.
Sabrina has been running the service for three years and has now been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community.
Sabrina Cresswell leader of Tasty Not Wasty (Image: Sabrina Cresswell) Speaking of this achievement she said: 'It's a great honour even just the nomination and when I got the call to say I'd been on the list it was a huge surprise.'
Sabrina added: 'We collect food from supermarkets so that it doesn't go to waste our group is for anyone and everyone that wants to come.
'Some people come because they like the ethos, some people might come if they need a bit of extra food. There's a complete mixture of people.'
Sabrina first took an interest in volunteering back in 2020 and was heavily influenced by the pandemic.
Fruit at Tasty Not Wasty (Image: Sabrina Cresswell) She said: 'During Covid I was helping people by getting prescriptions and I was helping set up some of the food bank provisions.
'When we were donating it, I realised there was overwhelmingly need for it, and it was becoming a group.
'Our primary aim is to reduce food waste and helping people who need it.'
Of course, none of this would be possible without some additional help.
Fruit at Tasty Not Wasty (Image: Sabrina Cresswell) Sabrina also gave thanks to Tasty Not Wasty's volunteers.
'I wouldn't be anywhere without the volunteers they literally set it forward and have been an amazing support for the community we've got probably week to week 35 and extra's at Christmas.'
Tasty Not Wasty is located in Llanyrafon Methodist Church and runs every Tuesday to Saturday 10am to11:30am.
On average 40 to 50 people rely on the group every day.
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