The Sun comes out in Sunbury with ‘Surplus to Supper’ at the High Sheriff’s Garden Party 2024.
Sunbury Cricket Club played host to this year’s High Sheriff’s Garden Party. The High Sheriff welcomed members of the business community, Surrey charities, HM Lord-Lieutenant and the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey and representatives from across the border, namely Aldershot Football Club where the High Sheriff is Chairman. He also welcomed guests from the UK National Football League and NUST University in Pakistan who are in the UK to compete in the Student Formula Team at Silverstone along with Dr Samina Zehra, the Economic Minister.
The main focus on the day though was on the charity ‘Surplus to Supper’ who are based at the club, showcasing their work and the impact they have on the local community. The choice of venue fits in well with the High Sheriff’s sporting connections and one of his themes for his year, kicking out Hunger.
The High Sheriff in his speech said, “I want to thank all the staff and volunteers at Surplus to Supper, for putting up a great event, everything that you have eaten or will take away would have gone into landfill – the food, the drinks and even the flowers. I also wanted to say a huge thank you to the chef, who told me that he has left the Seychelles to move to Sunbury-on-Thames (to become a chef)! The work you do is the reason we are here today, and your impact on the community is profound. Thank you all for being here and for your continued support. Together, we can make a significant difference in our community.”
Claire Hopkins of Surplus to Supper later said “We were very proud to support the High Sheriff event using only food heading to landfill and we feel this really highlights the gap between food waste and food poverty. When the high Sheriff asked us to host his summer Garden Party, we wanted to provide good quality surplus food from right across the food industry. For every plate of food served at the event we also provide free nutritious and culturally relevant surplus meals as part of our ‘Buy One Feed One Free’ initiative, this means every meal enjoyed at the garden party made a difference to someone in need within our community”.
Andrew Osbourne, Founder and Chairman of ‘Surplus to Supper’, talked about how the concept was created eight years ago and the future which involves expanding the business model to many other areas.
Mr Azeem also thanked the Police Cadets for being on hand during the event to ensure it ran smoothly and the brilliant ‘Include Choir’ (https://include.org/the-include-choir/) – the High Sheriff commented, “…your performance has added a special touch to our gathering – Thank you for sharing your talent with us”.
Photography/Media by Andy Newbold/Nuno Cardoso
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