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If you are around or near Devonport on Friday pop into the ![]()
Feel Good Friday event at Plymouth Albion Rugby Club. ![]()
Details below.
Monday night, as always, was coordinated by #hopebaptistchurch. 84 people were served with 6 extra bags collected for friends or family.![]()
Prayer Pastors Simon and Richard were keen to listen to the many who shared their hopes and concerns. Once again it was good to hear that 1 person now has accommodation and we were proudly shown the keys. ![]()
It is always good to partner with the StreetVet Plymouth who were particularly busy at the first stop.![]()
The Dockyard Prep team were led by Viv and supported by Steph, Sammy and #DofE student Louis.![]()
Out on the run was a team from #LandRegistry Plymouth. Josh was the team leader.![]()
3 referrals were made to Path Devon.![]()
Huge thanks to all our volunteers both seen and unseen!![]()
#communitysupport #teamwork
A HUGE thank you to Sarah at Harbourside Fish & Chips for coming to the rescue of Plymouth Soup Run on Sunday. With no gas at Shekinah, where we prepare the food, we didn’t know how we would feed everyone but Sarah very generously donated 105 portions of chips and sausages. Thanks also to #charlieede who kindly took all the soup home and heated it up so there was plenty of hot food available. ![]()
Meanwhile the team were busy making sandwiches, hot drinks and serving on the night. We were pleased to welcome Lexi, our new DofE student who, together with Finn helped to bag everything up. There was plenty of fruit, thanks to FareShare South West and a dessert for everyone thanks to Rex Down Fish Merchants. ![]()
During the evening Calum from #BsBHarchesterFC kindly delivered a donation of baked beans collected by the team together with lots of reusable cups. ![]()
After a much quieter week, It was a busy evening with 109 people served and another 10 bags of food collected for family members. ![]()
Many, many thanks to EVERYONE for their help and support last night. #teamwork at its best offering #communitysupport and #helpingothers.
Many thanks to the team from #plymstockunitedchurch who prepared and served the food on a calm, happy Saturday evening. It was another quieter evening with 55 people served at Plymouth Soup Run plus 10 meals collected for family / friends. The bacon and vegetable soup was very popular.![]()
3 sleeping bags were given out together with a few items of clothing.![]()
The support received by organisations and individuals in Plymouth is always wonderful and much appreciated. Huge thanks to the person who made a VERY generous cash donation on Friday night. ![]()
Together we can #MakeADifference and offer #communitysupport.
It was a slightly different Saturday morning at Shekinah, as we arrived to find there was no gas!! The menu was quickly changed from a full English to baked beans, scrambled eggs and toast. There was also plenty of cereal, fruit, biscuits and hot drinks available as well. ![]()
22 people were served during the morning and everyone was so understanding about the changes.![]()
Huge thanks to all our volunteers. ![]()
Thanks also to Lydia, staff and families at #busybees Nursery for the wonderful donation of food. ![]()
And to Andy Rowe and Sam Turner Tesco Roborough for all the cereal bowls delivered by #ianhallet this morning. ![]()
#communitysupport #teamwork
A Friday can only mean one thing, a team of volunteers from Plymouth Christian Centre will have prepared food during the afternoon for another team of volunteers to serve on Plymouth Soup Run. Yesterday was no exception. ![]()
During the afternoon vegetable curry was prepared with lentil soup, ham and cheese or ham sandwiches. The team also had a selection of hot and cold drinks.![]()
Once again it was a quiet night so there was plenty of food for everybody. 59 meals were served during the evening. ![]()
Everyone has been enjoying the dry weather this week, with more people stopping to chat and socialise, once they have collected their food.![]()
Many thanks to all the volunteers from Plymouth Christian Centre who give up their time to serve on Fridays.![]()
#communitysupport #MakeADifference
Thursday night, as Wednesday, was another quieter evening with 72 meals served. 63 people came to Plymouth Soup Run and 9 meals were collected for family / friends. ![]()
Thanks to #plymouthmayflowerrotaryclub there was plenty of food for everyone with a choice of 3 varieties of sandwiches, a selection of hot savoury items, snack bags and fresh vegetable soup. Plus tea, coffee and hot chocolate. ![]()
4 sleeping bags were given out.![]()
It was great to hear that 2 people, having been on Project 58:7, then in Sleep Safely at Hamoaze House, have moved into their own accommodation this week. Both of them were so happy describing their rooms and showing us their door keys. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone for their help and hard work.![]()
#communitysupport #teamwork #MakeADifference.
Wednesday, was a surprisingly quiet night for the team from #MutleyBaptistChurch who served 52 people on Plymouth Soup Run with another 9 bags of food collected for family / friends. The team had catered for far more people than were seen, so lots of extras were given out and there was still some food to drop off at George House BCHA. ![]()
3 blankets were given out plus some socks, hats, and gloves. It was a surprisingly chilly evening.![]()
2 referrals were made to Path Devon. ![]()
It was the penultimate night for project 58 : 7 with St Peter & the Holy Apostles, Plymouth open overnight for the last time this winter.![]()
Huge thanks to everyone who helps on the Soup Run and to all the volunteers, staff and churches who have supported Project 58:7. providing a warm, dry space for people who are #streethomeless to sleep in overnight. ![]()
You really have made a difference. #pathdevon, Transforming Plymouth Together.
St Matts Plymouth is one of the Plymouth Soup Run teams who collect food from FareShare South West, which meant on Tuesday, the team had an abundance of food including some ambient food as well. The kitchen team had been busy and prepared spicy parsnip soup with a choice of cheesy pasta, ham and cheese slices with cabbage or cheesy baked potatoes with beans. There was also a snack bag for everyone with a choice of sandwiches. ![]()
74 people were served on the Run with a further 9 meals collected for family/ friends. The remaining meals were delivered to George House BCHA.![]()
It was a beautiful calm, clear night with some people staying to chat. The score in the #plymouthargyle match was being followed closely, with an update at each stop, and everyone was delighted with the result.![]()
Many thanks to all the team both front and back of house. ![]()
Great #teamwork and #communitysupport
On Monday the team from #SaltashMedicalCentre were hosted by Vicky and Holly from #HopeBaptist and Louis our DofE student. Huge thanks to Mark, Alex, Caroline and Delphine who all pitched in at late notice.![]()
Mary drove team #Vivo along with Simon and Bronia our Prayer Pastors. ![]()
Several people were upbeat and able to share good news with the team, while for others the team were very aware it was a damp and chilly night for people who are currently #streethomeless. 2 sleeping bags were given out.![]()
Some people had found Mother’s Day a particularly difficult day.![]()
The 3 StreetVet Plymouth volunteers helped our four legged friends.![]()
62 folks came to be served with 11 bags collected for friends or family. There was plenty of food for everyone. The surplus pasties and sandwiches were dropped off at George House BCHA.![]()
As always huge thanks to everyone who makes Monday nights happen! Great #teamwork
There was plenty of food for everyone on Sunday night when Plymouth Soup Run served 91 people with another 20 meals collected for family/ friends unable to come to one of the stops. Lyndsey and Jean prepared a choice of 3 hot meals : cottage pie, chicken and bacon pasta or vegetable lasagna. Volunteers from STORM running prepared 100 + sandwiches and we had lots of extras, plus spicy lentil soup, thanks to FareShare South West. ![]()
Once again many thanks to Dawn, her dad and clients at #thecuttingcorner for their very generous donations, some of which were given out straight away last night.![]()
There were enough socks for everyone who needed, plus toiletries. 1 sleeping bag was given out.![]()
A staff member from Path Devon joined the team at the first stop to arrange accommodation as part of Project 58: 7.![]()
As always chatting and listening to people, as well as serving them, is an integral part of what we do.![]()
HUGE thanks to everyone who helped on Sunday. Great #teamwork. #communitysupport
It was a dry, very busy night for the Plymouth Soup Run team from Plymouth Methodist Central Hall and St Peter & the Holy Apostles, Plymouth. The team served vegetable soup, hot slices, sandwiches, snacks and a choice of tea, coffee and hot chocolate. There was was just enough food for everyone. 72 people were served across the 4 stops with another 9 meals collected for family / friends.![]()
Toiletries and some clothes were also available. ![]()
As every night there were requests for sleeping bags and blankets. ![]()
In February, Plymouth Soup Run gave out 60 sleeping bags.![]()
As always it was good to connect with people and hear their news. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone who helped either collecting and preparing the food or serving during the evening. Great #teamwork. #helpingothers #MakeADifference
It was a slightly quieter Saturday morning with 24 people joining us during the morning with a big rush during the first 15 minutes when 17 people came through the door.![]()
In the kitchen #charlieede, together with Lee and Jack, were busy preparing and serving the full English breakfast which today included hash browns, mushrooms and white pudding. The team also started to prepare the vegetables for the Sunday Plymouth Soup Run meal, together with help from Barbie and Lyndsey.![]()
During the morning we were joined by a podiatrist from Forgotten Feet - Helping Homeless Feet who was very busy treating 7 people. ![]()
8 people had a shower and a small number of people caught up on their sleep. ![]()
Thanks to EVERYONE for their help during the morning and also to Councillor Chris Penberthy who called in with a really helpful donation of breakfast cereal and used the opportunity to catch up, both with volunteers, and the people we serve. ![]()
#MakeADifference #communitysupport #helpingothers
Unlike Thursday, Friday was cold, quiet and mostly dry for the team from Plymouth Christian Centre and the people we serve. ![]()
As always on a Friday there was a great selection of food. The main meal was a choice of mince, vegetables and potatoes, or cauliflower cheese and vegetables. There were 3 varieties of sandwiches: cheese and onion, cheese and tomato or ham and tomato. The soup was vegetable.![]()
As well as the hot drinks the team had 3 different cold drinks for people to choose from,![]()
As it was a quiet night with 48 people served plus 12 meals collected for family / friends there was plenty of food for everyone with most people having extra towards the end of the run.![]()
2 sleeping bags were given out, as well as lots of toiletries and clothes.![]()
Many thanks to both the kitchen team and the team out on the run.![]()
Thanks also to everybody who has sent items from my Amazon wish list this week. We really value your support..![]()
#MakeADifference #helpingothers
On Thursday, it was hard to believe just how many people were out, especially at stop 1, given the horrendous weather. The wind was so strong it was almost blowing us along, a tree was down near the last stop and everyone was soaking wet, yet again. ![]()
58 people came for food with another 12 meals collected for family / friends. ![]()
As well as food, 4 sleeping bags were given out, plus some clothes, useful draw string bags and wet wipes. ![]()
At Mayflower Street people were waiting to see Path Devon staff hoping to access the church as part of Project 58: 7 .![]()
5 people from the soup run went to the church, 3 of whom were new. ![]()
Huge thanks to all the volunteers from the Lions Club of Plymouth CIO both front and back of house. ![]()
And a very special mention to one of the team, Brian, who was celebrating his 84th birthday serving on the soup run. Such dedication to service. ![]()
#helpingothers #communitysupport
Wednesday was a very calm, dry evening for the team from #mutleybaptistchurch, with lots of good conversations and all services users in good spirits.![]()
In a break from Wednesday tradition the team served Mushroom Soup, as well as Tomatoe Soup and both went down well.![]()
There was plenty of hot food from #thecornwallbakery as well as the usual donation from Tesco, on Mutley Plain.![]()
4 sleeping bags were given out plus lots of male toiletries, underwear, socks, T-Shirts and tops together with some jogging bottoms.![]()
60 people came to the run with another 16 bags of food collected for family / friends making a total of 76 meals served.![]()
Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church and their dedicated team of volunteers who every Wednesday night serve on the streets of Plymouth #helpingothers and offering #community support.
Tuesday night was a slightly quieter evening, which was not surprising given the extremely wet weather. Everyone was soaked through especially at the first 2 stops but still 60 people came out to collect food with another 10 meals collected for family / friends. The team from #babcock had prepared food for 100 so people were able to have extra food at the last 2 stops. ![]()
3 sleeping bags, 3 blankets, a flask and lots of pairs of socks were given out. ![]()
The team were joined by Catherine, the Health and Wellbeing practitioner from Transforming Plymouth Together who was busy chatting to people and seeing how they were. Even in the pouring rain some people welcomed the opportunity to stop and chat.![]()
Many thanks to #jackskorecki and #babcock for supporting Plymouth Soup Run on a regular basis. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #teamwork
It was a relatively quiet Monday night (but not without incident).![]()
82 people came to be served at the Plymouth Soup Run stops with an extra 10 bags collected for those unable to get to the run.![]()
A 'double' Team from #keyhambartoncatholicprimary school helped #HopeBaptistChurch.![]()
Bev supported by Andy, led the PREP team and Louis (our very helpful DofE Silver Award student). ![]()
Chris drove the bus team along with Prayer Pastors Richard and Alex. ![]()
5 StreetVet, Plymouth volunteers were available to help people’s four legged friends.![]()
3 sleeping bags were given out.![]()
Thanks to everyone both behind the scenes and out on the street who make Monday night's possible.
It was a busy Sunday night for the team from #stpaulschurch Efford. 89 people were served during the evening with another 10 meals collected for family / friends unable to come to the run, making a total of 99 meals served.![]()
4 sleeping bags and 1 blanket were given out together with large amounts of warm clothing, underwear, socks and toiletries.![]()
Lyndsey joined the team at the first stop to give out flowers to mark #internationalwomensday.![]()
At Martin Street 1 woman was so touched by the gesture that she cried. ![]()
Lots of ambient food was shared at all stops.![]()
Many thanks to EVERYONE who helped on Sunday, whether collecting the food, shopping, serving , washing up or donating. Together we can #helpothers and try to #makadifference. FareShare South West
Happy International Women's Day to all of our women clients, supporters and volunte#IWD2026D2026
