Homeless and sleeping at a bus stop: how our team helped Andrew
Picture the scene. It’s a Sunday morning, you’re homeless, you’re cold and your bed for the night is a bus stop in Swindon. Then you are gently shaken awake by a near stranger who invites you into the warmth for a cooked breakfast and as many hot drinks as you could...
I lost everything in Covid – home, work, health
So many people’s worlds were turned upside down by the pandemic. Among them was Jethro. Now a guest of Big Breakfast Plus, and well on the way to rebuilding his life, it was Covid that changed everything for him, ultimately leaving him homeless. “I had always led a...
Homelessness can hit anyone at any time
Many people find themselves homeless. Nobody expects to. For 40-year-old Wes, when he is out of work, he is out of accommodation. A chef, who hails from Yorkshire, Wes has mainly worked in kitchens where rooms are provided. When he’s between jobs, he has nowhere to...
Big Breakfast Plus receives The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
We are among a select group of volunteers to be awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2024. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE. We serve breakfasts seven days a week at the Pilgrim Centre...
Breakfast charity puts fruit on the menu for Swindon’s homeless
Homeless and hungry people in Swindon are getting the chance to enjoy their five-a-day thanks to town charity Big Breakfast Plus. The charity, which provides breakfast seven days a week from its base at The Pilgrim Centre, is now offering fruit bags to its visitors,...
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Big Breakfast Plus has been serving the homeless and hungry in Swindon since 1993. As a registered charity that provides a cooked breakfast and access to support services, we depend on volunteers and donations to cover our running costs.
