  ____________________________________________________ Our History  Peterborough Soup Kitchen (PSK) has operated since 1983and in this time has been housed in the Salvation Army Citadel before Queensgate Shopping Centre was built. We operated from a room on the premises of Westgate Church for about 10 years. More recently we served food from St. Theresa's, a local homeless day centre in Peterborough city centre. Now we operate from our kitchen in the Millfield Community Centre, off Lincoln Road and distribute food by van. Our Work  We prepare soup, tea, coffee, hot and cold drinks and a variety of sandwiches in our kitchen. These are taken by van to the Bright Street car park, behind The Brewery Tap public house in the centre of Peterborough, where they are served from the back of the van.  We serve between 35 and 76 clients each day. Our principleaim is to ensure that homeless and disadvantaged people in Peterborough get some hot food and drinks each day, throughout the year, whatever the weather conditions. We have 28 teams of loyal and dedicated volunteers and about 3 to 4 members in each team. We operate 6 days per week, 52 weeks per year; evenings Monday to Friday and Sunday afternoons. This is a substantial year round commitment. Some hard facts about what we do:  Prepare about 25,000 cups of soup each yearMake about 50,000 sandwiches per year Make about 35,000 cups of coffee and about 7,000 cups of tea per year Our Clients  Our clients are the homeless and disadvantaged people of Peterborough and the surrounding area, as people will travel to eat the food and drinks we serve.They are male and female, young and old, with many common factors - that they are usually homeless, poor, vulnerable people and very hungry. To the people who we serve food to we make a vast difference. Our Volunteers  The charity is 100% made up of volunteers. (CharityNumber 287602). The soup kitchen cannot function without the loyalty, dedication, support, time, effort, enthusiasm, fundraising efforts and goodwill of all its volunteers. We presently have about 150 local volunteers in total.The charity is run and managed by a small committe of volunteers who act as trustees.  Whilst some people have been volunteering for over 20 years, we are always looking for new volunteers to support our work.  If you
want to become a volunteer and be part of a thriving community, with a great team approach contact our Membership Secretary, Helen Jones at members@peterboroughsoupkitchen.org Or why not download and print a Volunteer Application Form which can be sent by post PDF File < 0.1Mb Our Location The Soup Kitchen is located in the Millfield Community Centre, just off Lincoln Road in Peterborough, PE1 2PE.  Here is our kitchen, our food preparation and food stores. This is also where the Trustee committee meet and is the heart of our organisation. The soup kitchen van is stored at the Perkins site and is kindly maintained by them, as corporate partners to the charity. ____________________________________________________ |  |   _______________________
Last Month We Fed 885 People Serving more than: 442 Cups of Tea 1,770 Cups of Coffee 2,655 Sandwiches 1,770 Cups of Soup _____________________ Fundraising Our New Van  Currently: £8,376 _______________________ Sleep Rough 2010  Click for More Information _______________________ |