ABOUT US

 

EATS Rosyth was founded in 2015 by Rosyth Community Council and a dedicated group of volunteers who transformed unappealing spaces into the beautiful EATS Centenary Orchard and EATS Community Garden. These vibrant green areas now produce fruit and vegetables, promote biodiversity, host community activities, and offer countless benefits to all. In 2016, in a rented building, the first EATS Hub opened providing a welcoming space for people to connect, share meals, and redistribute surplus food, reducing waste.

In May 2023, after years of hard work and fundraising by the board of trustee’s, the new EATS Hub opened. Beautifully designed by volunteers, it offers more space for the community, and features the social enterprise EATS Living Room Café and includes rentable rooms. All profits from the social enterprise and essential grant funding support EATS Rosyth’s projects which are driven by its vision and mission.

 

VISION

Inspiring everyone to grow, nourish and share 

MISSION

With our diverse and ambitious projects, we provide welcoming spaces inspiring people to connect and grow, building a vibrant, resilient community. Through our connection to food and nature we actively improve health and social inclusion, which is vital for the wellbeing of everyone. 

VALUES

1. Integrity: We build trust through responsible actions and honest relationships  
2. Respect: We value everyone and treat everyone with dignity and kindness  
3. Collaboration: We believe in the power of working together.     
4. Sustainability: We promote environmentally friendly practices.  
5. Empowerment: We focus on a positive work culture where everyone can grow.   
6. Innovation: We develop creative and inspirational ideas for the future.  

OBJECTIVES

1. Promote Health and Wellbeing 

  • Improve access to nutritious food.
  • Build knowledge, opportunities and skills to develop healthy eating and a healthy food culture. Engage local schools, families and community groups in activities to support food education, climate awareness, health and wellbeing.
  • Support mental wellbeing in all that we do and increase opportunities to promote all aspects of health and wellbeing in the community.

2. Foster Social Inclusion

  • Maintain safe, accessible, and inclusive spaces for people of all backgrounds in EATS Hub, EATS Community Garden and EATS Centenary Orchard.
  • Host events and workshops in our spaces for people to come together, share, and learn, ensuring that marginalised groups feel valued and included.
  • Work with partner organisations to promote equal access to opportunities and services for everyone in our community.

3. Enhance our connection with nature

  • In our Greenspaces, implement and share practices in growing, sustainability practices, biodiversity and nature/wildlife conservation.
  • Connect what is grown in our Greenspaces with our food provision in the EATS Hub and EATS Living Room Café.
  • Develop our community growing culture.  Utilise EATS Greenspaces and EATS Hub to provide meaningful learning experiences through classes, workshops and events for a wide range of audiences.

4. Grow and Maintain Strong Volunteer Engagement

  • Recruit, train, support and retain a diverse group of volunteers to support all our activities.
  • Recognise and celebrate the contributions our volunteers make to the organisation.
  • Create a supportive and inclusive volunteer environment that encourages collaboration and personal growth.

5. Foster Community Resilience

  • Work in partnership with local organisations and government agencies that help to build resilience in our community.
  • Engage the EATS Rosyth community in the decision-making processes, creating opportunities for them to share their opinions.
  • Consult with the wider community to gather feedback and make appropriate adaptations.

Our Project Team

 

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Anda Griveteanu

CHAIR:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mike Cascarino

CHARITY
TRUSTEE

Bruce Lumsden

CHARITY
TRUSTEE
Billy Lynch

Billy Lynch

CHARITY
TRUSTEE

Anna Marshall

CHARITY
TRUSTEE

Nicola Smith

CHARITY
TRUSTEE

Varrie Wardrope

CHARITY
TRUSTEE

Alana Wright

CHARITY
TRUSTEE
 

EATS ROSYTH STAFF

 

Meet our staff team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that we mostly work part time but we will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Helen Thompson

GENERAL MANAGER

helen@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Helen Thompson

helen@eatsrosyth.org.uk 

Helen works full time Monday – Friday, contact her for EATS Rosyth development and partnership enquries

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony Almond

COMMUNITY
COOK

Anthony Almond

anthony@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Anthony works 17 hours Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

BIOGRAPHY

Olivier Carles

EATS Living Room Café
SUPERVISOR

Olivier Carles

oly@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Oly works Monday – Friday 8.00 – 3.00

BIOGRAPHY

Kasia Dubiel

EATS Community Programme COORDINATOR

Kasia Dubiel

kasia@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Kasia works Monday – Friday, contact her for EATS Volunteering and community event information.

BIOGRAPHY

Cat Kirk

EATS Hub:
VOLUNTEER MENTOR

Cat Kirk

cat@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Cat works 16 hours Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Her post is funded by the Agnes Hunter Trust for 6 months.

BIOGRAPHY

Sharon Lappin

EATS Living Room Café:
COOK

Sharon Lappin

sharon@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Sharron works 18 hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.

BIOGRAPHY

Karen Roberts

HOUSEKEEPING

Karen Roberts

karen@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Karen works 12.5 hours Monday – Friday.

BIOGRAPHY

Mimi Schrenk

EATS Greenspaces Programme COORDINATOR

Mimi Schrenk

mimi@eatsrosyth.org.uk

Mimi works 18.75 hours Monday – Thursday, contact her for EATS Greenspaces enquiries.

BIOGRAPHY
 

Our Funders

 

Thank you to all our funders for your invaluable support. It is essential in helping us sustain and grow our work, enabling us to fulfil our vision, mission, and objectives and make a meaningful difference.