Copyright © 2023 Hannah Norton

I have volunteered at The Community Cook Up, a food bank in North London, for four years.


This series welcomes the public into the food bank as a guest. You now know names, faces, and peoples stories. The people are at the very heart of The Community Cook Up.


Through this work members of the public are introduced to members of The Community Cook Up. Those who have no experience of food banks, now have more of an understanding than they did before. Rather than knowing about food banks through statistics, they now know it from a much more personal and human perspective.


We need to overcome barriers to unity in this struggle against the cost of living crisis. We need to build the notion of solidarity and interconnectedness of all our struggles for a better society. 


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woman with umbrella stood side on in front of a wall, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman lying down on a chair in front of a curtain in a community centre, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman lies down on bed with arms behind head and bible in front of her, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman leans on wall with plants behind her, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
man stand in front of curtain in playful position, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman sits crosslegged in park surrounded by flowers, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
man sits on big log in park with trees behind him, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman looks to camera whilst being hugged by her daughter, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
man sits on chair with hand resting on his chin, thin curtain blows behind him, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
girl looks to camera, sat crossed legged on playground equipment, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
young girl plays with acorn on her mother's head, her head is tipped back and her eyes are closed, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
man sits on chair wearing winter clothes, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
two women stand arm in arm with shopping trolleys, stood in front of wall, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
portrait of woman smiling to camera, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham, London.
woman stood with hands on hips in her garden, she is wearing a floral dress and stood in front of a clothes line with washing on, image from a socially engaged series about the community cook up, a food bank and grassroots organisation in Tottenham
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