Burton Soup Kitchen

WE STARTED IN 2007 WITH FUNDING ARRANGED THROUGH THE "HEART OF BURTON PARTNERSHIP" - OPENING JUST 1 DAY A WEEK.SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE OPENING 3 DAYS A WEEK, AS NOW. MONDAY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY, 12:00 TILL 14:00. WE ARE STAFFED ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE STARTED OFF AT THE NEW BAPTIST CHURCH, IN DERBY STREET, MOVING TO THE SALVATION ARMY CITADEL, IN MOSLEY STREET, IN 2008, WHERE WE STAYED TILL NOVEMBER 2014, THEN WE MOVED THE STAR FOUNDATION, IN QUEEN STREET, THEN IN EARLY JANUARY 2015 WE MOVED TO OUR PRESENT LOCATION AT 22 RANGEMORE STREET. WE MOVED HERE TOGETHER WITH THE S.A FOOD BANK, WHO WERE ALSO LOOKING FOR A NEW LOCATION. THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO US ARE NOT ALL HOMELESS, SOME ARE ISOLATED, VULNERABLE OR LONELY, WE OFFER HOT SOUP, HOT AND COLD DRINKS AND ALSO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A WARM, DRY SPELL AND POSSIBLY A PLACE TO TALK & MAY GAIN HELP OR GUIDANCE. TOGETHER WITH THE FOOD BANK THEY CAN ACCESS FOOD PARCELS, CLOTHING & TOILETRIES. WE WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE BURTON Y.M.C.A, TRENT & DOVE HOUSING, STAR FOUNDATION, THE EATON FOUNDATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES.