Soup kitchen in numbers
117 guests
54 seats
A long queue at the door
9 volunteers
3 volunteers absent
1 electronic cheese grater
John on jacket potatoes, beans ,cheese,butter and ham , a la Heston ( services not Blumenthal )
Me ,in charge of front of house – meaning I had the unpleasant job of asking very ,cold, hungry ,lonely , possible drunk or high, people , to wait patiently until there was a seat free
20 loaves
5 kilos of cheese
naff ham
decent coffee
full fat milk
fruit cake
custard creams
and ….soup
Now I’m all toastie at home , feeling a bit guilty that so many of the people I spoke to this afternoon have nowhere to go , and also concerned as the problem appears to be getting worse .