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Saturday night was very busy for the team from Plymstock United Church, especially at the first stop, with 119 people served. As well as food the team gave out 2 sleeping bags, 2 mens’s coats, some leggings and a top. Earlier in the day an e mail was received from Fruity Roots Ltd offering some fruit and vegetables. The team popped down and were absolutely delighted with the donation. It included jacket potatoes, peppers, onions, and lots of fruit. A huge thank you to Fruity Roots and to all last night’s team.#communitysupport #MakeADifference #teamwork
We welcomed 36 people to the rough sleeper session at Shekinah this morning. Most had a cooked breakfast and packed lunch. There was a relatively high level of need but it was a generally calm morning, helped by the pleasent weather that made the garden a popular place to be. It was good to see two people whom we supported to get hospital treatment for serious infections last Saturday. Both were on the mend but an additional person was advised to get treatment for a similar infection today. Seven people had showers and seven were treated by the podiatrist Jo from Forgotten Feet - Helping Homeless Feet/University of Plymouth. A big thank you to all who helped. Each session involves a lot of inputs from shopping, to staffing reception, cooking, serving, chatting and signposting, managing the shower and podiatry rotas, delivering footcare, providing clothes, and cleaning. Teamwork at its best!
Once again just over 100 people were served on Friday by the team from Plymouth Christian Centre. As always on a Friday afternoon the team of cooks were busy in the kitchen preparing pasta with a herby tomato sauce and cheese, lentil and vegetable soup and lots of sandwiches. Dave and Alana pealed 72 boiled eggs to make the egg mayonnaise filling for some of the sandwiches! Ham and cheese was the other option. Huge thanks to everyone for their help. A great team effort. #communitysupport #helpingothers
On Thursday a team from Lions Club of Plymouth CIO were out on Plymouth Soup Run and were joined by Natalie and Olivia from Lang & Co Estate Agents LTD. It was another busy night with 91 people served. Many thanks to everyone who helped and to FareShare South West for some of the food. #communitysupport #helpingothers #teamwork
Busy is definitely the word to describe Plymouth Soup Run at the moment. On Wednesday the team from Mutley Baptist Church served 126 people. The first stop was incredibly busy, stops two and three were quieter, with stop four also busy.As well as food the team gave out 2 sleeping bags and a blanket. There were lots of requests for joggers and leggings.Sadly one couple were so hungry, having been to stop one, they then walked to stop four to see if there was any more food available. Many thanks to everyone who helped last night, collecting, preparing the food and serving on the run. #helpingothers #communitysupport
Tuesday was a calm, dry, warm but very busy evening for the team from St Matts Plymouth especially at the first stop.During the night 96 people were served. As the team had prepared food for 105 people, at the last stop they were able to give out some extras.On the menu was cheesy pasta, jacket potatoes, sandwiches, strawberries, homemade soup, hot drinks and snacks.4 sleeping bags were given out.There were several requests for clothes.It is always good to talk to people and hear about their lives and the challenges they face. At the last stop one person explained the challenges of moving from the streets into accommodation and the isolation they sometimes feel.Many thanks to St Matts and all their volunteers for serving fortnightly on the streets of Plymouth.#MakeADifference #helpingothers #teamwork
Huge thanks to everyone who gave up their Bank Holiday to serve on Plymouth Soup Run. It was a very busy evening with 137 people served. 4 sleeping bags were given out plus some items of clothing.In the kitchen Vicky and Holly lead a team of 'individuals' (thank you Dockyard friends for offering to cover if needed)Mary, Will, Mark, Max, Claire were on the BUS driven and led by Ben. The Prayer Pastors were Richard and Alex who had some very meaningful conversations with people. As always on a Monday StreetVet, Plymouth joined the run offering support with people’s animals.Thanks to everyone who helped and thanks to Ivor Dewdney and Ginsters for the pasties. #teamwork #communitysupport
The rain came pouring down and the wind was gusty while the Sunday team, together with STORM running, were serving at MayflowerStreet. Everyone was soaked through but still people arrived for food. 104 people were served during the evening so a slightly quieter evening with plenty of food for all. French Onion soup, a selection of pasties, Chicken Kiev and Chicken Bites were all available with a choice of 4 types of sandwiches, melon and oranges. Many thanks to FareShare South West for most of the food. Once again we were pleased to be joined by 6 volunteers from Storm Running who helped with the smooth running of the evening. We were also pleased to welcome Adam Valentine Wilson who did his first shift in the kitchen alongside Debbie.Many thanks to EVERYONE who helped both front and back of house. #teamwork #communitysupport
For the 2nd time in 3 days a team crossed the Tamar to serve on Plymouth Soup Run. This time from the Lighthouse Community Centre CIC. It was another busy night with approximately 98 people served and by the end of the evening almost all the food and soup had gone. 3 sleeping bags were also given out. Many thanks to all the team and to Plymouth Methodist Central Hall for the use of their kitchen. #MakeADifference #helpingothers
Not surprisingly, with the rain pouring down, Plymouth Soup Run volunteers were busy at Shekinah on Saturday morning with quite a few people waiting outside for us to open. During the morning 33 people joined us with most having breakfast and 10 people having a shower. There were lots of requests for dry clothes and sleeping bags. 2 people were advised to seek medical attention sooner rather than later.Today, we welcomed Laura who did her first shift cooking breakfast, ably supported by Nikki. Many thanks to all our volunteers who helped on a very busy morning. #communitysupport #helpingothers
Mutley Baptist Church is so grateful to the congregations of Our Lady of Lourdes and Holy Family for continuing to support Plymouth Soup Run with donations of food and other goodies!#communitysupport #helpingothers
A Friday night can only mean 1 thing Plymouth Christian Centre will be out on the Plymouth Soup Run.During the afternoon their team of cooks were busy cooking sausage, potatoes and beans, beans, potatoes and cheese plus vegetable curry soup. The sandwiches tonight were cheese and ham or just cheese and there were also crisps, snacks, water and hot drinks for the 80 people served. Apart from stop 1 it was a slightly quieter night. Many thanks to all the volunteers at Plymouth Christian Centre for their help and support every Friday. #teamwork #helpingothers #MakeADifference
Bank holiday weekend meant we were short of volunteers to help with the pick up from FareShare South West and do the shopping so we called in the troops. #helpingothers
Once again the team from Callington crossed the Tamar to serve Plymouth Soup Run. It was a dry evening on Thursday with no serious issues to report. The demand for toiletries was particularly challenging at the first stop as were the requests for socks, underwear, hats, gloves etc. 7 sleeping bags were also given out..With the wide variation in numbers each night the team had catered for 120+ so as 94 people were served, there was plenty of surplus food for George House BCHA. It was great to hear some very positive news from 2 people we have known for a while about finding work and signing their tenancy agreement next week, Thanks to The Salvation Army Devonport Life House Plymouth for the use of their kitchens and to ALL the team. #communitysupport #MakeADifference #helpingothers
Donations from our Plymouth Soup Run Amazon wish list have arrived in abundance today. We have received 10 pairs of men’s joggers, 5 packs of Pot Noodles and a set of women’s underwear. All the donations have arrived anonymously so we can not thank anyone personally but to EVERYONE who has sent items, many, many thanks. These donations will make a HUGE difference to the people we serve. 🙏🙏🙏🙏#communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
A total of 92 meals were served by the team from Mutley Baptist Church on Wednesday. It was slightly quieter than of late, but still busy.Overall it was a very calm night with everyone very grateful for the support.There were no incidents of any concern with most people in good moods and happy to chat.Generous donations were received from Tesco, Mutley Plain, a group in Plympton (who donated about 20 boxes of eggs, which were extremely popular) and a gentleman on the Hoe who donated some cakes and sandwiches - all well received. 4 sleeping bags were given out and 2 blankets. Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church and their team of volunteers for continuing to support Plymouth Soup Run every Wednesday.
Many thanks to Jack from Babcock for organising the team on Tuesday. 100 people were served by volunteers from Righton Blackburns who together with Elior funded the evening. It was extremely busy at stop 1 with 62 people queueing for food. The other 3 stops were quieter. The team had catered for 100 so whilst there was enough food for everyone nothing was left at the end of the evening, apart from a little soup.3 sleeping bags were given out. Many thanks to everyone who helped on Tuesday and a special thank you to #jackskorecki who was out on Plymouth Soup Run 2 nights running. #communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
Another busy but calm Monday evening.Hope Baptist Church prepared the food for the 102 we served.Viv as kitchen lead was ably assisted by Steph and Sammy along with the team from Ridge and Partners. Bronia drove the bus with the Dockyard friends team. Alex and Stephen, our Prayer Pastors spent time chatting to many who came to each stop. StreetVet, as so often, were a welcome addition to the Monday night crew.Thanks to all involved inc Ivor Dewdney for the pasties and Nando's039;s for the chicken.
It was a busy but calm, trouble free Sunday night for the team from St Paul’s Church Efford with 117 people served. The volunteers had lots of good conversations with people and also gave out 4 sleeping bags, a large amount of clothing and toiletries .There was a selection of ambient food available which went down well.Many thanks to Nick, Jo and their team of volunteers who kindly cover for the regular Sunday night team so they can have a break, serve on Saturdays once a month and are often on standby in case they are needed. #communitysupport #MakeADifference
104 people were served on Saturday evening by the team from Plymouth Methodist Central Hall and St Peter & the Holy Apostles, Plymouth. As well as food the team gave out 2 sleeping bags, toiletries, clothes and dog food.At the end of the night some of the surplus food was shared at stop 4 with the remaining fruit and cake taken to George House BCHA. Many thanks to all the volunteers and to Steve Body for the oranges. #communitysupport #teamwork #MakeADifference
