Twickenham food-waste charity needs your Lidl vote to win £10,000
6 October 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
A local project that rescues surplus food and turns it into free or pay-what-you-can meals is in the running for a significant cash prize — and Barnes residents can help decide the outcome.
The Twickenham Real Junk Food Project has been selected by Lidl as one of five charities competing for the top prize in the supermarket's Community Fund. The charity with the most public votes takes home £10,000; all five shortlisted projects will receive some level of donation regardless of the final ranking, but the top spot brings the biggest award.
Voting is open now and is straightforward. If you have a Lidl Plus card, you can vote directly through the app. If you don't have one, you can still vote online — go to the Lidl Community Fund page, enter postcode TW1 2AR when prompted, and the Twickenham Real Junk Food Project will appear in the list of five charities to choose from.
The Real Junk Food Project movement intercepts food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it through community café-style events, which makes this the sort of initiative that benefits the wider borough as well as the immediate neighbourhood.
Full details are on the Richmond Council news page. The deadline for votes has not been published locally, so cast yours promptly.