Spring will close for the festive period 5.30pm on Tuesday 24th December, and our offices will re-open 9am Thursday 2nd January 2025. From all the Spring team, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Spring is proud to support Good Food Matters, a local charity located close to our Spring HQ in Croydon. The team at Spring, working at a local level in the community, want to support local initiatives to make a difference and provide hands-on help for those that seek the services of Good Food Matters. Our ethos at Spring is to always help, to always be empathetic and have a ‘we’ll find a way’ attitude.

Who are Good Food Matters

Good Food Matters - Good Food For All. Aiming to provide the space, knowledge and support to help our community grow, cook and enjoy nutritious food.

HOW DO GOOD FOOD MATTERS HELP?

The team at Good Food Matters are on a mission to enable everyone to cook and grow nutritious, balanced meals – making a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the local community.

HOW DO GOOD FOOD MATTERS WORK?

Good Food Matters brings so much to the local community of Croydon by:

  • Opening their community food learning centre to all ages.

  • Offering a 1.5 acres site of bio-diverse green space, including greenhouses, beehives, pond, apiary and an amazing ‘world food’ polytunnel.

  • Hosting community cookery classes and special free events in the fully equipped, fully accessible teaching kitchen.

  • Working in partnership with other enterprises, local schools and charities in the area.
  • Supporting the BRITE Box campaign that addresses the increased impact of food insecurity upon children, by offering children and families a ‘no cost’ opportunity to try new healthy foods and develop a love for cooking. Each recipe can be replicated for less than a five pounds for a family of five and families develop healthy eating habits and learn new cooking skills.
  • Partnering with Reedham Childrens Trust who provide targeted early-intervention support to vulnerable children and young people across Croydon who are failing to access or thrive in school. For over 180 years, Reedhams Childrens Charity have provided practical and motivational support services delivered to children, young people and their families through schools and communities, thereby reducing the obstacles faced by vulnerable children and young people in accessing educational opportunity, enabling them to gain the education, stability, resilience, skills and self-belief to fulfil their potential.
How do Spring help Good Food Matters?

The team at Spring have an annual calendar of activities at Good Food Matters. We attend bi-monthly gardening sessions, getting back to nature and working as a team to plant, clear and help prep the 1.5 acre grounds at Good Food Matters. Spending time at Good Food Matters helps the team run the community kitchen and garden – allowing Good Food Matters to bring fresh produce to those in need and teach skills for life to vulnerable people. We’ve helped contribute this year to the improvement and maintenance of the grounds, building polytunnels and beds, painting, weeding, planting, harvesting and more – and we also have a great time doing it!

Spring are also proud supporters of the annual Reedhams Childrens Trust ‘Christmas gift and Food Appeal‘ that helps those most vulnerable in the local community, to ensure they have at least one present to open on Christmas Day. The children and young people that Reedhams Childrens Charity work with, often face multiple challenges, from financial poverty, struggling with their mental health, bereavement, learning difficulties, some are in care, some are in emergency accommodation, and many have difficult home circumstances.