People’s Kitchen Volunteers Clean Up Streets

Apr 10, 2022

Volunteers from Newcastle’s The People’s Kitchen have teamed up with Newcastle NE1 staff to tidy up some of the streets around the city. 

Seven volunteers from The Kitchen donned high viz vests and grabbed litter pickers to tackle the growing problem of litter on the city’s streets. The initiative, supported by Newcastle NE1 was part of Keep Britain Tidy’s 2022 Great British Spring Clean which encourages everyone to fill a bag with rubbish. 

Jackie Boardman a Trustee at The Kitchen was pleased with the number of volunteers which included several “friends” who regularly use the facilities provided by the charity.

“We were tasked with cleaning up an area in the vicinity of The Kitchen around Bath Lane and Black Friars. We were all given safety briefings and risk assessments before going out to pick up the litter. We rely on our volunteer’s time to help run what we do and it was fantastic that some of our volunteers and friends gave up even more of their time to make the streets of Newcastle cleaner for the benefit of others.” 

The People’s Kitchen runs on voluntary donations and receives no funding from government to carry out its work. The Kitchen relies on donations from individuals, organisations, and businesses to maintain the level of support it gives to the vulnerable people of Newcastle and its surrounding towns. Its volunteers have supported people in Newcastle for more than 35 years serving up to 200 meals every session, cooking everything from scratch.

Anyone wishing to donate can do so at www.peopleskitchen.co.uk/donate

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Photo: The People’s Kitchen volunteers (J Boardman)

Pr and Media Keith@highlightspr.co.uk 07814 397951

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