Sad news for Isle of Wight Pop Up Soup Kitchen (PUSK) who have been running their Waste Food Cafe at 67a Newport High Street for the past few years.
Their landlords have accepted an offer on the property, so the team are having to move out. Trevor Blaney explained to News OnTheWight,
“You could say we’re homeless, but with the help of others, we will be bouncing back.
“The Waste Food Cafe was our funding arm and myself and our volunteers are pretty sad about it.
“We have fed literally thousands of meals and food parcels to the less fortunate from there.”
Delivered 800 meals to patients during pandemic
Not knowing how dangerous the pandemic was or how it would affect the hospital, during the first Lockdown in 2020 PUSK collected, processed, cooked and delivered 800 meals to patients discharged from St Mary’s hospital in order to help free up bed space.
New commercial catering trailer
Trevor explained their plans for the future.
“We have now sourced storage, and purchased a commercial catering trailer, however it needs re-fitting so that the food from our many waste food contracts can be cooked and frozen quickly.
“We do this to prevent food waste, whilst provide meals for the increasing numbers, mainly due to the effects of the pandemic.”
Horsebox trailer
You’ll see PUSK’s other Horsebox trailer around the Island in the coming weeks, as they serve food to the less fortunate in the evenings in Newport and Ryde.
Morrisons Newport
The Community Champion at Morrisons in Newport have chosen the Pop Up Soup Kitchen to be there nominated organisation to receive donations in their Christmas campaign.
If you’d like to help PUSK to help others all you have to do is select a donation token from the cardboard tree outside the front entrance.
Take it with you to the checkout and Morrisons will collect your chosen cash donation as depicted on a bauble and credit PUSK’s in-store account to that value.
