A vital lifeline run by brilliant volunteers to serve hundreds of Harrogate people struggling for food says it is facing a “worrying situation”.

Established in 2018 by its founder Michelle Hayes to reduce food poverty and food waste through a series of grocery stores and cafes, Resurrected Bites makes a huge difference to people’s lives despite being run on a shoestring.

Each month its collection point at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate processes around seven metric tonnes of food for use in its community “Give As You Can” cafes and community groceries using good quality food surplus.

Last year, 8,000 covers were served at its cafes with community groceries sourced from a wide range of shops and businesses.

Harrogate food poverty group Resurrected Bites receives a cheque from Laura Dudley of Painting Pots Knaresborough. Also pictured is Café volunteer Val Hills, fomer president of Harrogate and District Soroptimists. (Picture contributed)

placeholder image — Harrogate food poverty group Resurrected Bites receives a cheque from Laura Dudley of Painting Pots Knaresborough. Also pictured is Café volunteer Val Hills, fomer president of Harrogate and District Soroptimists. (Picture contributed)

But the affects of the cost of living crisis is having its own impact on Resurrected Bites, financially, and the organisation faces a deficit of around £10,000 every month which it has to meet.

Michelle Hayes, CEO of Resurrected Bites said: “We couldn’t keep operating without the support of our community.

"We are so grateful to all of the people who are working hard to support our work.

"We recently received a cheque for a whopping £1,640 from Laura Dudley of Painting Pots Knaresborough who had organised The Great Knaresborough Bunny Hunt to support three local charities.

"But our financial situation remains worrying.

"We need people’s help to keep Resurrected Bites running.”

The volunteers of this hard-working community group are now launching a series of fundraising events to secure its future.

On Saturday, June 8 at 7.30pm, the Eurythmia Ensemble will be performing in the beautiful setting of St Mark’s Church on Leeds Road in a concert organised by Harrogate and District Soroptimists who support Resurrected Bites regularly.

Café volunteer Val Hills is former President of the organisation.

Tickets are available from: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/57548?

On Sunday, June 23 from 10am to 6pm, Jade Archer, one of the Resurrected Bites volunteers, is running a family fun day at Harrogate Rugby club with lots of fun events for all of the family.

The fundraising day is being sponsored by Verity Frearson.

For further information, visit: https://resurrectedbites.co.uk/