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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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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. ![]()
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With Storm Goretti in full force, blowing a gale and raining and the emergency government mobile alert sounding, Thursday nights Plymouth Soup Run team from #PlymouthMayflowerRotaryclub were on their way to the first stop. Given the awful weather there were a surprising number of people waiting for the team to arrive.![]()
5 sleeping bags and 2 roll mats were given out to people who were #streethomeless. ![]()
It was only possible to chat to people briefly as managing to stay standing whilst serving food and drinks was a real challenge!![]()
By the end of the evening 68 meals had been served including the extra bags. People were very appreciative that the team had gone out in spite of the weather. As we always say “we will be out every night whatever the weather”. ![]()
Huge thanks to the team for coming out tonight. ![]()
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Wednesday was a much milder evening, although damp. A Path Devon staff member was available for those who wanted to take up a place in 'sleep safely'/58:7 project - 1 person from the first stop went to the church, where some people were already safely indoors.![]()
It was a busy evening with 81 peopPlymouth Soup Runh Soup Run and another 9 bags collected for family / friends. ![]()
The Wednesday #mutleybaptistchurchtistChurch always have plenty of clothes for which people are very grateful.![]()
1 sleeping bag was given out, as well as some dog food. ![]()
Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church, not just for their support on the soup run every week but also for their participation in the church project providing a space for people to sleep 2 nights#communitysupporti#MakeADifferenceD#teamwork #TeamWork
On Tuesday night a wonderful selection of food was prepared by the kitchen team from #stmattsplymouth. Vegetable soup was on the menu with a choice of 3 hot meals : beef pies, with vegetables and potatoes, cheesy pasta or baked potatoes and cheese. For desert there was yogurt or poached pears and instant whip. All of this plus sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, fruit, a selection of savoury snacks and hot drinks. Many thanks to FareShare South West, Sally for the eggs and Mayflower Medical who together provided most of the food. ![]()
It was a quieter night so people at the last stop were able to have extra, with the remaining food taken to George House BCHA and back to the church for the people who were sleeping there overnight. Not only were St Matts on Plymouth Soup Run but their church, as part of project 58:7 was open for people to sleep there overnight. Whilst most people, who were #streethomeless were already at the church, 1 person was signposted there during the evening. ![]()
Many thanks to ALL the team and to Simone from HIPP, the Health Inclusion Plymouth Partnership, who joined the team providing advice, information and a listening ear. ![]()
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Everyone was very grateful and despite an extremely cold night 81 were served by the #hopebaptistchurch team with 10 extra bags collected for friends and families. ![]()
Lorraine led in the Kitchen with Jess, Tony and the team from #ridgeandpartners. It was good to welcome back our DofE student Ella.![]()
Richard led the 'individuals' team on the bus. Alex and Gabby our Prayer Pastors were keen to lend a listening ear and catch-up with those who wanted to chat.![]()
StreetVets were a welcome addition, as always, tending to 4 legged friends.![]()
Thanks to Sue Potts for another stash of beautifully knitted hats.![]()
Huge thanks, as always to all those who make Monday nights happen! In particular a big thank you to Kath and John who have sorted the clothes and sleeping bags for the past 3 years, as they step down.![]()
Once again, the team were joined by sPath DevonPath Devon ensuring that everyone who wanted to, was able to access the church provision o#teamwork #communitysupporti#helpingothersp#MakeADifferencedifference
Huge thanks to STORM running who provided the majority of volunteers for the Sunday night Plymouth Soup Run. It was a very cold, busy night with 100 people served during the evening and 15 bags collected for family / friends unable to get to the Run. ![]()
There were 2 varieties of soup : chunky spiced lentil or chicken and vegetable, plus a selection of savoury slices, ham and cheese sandwiches, fruit, individual desserts, hot drinks and lots of snacks. At the end of the evening the remaining food was taken to the church that was open, providing overnight accommodation.![]()
2 sleeping bags, a blanket and toiletries were also given out. ![]()
Huge thanks to all the storm volunteers and to Charlie, Jenny, Steve and Darren, our regular volunteers, who also helped throughout the evening.![]()
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It was a bitterly cold night on Saturday, with lots of warm clothing, gloves, hats and coats given out and 1 Sleeping bag. ![]()
The steak pies were well received, thanks FareShare South West. There was also plenty of hot soup and drinks, which was much appreciated. ![]()
81 people were served with 5 extras collected for family members.![]()
A member of Path Devon staff was at all stops arranging overnight accommodation and advising of warm spaces that are open, while it is SO cold. ![]()
Great #teamwork between Plymouth Soup Run and Path.![]()
Huge thanks to Nick, Jo and all the volunteers at #stpaulschurchefford and Path staff.
It was bitterly cold and icy underfoot when we opened Shekinah this morning. 21 clients were very happy to come indoors, have a cooked breakfast, and rest. Several others were supported at the door. Those who wished to had showers and clean clothes. Podiatrists Jo and Don, volunteers from Forgotten Feet - Helping Homeless Feet treated seven people, some with relatively serious footcare issues and all benefiting from having compassionate and professional attention to their feet. The kitchen team hit the ground running, serving 40% of the clients in the first few minutes and then a steady stream arriving over the morning session. The atmosphere was calm and relaxed, so some really good conversations were had. And we were able to pass on information about arrangements for people to be indoors from late afternoon and overnight. Thanks to everyone for their inputs including the floor team who swerved the photo op!
Once again on Friday the team of cooks at #plymouthchristiancentre were busy in the kitchen preparing the food for Plymouth Soup Run. On the menu - meat pies with roasted vegetables, vegetarian lasagna, tomato and lentil soup and a wide selection of cheese or bacon sandwiches. It was a cold evening with 60 people served plus 8 extra meals collected for family members. ![]()
4 sleeping bags were given out together with warm clothing.![]()
Path Devon staff were available to advise on overnight accommodation options. ![]()
Many thanks to all the volunteers at Plymouth Christian Centre for preparing the food and serving every Friday evening .![]()
Thanks also to FareShare South West for their very generous supply of food, including extra milk which was much appreciated. ![]()
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In contrast to New Years Eve which was a quieter night, Plymouth Soup Run had a busy start to 2026, serving 80 people across the 4 stops, with a further 8 meals collected for family members. The #lionsclubofplymouthcio catered for 80 people with extra pasties and Pot Noodles available, so there was just enough food for everyone, including delicious homemade chicken and vegetable soup. ![]()
2 sleeping bags, a blanket, a roll mat, a camping light and gloves were also given out.![]()
Many thanks to all the team for serving on Plymouth Soup Run every 5 weeks. ![]()
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