Arbury at The Shah Jalal Food Hub at Akeman Community Centre: Akeman Community Centre, 80 Akeman Street, CB4 3HG. Run by The Bangladesh Welfare and Cultural Association. Open 11.00am – 1.00pm.
“The hub has been fantastic. It’s taken away one little worry. I can get food at least once a week…My health has improved with healthier food and staple fruit and vegetables.” – Hub visitor
Having started in the car park of the mosque in Darwin Drive in March 2021, the Shah Jalal Food Hub now runs out of Akeman Street Community Centre every Thursday between 11am and 1pm.
“Bangladesh welfare & cultural association Cambridge does an exceptional job in supporting so many people in north Cambridge who are struggling to access food support, initially through the pandemic and now during the cost of living crisis. Like all of Cambridge’s food hubs, the number of visitors to the Shah Jalal Food Hub has continued to rise and the food hub will play a vital role for numerous people in the months ahead” – Cambridge Sustainable Food
“The Shah Jalal Food Hub is one of our Cambridge Food Poverty Alliance members that will receive much-needed funds from our Cambridge Cost of Food and Living Crisis Fundraiser. With support from @camcitco, the campaign will provide essential food support and slow cookers to those in our city hit hardest by the current crisis” – Cambridge Food Poverty Alliance
