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On Monday Dockyard’s friends prepared the food with Steph and Sammy while the “individuals” team served out on Plymouth Soup Run with Alex, Gabby and Ben. As always on a Monday, StreetVet Plymouth, volunteers were out too. 105 people were served with 2 sleeping bags given out. Many thanks to everyone who helped and to Hope Baptist Church for co ordinating the Run every Monday.#MakeADifference #sharethelove #helpingothers
On Sunday the team from St Paul’s Church Efford were joined by the flu vaccination team #Devonoutreachvaccinationteam.It was a busy night at all of the stops with a lot of hungry, cold folk needing a lot of support.About 10 sleeping bags were given out and a lot of warm clothing.There were about 22 people at Kings Road, with plenty of food left but then a row ensued between 2 people. It got very nasty and, as punches were thrown, so the decision was taken to leave.Everyone at this stop had a bag of food but half didn't get hot food or drinks because the team had to leave quickly. Sadly the behaviour of 2 people impacted on the other people attending the stop.The safety of all our volunteers is of paramount importance.All the spare food was taken to George House BCHA.Many thanks to everybody who helped on Sunday evening, preparing the food, serving the food, clearing up and to the outreach vaccination team who will be out again on Sunday 8th November and Sunday 22nd November. #communitysupport #MakeADifference #fluseason
It was an eerily quiet first stop. The volunteers from Plymouth Methodist Central Hall and St Peter & the Holy Apostles, Plymouth started serving at 8:30pm to avoid people queuing in the wind and rain and served from inside the church. The team stayed at the first stop until 9.20 p.m. but the number of service users was low. Whilst it was good people kept out of the bad weather there was concern some may have been hungry. 59 people were served and as the team had catered for 100 + everyone at the last 2 stops was given 2 bags each.The remaining food was taken to George House BCHA.2 sleeping bags, clothes, especially coats, gloves, socks and jackets were given out.Many people were very cold and wet. 1 of the team gave his own coat away to help someone. The recipient was so grateful and hugs abounded. Many thanks to the ALL the team on another very stormy night. #sharethelove #helpingothers #communitysupport #teamwork
Saturday brought some really hostile weather for our morning session at Shekinah. Despite that, 25 people who are rough sleeping or in emergency accommodation walked to the centre and came in for breakfast. Several had a shower and replaced wet with dry clothing. The opportunity to relax inside for a couple of hours before facing the weather again was clearly welcome. And we had the pleasure of some fine guitar playing in the background. As well as mostly familiar faces, we saw some new ones including two vulnerable young people whom we did our best to connect with support. Thanks to Gavin leading in the kitchen, and to our other volunteers and colleagues from Path Devon.
The team from Plymouth Christian Centre had a good night on Friday. A calm night, without incident. The storm had passed but the rough sleepers certainly looked like they had had a rough night previously with some very tired faces.83 people were served during the evening. PCC Cooks knocked out a variety of choices with Pizza, Pie and beans, Baked potato with beans and cheese, and a vegetable soup. There were plenty of snacks too. A big thank you to FareShare South West for the extra items they shared this week.The team also distributed a huge donation of bread from the Sainsbury's039;s bakery team.3 sleeping bags and 3 blankets were given out.2 people in need of extra support were encouraged to go to Shekinah on Saturday a.m. Many thanks to All the volunteers from Plymouth Christian Centre for ensuPlymouth Soup Runp Run serves the community every Friday nig#teamworkm#MakeADifferencer#sharetheloveelove
Storm Austen did not keep people away from Plymouth Soup Run on Thursday evening when 70+ people were served by a team from #SamworthBrothers and Callington Lions. On the menu was chicken & leek soup, pasties and slices from Ginsters plus sandwiches and snack bags. Terrible conditions everywhere. People were extremely wet. The team were joined by a staff member from Path Devon who signposted some people to a warm bed. All the remaining food was taken to George House BCHA.Many thanks to all the team for serving in such dreadful weather. #communitysupport #MakeADifferenc #helpingothers
It was a busy, calm evening for the team from Mutley Baptist Church with a total of 101 meals served.As usual stop 1 was the busiest with 73 meals served and 4 sleeping bags given out.The soup ran out early on but there was plenty of other food and hot drinks.Lots of people wanted to chat and there were quite a few new faces, with a noticeably higher proportion of younger people. Lots of warm clothing, blankets and toiletries were given out. Quite a few people are sleeping rough despite the awful weather.Several people were signposted to extra help, which hopefully they will take up.Thank you to Tesco, Mutley Plain for a very generous donation including several pre made sandwiches.#communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
Many thanks to everyone at Lipson Vale Primary School for their generous Harvest donations. All the items received will support the people Plymouth Soup Run serve every night of the year. #communitysupport #MakeADifference #helpingothers
Huge thanks to #StPaulsCatholicPrimarySchool for their harvest donations . #CharlieEde went to collect everything and said “ it filled the car, an amazing pick up “ Many thanks to the school community for all their support.And to Charlie for doing the pick up.#sharethelove #communitysupport #MakeADifference
Many thanks to #jackskorecki for once again organising and coordinating the Plymouth Soup Run on Tuesday night. The first stop was busy again with 65 people served and, sadly, was not without incident, necessitating the police being called. By the end of the evening 96 people had been served and all the food distributed. Many thanks to Jack, to Elior who paid for the food which was cooked by Cherylle and Babcock staff and to the volunteers from SMS Group who served on the run.Great #teamwork serving the #Community. #MakeADifference
On Monday, the first stop was particularly busy for the Plymouth Soup Run team coordinated by Hope Baptist Church with 73 people served. By the end of the night 104 meals had been served. Vicky, Holly and volunteers from Nando's039;s were busy with food preparation. Richard, Simon, Adam and Ridge and Partners then went out on the Run and served the food. Thanks to everyone who helped both front and back of house and, as always, on a Monday toStreetVetetVet volunte#teamworkm#communitysupportp#makesdifferencerence@
It was a pleasure to talk to Plymouth Marjon University students on Monday about the work of Plymouth Soup Run as part of their module on “Sustainability and Education” with a particular emphasis on ending food poverty.All the students listened with interest and their questions were thought provoking. In December as part of this module, the students will organise a soup run, from start to finish, including fundraising, as they have done for the last two years. By the end of the afternoon there were fundraising ideas in abundance and people were offering to do the cooking and go out and serve on the run.#teamwork #communitysupport #EndFoodPoverty
The Sunday team working out of Shekinah had a relatively calm run but being a bit depleted in numbers, we were kept really busy. We served 114 people with a fine choice of food - pasta Bolognese, chili con carne or pizza as the hot dish, plus a choice of sandwiches and soups, hot and cold drinks and some 'extras': bread, and fruit. Thanks to Debbie leading in the kitchen, a few core members of the team plus voluntSTORM runningRM running doing the prep and the run itFareShare South WestSouth West for some of the food supply.
Many thanks to the team from Lighthouse Community Centre CIC who crossed the Tamar on Saturday evening, as they do once a month, to serve on Plymouth Soup Run.It was a busy evening for the team with 97 people served. 2 sleeping bags were given out.Thanks also to Plymouth Methodist Central Hall for the use of their kitchen.Great #teamwork offering #communitysupport
We had a busy and, at times, quite lively morning at Shekinah, welcoming in 34 people who are either street homeless or in night shelter accommodation. All but a couple had a full English breakfast prepared by the kitchen team led by new volunteer chef Adam. The garden providing fresh air and dappled sunlight was popular as a venue to sit, relax and chat. A few people caught up on their sleep, and some first aid was dispensed to a 4-legged friend. A big thank you to all of today's volunteers.
A total of 84 men and 14 women were served by the team from Plymouth Christian Centre on Friday evening. The team served a selection of sandwiches, spaghetti and meatballs, jacket potato and chilli and a very tasty veg soup. All prepared earlier by the team of cooks who volunteer regularly on a Friday.The cake went down particularly well and was enjoyed by many!.1 sleeping bag was given out and a selection of toiletries. There were some good conversations and happily no issues to report.Meanwhile a Plymouth Soup Run volunteer from another team, having bumped into someone who we had been notified was homeless and vulnerable earlier in the week, went back a second night running and helped the person access support. Brilliant, caring work. We can not thank all our volunteers enough for their hard work and dedication to #MakeADifference and offer #LoveAndSupport.
It was a surprisingly quiet, incident free night for the team from Plymouth Mayflower Rotary Club with 69 people served. Having catered for higher numbers, lots of pasties and sandwiches were taken to George House BCHA at the end of the evening. 10 coats and other warm clothing was given out.The team arrived early at Mayflower Street and as it was quiet, they had lots of good conversations with people .A staff member from Path Devon joined the team at all 4 stops.Many thanks to Sue and team. #MakeADifference #communitysupport
101 meals were served on Wednesday night by the team from Mutley Baptist Church, serving as they do every week.As well as food, 4 sleeping bags, 3 blankets and lots of socks and gloves were given out. There were many requests for warm clothes.At the last stop there was concern over an older man homeless in the park. He didn’t want food but someone took some over for him just in case.Many thanks to the Mutley Baptist team for serving 52 weeks a year.Make A Difference #CommunitySupport
Many thanks to the team from St Matts Plymouth who organise and serve on Plymouth Soup Run every fortnight.Last night, thanks to FareShare South West and The Bridge Plymouth, there was a great selection of food on the menu. The soup was chicken and vegetable. There was rice with spicy beans, macaroni cheese, and baked potato and cheese. The sandwiches were tuna, ham or egg. The team also had hardboard eggs, thanks to Ember, #thrivepoultry, bananas, crisps and chocolate. As always, there was a selection of hot drinks. 87 people were served, 3 additional hot meals were given out and the remaining food taken to George house BCHA..5 sleeping bags, 2 blankets lots of warm clothing and underwear was also given out .At the final stop the team were concerned about 1 person and sat with them until they were able to eat, for the first time that day.Huge thanks to everybody involved. Great #teamwork #communitysupport #sharethelove
