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There was plenty of food on Sunday evening for the 95 people who came to 1 of the 4 Plymouth Soup Run stops, with another 10 meals collected for family members. ![]()
There are lots of people and groups to thank for the food - thanks to Becci and Heron Valley for the delicious quiches served with roast potatoes and carrots, ![]()
thanks to Sally, for all the eggs so we could make egg ![]()
mayonnaise sandwiches, ![]()
thanks to FareShare South West for all the individual deserts, soup and fruit and to EVERYONE who supports us by collecting and ordering essential supplies for us. ![]()
On Sunday donations were received from #thecuttingcorner, and Gwynn and Natalie, with some of the items added to the snack bags straight away. Thank you ALL.![]()
Once the food has been donated our volunteers are busy preparing and serving the food and this Sunday it was great to be joined by 5 volunteers from STORM running. ![]()
Last night #sherwellchurch was open as part of project 58:7 with a queue of people waiting to see Path Devon staff hoping for a bed for the night. 10 people were accommodated. ![]()
Brilliant team work all round with so many individuals and groups helping to #makeadifference and offer help and support.
Thankfully, Saturday evening was dry although chillier than expected. A small team from #plymstockunitedchurch collected, prepared and served the food to 71 people, with just a few extras collected for friends. At the last stop there were a few sandwiches and savoury items left which were shared out. As always when this team are out, their homemade soup is highly rated.![]()
It was a busy night at #mutleybaptistchurch, open as part of project 58: 7, for people who are #streethomeless, with 10 people and 1 dog sleeping there. This included 1 person we referred on Saturday morning and another person referred by Plymouth Soup Run during the evening. Great #partnershipworking. ![]()
2 sleeping bags and a blanket were given out. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone who volunteered offering #communitysupport.
Unsurprisingly with the dreadful weather overnight and this morning, Saturday, there was a long queue of bedraggled people waiting for #Shekinah to open. 26 people came in during the morning with everyone enjoying their full English breakfast, thanks Debbie and Emily. As we are open for 2 1/2 hours there was plenty of time for people to dry off, have a shower, if they wanted and get some dry clothes. ![]()
Everyone left with a packed lunch and people who are #streethomeless were reminded that #mutleybaptistchurch will be open this afternoon from 4 - 8 p.m. providing a chance to stay warm, dry and watch a film.![]()
Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped this morning. Not many photos - it was a busy session!![]()
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While Storm Ingrid battered Plymouth with strong winds accompanied by heavy rain 67 people braved the storm to collect food, delivered by the team from Plymouth Christian Centre. The cooks were busy in the afternoon and prepared Spanish Chicken, Creamy Mushroom Pasta and mushroom soup. There were also sandwich bags and hot drinks. Not surprisingly people collected their food and left quite quickly. 5 people, currently #streethomeless were directed to Mutley Baptist Church, open tonight, and Saturday as part of Project 58:7. ![]()
Clothes and toiletries were also available.![]()
Many thanks to all the team for braving the weather to #helpothers and offer #communitysupport.
On Thursday a team from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints collected, prepared and served the food on Plymouth Soup Run. Thankfully, although the rain had stopped, people who are #streethomeless were explaining how wet their sleeping bags were. Whilst teams replace the wet sleeping bags, people are encouraged to bring back their wet ones to be washed and dried. In 2025 we gave out 663 sleeping bags 87 more than in 2024. We also gave out 168 blankets.![]()
The team last night had plenty of food, with 65 people served at the Run and 16 bags collected for family / friends. ![]()
2 referrals were made to Path Devon.![]()
Many thanks to all the team both front and back of house. Thanks also to #thecornwallbakery for the pasties and to Sallyfor the bread and eggs. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #makeadifference
It was a calm, good humoured Wednesday evening for the team from #mutleybaptistchurch.![]()
Thanks to the Royal Marines Barracks at Bickleigh who provided 45 Cheese Baguette "Bag" meals in addition to the food prepared by the team, plus there was lots of extra food from Tesco Mutley Plain, and Raphael also brought lots of bread and pastries to the Money Centre. The spare food was taken to George House BCHA![]()
2 sleeping bags were issued and clothes and toiletries were also given out.![]()
The Path Devon team were out making referrals to Project 58:7. St Peter & the Holy Apostles, Plymouth is the church that opens overnight on a Wednesday.![]()
86 meals were served in total with 9 extras collected for family / friends.![]()
Once again, brilliant teamwork with Plymouth Soup Run , Path Devon, Transforming Plymouth Together, the Royal Marines and Tesco all joining together to provide #communitysupport by #helpingothers and hoping to #MakeADifference.
It was a busy, calm Tuesday night which started dry and then the heavens opened at Martin Street but fortunately just for a few minutes.![]()
Thanks to the large, very willing team of volunteers from St Matts Plymouth and FareShare South West there was a wonderful selection of food available.![]()
On the menu : pasta ragu, vegetarian curry, beef pie with turnip mash, and baked potatoes, cheese and beans. There were plenty of hard boiled eggs together with ham, cheese or egg mayonnaise sandwiches and Moroccan soup. ![]()
75 people were served during the evening with another 8 meals collected for family members.![]()
Seconds of hot food were offered at the last 2 stops with the remaining hot food taken to George House BCHA. ![]()
A member of Path Devon staff was on hand to direct 5 people to sleep at St Matts Church who are part of Project 58:7.![]()
3 Coats, toiletries and dry socks were given out and food for 2 dogs. The team also had lots of extra fruit, vegetables and cakes for people to choose from. ![]()
Later on Tuesday a message was received “ Thank you once again to all of you . It was absolutely delicious and thank you once again”.![]()
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Not so 'blue Monday'! ![]()
There was much anticipation and excitement at Plymouth Soup Run on Monday night as #MSubs brought an extra bus they'd filled with treats for those who came. Receiving a tote bag with biscuits, chocolate, and being able to choose which pot noodle and canned drink was very popular! Quote "I've never been treated so good in my life" 🥰![]()
As the rain had paused many stayed to chat to the team, prayer Pastors Simon & Bronia and Team Lead/Driver Chris. ![]()
The freshly made vegetable and lentil soup went down a treat, as did the 'posh' hot chocolate. Thanks to #thecornwallbakery Samworth Brothers for the pasties/pies.![]()
Team #Vivo helped with their food PREP alongside Vicky and Holly and the DofE student Ella.![]()
Last night StreetVet Plymouth volunteers were busy, not only treating people’s dogs but also attending to a medical emergency which necessitated in an ambulance being called. ![]()
As always huge thanks to everyone who helped on Monday evening. Great #teamwork #communitysupport #helpingothers
It was an extremely busy Sunday night for the team from #StPaulsChurchEfford, with absolutely no food left at the end of the evening. In fact, the team had to make up some extra bags to ensure everyone was fed. 122 people were served. Because of the high numbers, especially at stop 1 where there was 70 people alone, it wasn’t possible to give out second bags for family members.![]()
As well as food, the team gave out 6 sleeping bags, 3 roll mats, a blanket, dog food, clothes, toiletries, and shoes.![]()
4 people were referred to project 58:7.Path Devon Transforming Plymouth Together![]()
Many thanks to Nick, Jo and their team of volunteers. ![]()
#communitysupport #MakeADifference #helpingothers
Many thanks to the volunteers from #MethodistCentralHall and #StPeterandtheHolyApostles for organising and serving on Plymouth Soup Run on Saturday. The team served sausage and chips, much to everyone’s delight, with ketchup, vinegar and salt available to go with them. As well as the hot meal, there were sandwiches, a snack bag, oranges and plenty of cake available. The oranges were very well received. Thanks #SteveBody for dropping them off. ![]()
2 sleeping bags, a blanket, toiletries, and warm hats, scarves and gloves were also available.![]()
It was a very calm, peaceful evening with 73 people served and 9 bags of food collected for family members. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
It was another VERY busy Saturday morning at Shekinah. Once again there was a queue of people waiting for us to open and people continued to arrive throughout the morning. 34 people were served in the 2 1/2 hrs we were open and the queue of people wanting a shower meant we stayed open slightly longer than usual. ![]()
We were joined by 2 podiatrists from Forgotten Feet - Helping Homeless Feet who were also very busy. ![]()
Huge thanks to ALL Plymouth Soup Run volunteers who regularly help on a Saturday. ![]()
During the morning a wonderful donation from First Tamar Valley Cub troop was dropped off. 10 boxes full of really helpful donations that the cubs had collected. Thank you all brilliant work. #communitysupport #helpingothers
Once again on Friday afternoon, the team of cooks were busy at Plymouth Christian Centre preparing the food for the evening Plymouth Soup Run. On the menu was a choice of 3 pasta dishes, either with chicken, sausage or a vegetarian option. The soup was pea and spinach and there were cheese and ham sandwiches. Plus some extras thanks to FareShare South West.![]()
As it’s often the case Friday night is slightly quieter. 53 people came to one of the 4 stops and 8 extra meals were collected for family members / friends. ![]()
The surplus food was taken to George House BCHA.![]()
Mutley Baptist Church was open last night, and will be again on Saturday, as part of project 58:7 and there was a queue of people waiting to check with Path Devon staff that they could go there to sleep. 1 person was accommodated by Plymouth City Council Out of Hours team. ![]()
5 sleeping bags were also given out. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone who helped on Friday both on the soup run and at Mutley Baptist Church. ![]()
Great #teamwork #communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
On Thursday evening the team from #thecornwallbakery arrived with a wonderful selection of sandwiches and hot savouries, together with snack bags, fruit, freshlymade soup, water and hot drinks. The team served 78 people plus 11 meals collected for family members. At the last stop everyone was able to have extra sandwiches or savoury items. ![]()
As the road closure ( due to the bomb) was still in place the team were unable to go to stop 3 but were pleased to see many of the people, who would usually be attending Martin Street, at Kings Road.![]()
1 sleeping bags, a blanket, some socks and underwear were also given out. ![]()
Many thanks to the Cornwall Bakery Samworth Brothers for their continued support, to The Salvation Army Devonport Life House Plymouth for the use of their kitchen to prepare the food and drinks and to the person, who when walking by last night, stopped to make a cash donation. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #makeadifference
The Wednesday night Plymouth Soup Run team from #mutleybaptistchurch just avoided the worst of the rain, meaning people could collect their food and get away to take shelter before the rain came.![]()
Because of the unexploded bomb at Martin Street the team were not able to go to stop 3 and had to follow a diversion to drive to Kings Road from The Hoe.![]()
The vast majority of people were in good spirits with 79 people served and 9 bags of food collected for family / friends. ![]()
Thanks to Tesco Mutley Plain for their usual generous donation.![]()
At the first stop there was a queue of people, who are currently #streethomeless, waiting for Path Devon staff to see if they were able to sleep at #stpeterandtheholyapostles, the church that was open as part of project 58:7. ![]()
Wednesday night is one of the main nights for clothes and a selection were available plus some toiletries.![]()
3 sleeping bags and a blanket were also given out.![]()
Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church and all their volunteers. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #makeadifference
Many thanks to Obedair who continue to provide the food and serve Plymouth Soup Run on a regular basis. On Tuesday the team were kept busy, especially at the first stop, where 71 meals were served, 3 sleeping bags, some toiletries and scarves were given out. ![]()
By the end of the evening 100 meals had been served with just enough food for everyone. Thankfully a Reverse Advent Calendar donation had just been collected from Julie and some of her donations were given out ensuring no one went short. ![]()
The team were also joined by a number of other services - Path Devon who referred 5 people to the church to sleep, Zoe from Livewell Southwest who provided a listening ear and will do some follow up work with people and Catherine, a newly appointed staff member, from Transforming Plymouth Together, who enjoyed meeting people and seeing how we can collaborate to support people’s health and wellbeing. ![]()
Great #teamwork providing #communitysupport and #helpingothers. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone for their help and support last night. Not forgetting Nick and St Paul’s Church Efford for the use of their kitchen.
Bev led the kitchen PREP team (a group of individuals and a couple from #WilsonandPartners), on Monday night at Hope Baptist Church. ![]()
The weather was fairly fine with some light drizzle as the Dockyard Team served the people who came along to Plymouth Soup Run, while Prayer Pastor Michael had time to catch-up with their news. Driver Josh was multitasking! ![]()
104 meals were served in total including 11 bags for friends/family unable to attend.![]()
Thank you to all involved, especially to 'Just Christmas' who have provided the posh hot chocolate and 'StreetVet39; and to StreetVet Plymouth for their support every Monday . ![]()
As well as food, 3 sleeping bags and a blanket were given out to peopl#streethomelessntl#communitysupport.#helpingothersp#makeadifferenceers #MakeADifference
Fortunately, the rain stopped shortly before we went out on Plymouth Soup Run. It was a busy but calm evening with 92 people served across the 4 stops and another 12 meals collected for family / friends. There was plenty of food for everyone. Lyndsey had prepared 130 hot meals, chicken & bacon pasta bake and macaroni cheese, with the remainder being taken to George House BCHA and Sherwell church, which was open for people who were #streethomeless. ![]()
As well as the hot meals we had 3 varieties of sandwiches, crisps, chocolate bars, hot and cold drinks, yoghurts, individual desserts and bananas.![]()
Many thanks to everybody who helped last night. We were joined, for the first time, by 4 volunteers from Inhealth Lung Screening. It was really good to have their support as 2 of our volunteers were needed up at the church for project. 58:7. ![]()
1 person, who we met at the run then went up jto the church to sleep for the first time.![]()
All the other people, who are accessing the church provision, already knew where to go.![]()
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It was an exceptionally busy Saturday evening for the team from Lighthouse Community Centre CIC who crossed the Tamar for the first time in 2026 to serve on Plymouth Soup Run.![]()
Including extra bags collected for family / friends, 93 people were served. Knowing how much food to prepare every night is a challenge but the team had just about the right amount. ![]()
Mutley Baptist Church was open again as part of project 58:7. 3 people were directed there from the first stop, one of whom was shivering from the cold. Another person, due to the complexity of their health, was collected by Path Devon and driven to the church. ![]()
One more person, at the final stop, was dropped off at the church to avoid arriving too late and disturbing people already sleeping. ![]()
As well as food, 3 day riders were given out for people who have forthcoming appointments. ![]()
Huge thanks to all the team on a busy night.![]()
Thanks also to the people who continue to send really helpful donations from our Amazon Wishlist. ![]()
#communitysupport #makeadifference #helpingothers
It was a very busy Saturday morning at #Shekinah with people waiting outside for us to open. #CharlieEde was in the kitchen working his magic with the help of Catherine who was volunteering with us for the first time. There were lots of compliments about the breakfast “ fantastic breakfast” “hits the spot” “a really nice breakfast” and “lovely toast,it was beautiful”. Today Charlie served a full English with hash browns, tomatoes and mushrooms. Sadly I have no photographic evidence of the breakfast as we were so busy! ![]()
During the morning we served 29 people, 9 people had a shower with some having clean items of clothing. ![]()
It was a happy, relaxed morning and, those people who wanted one, left with a packed lunch.![]()
Many thanks to ALL our volunteers who help on Saturday mornings. ![]()
#communitysupport #MakeADifference #helpingothers
Great team work again on Friday with some volunteers from Plymouth Christian Centre preparing the food for other volunteers to the take out and serve on Plymouth Soup Run. The main meal was a choice of sausage and cheese pasta bake or pasties. People were pleased to warm up their hands on the piping hot food containers!! ![]()
There were 3 varieties of sandwiches including turkey and cranberry, cheese or cheese and onion. ![]()
Currently, as is often the case, the team were joined at stop 1 by a staff member from Path Devon advising people who were #streethomeless of their options for the night. 2 new people went up to #mutleybaptistchurch to sleep and another person was placed by Plymouth City Council in a B. and B. ![]()
2 sleeping bags were given out. ![]()
A quieter night with 55 people served. ![]()
Thanks to EVERYONE who helped. ![]()
#communitysupport #helpingothers #teamwork #makeadifference
