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On Saturday, a team from Lighthouse Community Centre CIC crossed the Tamar to serve on Plymouth soup run on an exceptionally busy Saturday night. The team served over 100 people with just enough food for everyone although the soup did run out, which is most unusual. 3 day riders were given out to people with appointments and 2 or more sleeping bags were also given out. It was so busy at the first stop it was hard to keep up with everybody.![]()
As always a number of people needed to chat, explain things and ask for advice. ![]()
Many thanks to all the team and to the anonymous donors who have purchased sleeping bags and joggers from our Amazon wish list. The word ‘thank you ‘ no longer seems sufficient to thank everybody for their amazing generosity.![]()
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It was a slightly quieter Saturday morning at #Shekinah with 20 people served during the morning. There was plenty of food for everyone with a packed lunch for people when they left. ![]()
Huge thanks to Dianne and Mike Laity who came down during the morning with their amazing Christmas Donations. ![]()
Thanks also to Anthony Smith who dropped his donations off earlier in the week. ![]()
The support Plymouth Soup Run receive is wonderful and will make such a difference to the people we serve. Thank you all. ![]()
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Once again the team of cooks at #PlymouthChristianCentre were busy in the kitchen on Friday afternoon. The team prepared pasta bake (meat & veggie options), cheese & onion sandwiches, and cream of vegetable soup to be served on Plymouth Soup Run. All this together with plenty of chocolate snacks, crisps and hot drinks. ![]()
The volunteers out on the Run had a busy night, serving 82 people including a family who had just been placed in a B and B. Plymouth Soup Run are often the only source of food for people in the evening and over the weekend, when many other services are closed. ![]()
2 sleeping bags were given out. ![]()
Many thanks to P.C.C. and all their volunteers for organising and serving on the Soup Run EVERY Friday. ![]()
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Some more infomation on our blanket donation from Equafleece:![]()
Equafleece Ltd, a Devon based dog garment company, is using its manufacturing resources to help people experiencing homelessness in Plymouth. This week, the company made its first delivery of Polartec cozy fleece blankets to Plymouth Soup Run, a community and faith driven service providing daily free food and hot drinks to homeless, hungry and vulnerable people. Equafleece Ltd has donated excess Polartec fleece, whilst its skilled machinists are volunteering their time to make warm blankets for people sleeping rough and for the network of shelters and related services across the city. The photo shows some of the 17 Equafleece machinists who have donated their time to manufacture the blankets. We send a big thank you on behalf of our grateful clients.
On Thursday a team of volunteers from #thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints collected, and prepared the food before going out to serve on the Run. ![]()
It was another very damp, busy night with 96 meals served during the evening, including some bags of food collected for family members. The tuna sandwiches were very popular. ![]()
There are requests for sleeping bags almost every night.![]()
2 sleeping bags were given out on Thursday with a total of 79 given out in October, when Plymouth Soup Run teams served 2,652 meals. ![]()
Huge thanks to everyone who helps by collecting and donating food, serving on the Run and gifting items from our Amazon Wish List. Yesterday we received 36 pairs of boxers from an anonymous donor. Great #communitysupport.![]()
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Today, Plymouth Soup Run volunteers participated in the first Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Open Day organised by Shekinah. This gave us the opportunity to raise awarenes of the hardships experienced by people who are impacted by homelessness and other forms of deprivation, explain the help that we offer, and celebrate the support that we receive from different sectors of the community. By happy coincidence, we have just taken delivery of a consignment of beautiful warm and water-repellent blankets kindly donated by Equafleece - as seen in the foreground of the picture here. Our sincere thanks go to the company for providing the basic materials and to the machinists who generously gave their time to produce the blankets. We look forward to giving out the blankets to our clients over the coming days. #MakingADifference #CommunitySpirit
It was a busy, damp evening for the team of volunteers from #mutleybaptistchurch. 92 people were served with another 10 bags collected for family / friends unable to come to the Run. ![]()
As well as food the team gave out 2 sleeping bags, with referrals to Path Devon.![]()
6 male trousers/joggers, 4 hoodies, 5 pairs of socks, underwear, 2 blankets and some toiletries were also given out. ![]()
Rafael dropped off some additional bread and pastries from Tesco. With the remaining bread taken to George House, BCHA.![]()
Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church and their team of volunteers for serving on the streets of Plymouth EVERY Wednesday evening. ![]()
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Everyone was thankful the heavy rain had stopped by the time the team from #StMattsPlymouth, together with their business partners, went out on Plymouth Soup Run. Another busy evening with 80 plus people served. Thanks to the kitchen team and #faresharesouthwest, there was a great selection of food with cheesy sausage pasta, cheesy pasta, chicken pasties, sausage rolls and chicken, lentil and vegetable soup available. There were also lots of extras for people to take including fruit, bread, and vegetables.![]()
4 sleeping bags and some blankets were given out together with items of clothing and toiletries.![]()
As always, it was good to catch up with people, to hear their news and discuss wider issues.![]()
Many thanks to everybody who helped on Tuesday evening .![]()
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It was a busy Monday for the #hopebaptistchurch team and their many volunteers, with 97 people served. ![]()
The food was prepared by Lorraine and #salvationarmywhitleigh joined again by DofE student Ella.![]()
Ben drove the #dockyardteam along with Simon and Michael our Prayer Pastors. A few people were very low and needed additional emotional support with referrals to the appropriate services in the city.![]()
As always StreetVet Jo, Martin and Tolu were a welcome addition to the Monday night crew. ![]()
Many thanks to everyone for their help.
It was another busy Sunday evening with many people and businesses to say thank you to. Once again the Sunday team were joined by volunteers from STORM running who helped prepare the sandwiches, sort out clothes and serve on Plymouth Soup Run. Dawn brought with her an amazing donation from the customers of the #CuttingClub, so many helpful items. Thank you ALL. ![]()
Chicken and chips were on the menu together with cheese or ham sandwiches, homemade vegetable soup (thanks Peter Moxy Plymouth), hot and cold drinks and a snack bag. Once again huge thanks to Sarah Harbourside Fish & Chips for the donation of chips. We really appreciate your ongoing support. Fortunately the rain had stopped and lots of people came for food with 113 meals served. ![]()
The team were joined by 2 staff from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust who gave flu vaccinations to 17 people out on the Run and 7 volunteers before we left. ![]()
Wonderful #teamwork, thank you to everyone who helped.![]()
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It was a dry, mild evening on Saturday when a team of volunteers from Saint Paul’s Church Efford organised and served Plymouth Soup Run. 92 people were served during the evening with 6 extra bags collected for family members. 1 sleeping bag and 1 pair of shoes, (which had been requested earlier in the week), were given out, as well as tins of food which had been donated by #LipsonValeprimarySchool. All the food which had been prepared was served with some people at the last stop having some extra.![]()
Many thanks to Lipson Vale School for their donation and to all the team for their help.![]()
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Saturday morning at #Shekinah was especially busy for Plymouth Soup Run volunteers and the podiatrist from #ForgottenFeetHelpingHomelessFeet. During the morning the team served 34 people making this one of the busiest mornings for a very long while. Jo, the podiatrist, treated 8 people, 3 of whom needed a Dr’s referral. ![]()
Many people stayed for the morning enjoying, not just their breakfast, but the chance to sit and relax as well. ![]()
HUGE thanks to all the volunteers and welcome to Emily who joined the team for the first time. ![]()
Thanks also to Peter, who not only cooked LOTS of breakfasts but made a large batch of vegetable soup ready for tomorrow evening’s Run. ![]()
As always we are pleased to receive donations. The sweets dropped off by Abi, following a Halloween event brought a smile to everyone’s face and the apples from Liz’s trees will be used to make apple crumble. Thank you all.![]()
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On Friday, after torrential rain all afternoon, the team from #plymouthchristiancentre were lucky with a very calm and mild evening. Although just 70 people were served in total, the stops seemed busy. But there was a good atmosphere throughout and lots of chat with customers. The cream of vegetable soup was a hit, and spaghetti bolognaise was popular, plus lots of snacks and sandwiches, thanks to #faresharesouthwest. The cars were empty at the end of the evening but the team managed to give 3 late comers a reasonable meal thanks to a drop off from Tesco and a local bakery. ![]()
Thanks to everyone for their help and support. ![]()
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Once a month, on a Thursday, Plymouth Soup Run is organised by #thecornwallbakery. Last night the team had a great selection of sandwiches, so many different varieties that it was hard to choose. One person, having chosen a chicken and bacon sandwich, then choose a chicken and mushroom pasty, followed by chicken and vegetable soup and smiled while describing his chicken feast. Moments such as these can help people feel so much brighter. The chicken and vegetable soup was very popular and received lots of praise. ![]()
The team catered for 100 people, serving approximately 90, with the remaining food distributed at the final stop. ![]()
3 sleeping bags, 2 dayriders, and some toiletries were also given out. ![]()
Many thanks to all the volunteers at the Cornwall Bakery and to The Salvation Army Devonport Life House Plymouth for the use of their kitchen. ![]()
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Many thanks to Gemma and the members of #comptonsocialclub for their generous donations. These donations will really help the people we serve every night.![]()
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A Wednesday evening can only mean one thing for Plymouth Soup Run, a team of volunteers from #MutleyBaptistChurch will be organising and serving on the Run. Last night was no exception but, as it was Firework night, the team only went to 3 stops. There was no access to the usual stop on The Hoe..![]()
71 people were served with 12 extra bags collected for family / friends. ![]()
2 sleeping bags were given out with referrals to Path Devon as well as lots of clothes including coats,trousers,sweatshirts,socks and underwear.![]()
Many thanks to Mutley Baptist Church and their team of volunteers, Karen, Yeti, Kevin, Tracey, James, Connor, Peter and Garry (1st timer) - a fab team!’![]()
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On Tuesday the Plymouth Soup Run was organised by #babcock with support from #eliorcatering who funded and cooked the food with extra funds donated by #speedyhire, who also served on the night. ![]()
Simone from #HiPP ( Hospital Inclusion Pathway Plymouth) also joined the team providing a listening ear and focused support. ![]()
Great #teamwork by all involved. ![]()
It was a relatively busy but calm night with a steady flow of people. Elior catered for 100 with only a small amount left at the end of the evening to drop off at George House BCHA. The piping hot pasta meals were much appreciated as was the soup, sandwiches and snack bags. ![]()
I sleeping bag, 2 blankets and some underwear, socks and gloves were also distributed. ![]()
HUGE thanks to EVERYONE who helped. #communitysupport #helpingothers #MakeADifference
A blustery but thankfully dry evening!![]()
79 people were served with 10extra bags collected for friends /family not able to get to the run.![]()
Zoe and the Dockyard Team were in the kitchen and welcomed Ella our new DofE student (along with mum Emma). Ella will be doing the Bronze Award service, with us.![]()
On the bus were Saltash Medical Centre Team and Jess along with Prayer Pastors Simon and Bronia.![]()
3 sleeping bags, 3 rucksacks and 1 camping lights given out. given out. ![]()
4 StreetVet were busy looking after our 4 legged friend.![]()
Many thanks to ALL.![]()
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We are once again launching our Reverse Advent Calendar appeal. Everyone’s generosity in previous years enabled us to provide the people we serve with additional winter treats and comforts, as well as replenishing vital stocks for the new year. Please see the details below and in the first comment. Thank you.
As is so often the case there are lots of people to thank for their help on Sunday. A huge thank you to the 3 volunteers from STORM running who joined our slightly depleted Sunday team, helping both with the food preparation and serving on the Run. We could not have managed without you. Thanks as always to our regular volunteers, to #faresharesouthwest for all the fruit, milk, cakes, drinks and pizzas and to staff from #jar who at the end of a busy day brought down their remaining cakes and bread. Brilliant teamwork. ![]()
The team catered for 100 and served 108 meals, including quite a few extras for people known to us, who were unable to access the run. There was just enough food for everyone with a quick stop at #Shekinah to top up on some supplies. ![]()
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