Ashfield

Our partners in Ashfield are working with Nottinghamshire County Council and the other Nottinghamshire districts to develop an extensive Affordable Food Network within community venues and children’s centres.

Affordable food clubs in this area include: 

• OT Fundraisers CIC Hucknall Food Club 
• Huithwaite Food Pantry

Levels of local food insecurity

According to the University of Sheffield’s research into local food insecurity of adults (Jan 2021), in Ashfield:

• 4.38% of adults suffered from hunger
• 9.53% struggled to access food
• 12.07% worried about not having enough food

About this research:

The University of Sheffield have published statistics of UK adult food insecurity at Local Authority scale. You can view the map of measures of food insecurity here.

Hungry is defined as having skipped food for a whole day or more in the previous month or indicated they were hungry but not eaten because they could not afford or get access to food.

Struggle is defined as a positive response to at least one of the following:

• Sought help accessing food
• Skipped or shrank meal
• Gave a reason for not having enough food

Worry is defined as choosing very worried or fairly worried about getting food.