Free soup kitchen set up for those in need

The soup kitchen opened its door earlier this week in the Rosemount Avenue based café ‘Up A Tree in Rosemount’.

Café owner Sherri Taylor decided to open the free soup kitchen to help people in need when she realised what an impact school closures and panic buying was having on the local community.

The café is strictly observing social distancing guidelines and all meals will be served at the front door.

Sherri has asked people to bring their own containers for the food, and for everyone to stand two metres apart in any queue.

Some of Sherri’s regular customers are volunteering in the soup kitchen and they hopes to set up deliveries in the near future for people who are under quarantine or are unable to leave their homes. Ideally, they would like to provide a food parcel to these people.

The organisers of the soup kitchen have asked for donations, particularly of dried food, to help them provide this service to the most vulnerable people in the community.

Sherri said that they have received some donations from other cafés which have closed down as a result of the ongoing crisis.

The soup kitchen have been serving soup, stew and pasta dishes to those who need it and have said their first week has been very busy.

It is open 11am to 3pm Tuesday to Saturday. For more information or to contact about donations call 07910373836 or visit our Facebook page - Free Soup Kitchen.