More than just soup  - EncouragementThe 5th in our series of more than just soup. 5 minutes in the hot seat.What is your name, nickname, pseudonym or prefer not to say?Mrs A! How long have you been volunteering at Newbury Soup Kitchen?Almost a year! What keeps you busy when you are not volunteering?Organising weddings, fundraising, drinking wine,[...]

The scale of homelessness Nationally is extremely difficult to count and establish. Homelessness comes in many forms which many do not realise.  Rough sleepers are the visible homeless but there are people trapped and living a life of homelessness away from the community eye in temporary accommodation, hostels, people's sofas or floors and night shelters. Hidden homelessness, known[...]

More than just soup  - DietThe 4th in our series of more than just soup. Read how Sally came to be a volunteer at Newbury Soup Kitchen."Hello, I’m Sally and I have been a Volunteer at Newbury Soup Kitchen almost as long as Meryl first started it. Most people call me Sal, and that‘s ok[...]

More than just soup  - ComfortThe 3rd in our series of more than just soup. 5 minutes in the hot seat with Mai – Britt, a wonderful dedicated volunteer.What is your name, nickname, pseudonym or prefer not to say? "My name is Mai-Britt but are mostly know as Maja or simply Denmark"    How long have[...]

More than just soup  - BeliefThe 2nd in our series of more than just soup. Listen to what Belief means to Meryl Praill our CEO & Founderhttps://youtu.be/U4j0t0bli6A

More than just soup  - Advocacy The 1st in our series of more than just soup. Listen to what what Advocacy means to Will Young our Patron. https://youtu.be/_r643j45jtk Will also goes onto say - “I'm so thrilled and honored to become a patron of Newbury Soup Kitchen. Having lived near Newbury my entire life to[...]

Newbury Today  - By Jonathan Ashby - jonathan.ashby@newburynews.co.ukPublished: 07:03, 06 August 2021  | Updated: 11:58, 06 August 2021"IT was a day of emotion at the Newbury Soup Kitchen on Saturday as the charity held a special open day, as well as welcoming pop star Will Young as its new patron.Attendees heard moving speeches from founder Meryl[...]

https://youtu.be/nXjVv9scZLUMeryl CEO and founder of Newbury Soup Kitchen along with Will Young their Patron and all the volunteers do an amazing job. Not a dry eye at their Grand Opening to showcase the HQ and new food van. Also Claire shares her personal story of recovery. It is great that Will Young is able to[...]

On Saturday 31st of July, Newbury Soup Kitchen held a special event to declare our new catering van and the amazing Kitchen / Storage facility officially open. ITV Meridan were at the launch.  Click the link to read their report and watch their interviews from founder and CEO Meryl Praill, Will Young  - Charity Patron.https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-08-01/singer-will-young-lends-support-to-new-soup-kitchen-in-newbury “I’m[...]

COVID 19 has given us no option but to change and adapt the day to day running of Newbury Soup Kitchen food provision sessions.Early on it became apparent that we had to rethink how we could and continue to provide food to vulnerable people in our community. Now June 2021 and the hope that restrictions[...]