Several retrospective planning applications have been submitted to Bridgend Council over the last few weeks relating to a new phase of expansion of the Big Bocs Bwyd project.
The project aims to teach primary school children about the origins of food and help them make healthy choices, supporting things like on-school allotments.
Big Bocs Bwyd also sells food at “pay what you can” prices to help address food waste and food poverty (which was bad enough before the current inflation/cost-of-living crisis) – usually from used shipping containers located on the school grounds, which is what most of the planning applications relate to. The example in the picture above is from Barry.
Big Bocs Bwyd schemes are already active or planned at (by my count) 9 primary schools in Bridgend county.
The planning applications seek formal approval for shipping containers/mini-shops at Garth Primary, Penybont Primary, Brackla Primary and Nantymoel Primary.
