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Bringing Lives & Opportunities Together
That's what BLOT stands for - and what we do every day. Practical support. Trusted relationships. Stronger communities.
HOME / ABOUT
Bringing Lives & Opportunities Together
That's what BLOT stands for - and what we do every day. Practical support. Trusted relationships. Stronger communities.
OUR STORY
It started with a Library of Things
BLOT began in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The original idea was to create a community Library of Things, helping local people share and access useful items rather than having to buy everything themselves. As the pandemic changed what our community needed, BLOT quickly evolved into a much wider community response – helping people access food, essentials, practical support and services at a time when many of the usual sources of help were closed, reduced or much harder to reach.
What started as a local response to an extraordinary situation has continued to grow. Today, BLOT provides practical support through our Community Hub, Mobile Hubs, outreach, activities, events and an increasingly wide network of partner organisations.
BLOT is the trading name of Bugle Library of Things CIC.
177,000+
meals distributed since 2020
OUR STORY
It started with a Library of Things
BLOT began in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The original idea was to create a community Library of Things, helping local people share and access useful items rather than having to buy everything themselves. As the pandemic changed what our community needed, BLOT quickly evolved into a much wider community response – helping people access food, essentials, practical support and services at a time when many of the usual sources of help were closed, reduced or much harder to reach.
What started as a local response to an extraordinary situation has continued to grow. Today, BLOT provides practical support through our Community Hub, Mobile Hubs, outreach, activities, events and an increasingly wide network of partner organisations.
BLOT is the trading name of Bugle Library of Things CIC.
177,000+
meals distributed since 2020
OUR APPROACH
Practical help where we can. Trusted connections where others can.
Practical support.
Food and essentials, digital help, help with forms, a listening ear, activities and events - delivered directly by BLOT.
Trusted relationships.
With individuals, communities and partner organisations - so people can come to us without knowing exactly what they need.
Stronger communities.
The wider outcome we work towards - people more connected, more confident and better able to get the help they need.
OUR APPROACH
Practical help where we can. Trusted connections where others can.
Practical support.
Food and essentials, digital help, help with forms, a listening ear, activities and events - delivered directly by BLOT.
Trusted relationships.
With individuals, communities and partner organisations - so people can come to us without knowing exactly what they need.
Stronger communities.
The wider outcome we work towards - people more connected, more confident and better able to get the help they need.
WHERE WE'RE GOING
Rooted in Clay Country. Growing across the South West.
NOW
Rooted in Clay Country
Our Community Hub and Mobile Hub serve communities across Clay Country in mid-Cornwall.
NEXT
New locations
New locations outside Clay Country are planned, marking the start of increasingly Cornwall-wide coverage.
THEN
Across the South West
Expanding the BLOT model across the South West.
ONE DAY
Across the UK
Our longer-term ambition is to develop BLOT more widely across the UK.
Our ambitions include a network of Mobile Hubs, reaching more rural and underserved communities, giving partners a way to take their services directly into communities, and strengthening our own first-line support. Future locations are plans, not existing services.
WHERE WE'RE GOING
Rooted in Clay Country. Growing across the South West.
NOW
Rooted in Clay Country
Our Community Hub and Mobile Hub serve communities across Clay Country in mid-Cornwall.
NEXT
New locations
New locations outside Clay Country are planned, marking the start of increasingly Cornwall-wide coverage.
THEN
Across the South West
Expanding the BLOT model across the South West.
ONE DAY
Across the UK
Our longer-term ambition is to develop BLOT more widely across the UK.
Our ambitions include a network of Mobile Hubs, reaching more rural and underserved communities, giving partners a way to take their services directly into communities, and strengthening our own first-line support. Future locations are plans, not existing services.
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