Soup Runs
“May we carry gifts to the poor and, to the rich, words of gratitude.” Blessed Frederic Ozanam - the Society’s Founder |
The SVP operates 3 Soup Run services in Brighton, Central London and Clacton-on-Sea. These provide hot drinks, sandwiches, biscuits and other food, and blankets to people living on the streets. The service is not just about food provision. It is about meeting up with people and personal interaction as much as anything else.
During 2005-6, 29,240 people were assisted. The projects were supported by 216 volunteers supported the projects, committing an average of 192 voluntary hours each week. A total of 9,984 voluntary hours were spent in total supporting these soup runs over the year.
The SVP soups runs are always keen to receive donations of goods, funds and volunteer support. To find your nearest SVP soup run service, see below:
Arundel & Brighton Central Council Area
Brighton Soup Run
Operates seven days a week a several Brighton seafront locations.
Mr Patrick Wallace - 01273 604780 - 
Brentwood Central Council Area
Clacton-on-Sea Soup Run
Operates in the Tendring District.
Mrs Mary Cunningham, c/o Our Lady of Light Parish Church, The Presbytery, 1 Church Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 6AG - 
Westminster Central Council Area
St James' Conference (Westminster) Soup Run
Operates Tuesdays and Fridays at Lincoln Inn Fields and Embankment, Central London.
Mr William Metcalf - 