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Maria Sookias, deputy manager at Refuge, outlines how domestic abuse is driving up the numbers of hidden homelessness.

7 Friday team volunteers lining up for the photoshoot

Katy leads the team today: “Outstanding teamwork from the Flipping Fabulous Friday crew. 106 breakfasts served & 71 fruit bags in a busy, sometimes a bit rowdy but otherwise friendly and welcoming shift. Well done to Bosco for taking orders for the first time & thanks to Rhian for helping out. 👏❤️

Keep strong. We are with you in spirit

Enjoy Caroline - concentrate on the memories (oh and the steak!)

78 beautiful breakfasts served by the Thursday crew on this crisp morning 🌄 Great thorough Thursday Team shift! Have a great rest of your week everyone 😁. Thanks Clair and Nicky for your updates see you tomorrow!

The tragedy of homelessness hidden in plain sight

Looks perfect and a great start to your day

Happy WednesdayBig Breakfast Plus,we served 87 freshly cooked breakfasts this morning; the cafe was full from opening to closing,making everyone's effort worth while. Well done Wednesday team 😀 thanks Clair.

World Vacant Homes Day puts focus on bringing empty homes back into use

World Vacant Homes Day is bringing campaigners from all over the world together to tackle the issue of empty homes.

Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:

museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

Been away so sorry for the delay. Jim’s team had a busy Tuesday morning with 90 tasty breakfasts served thanks to the kitchen staff and served with a smile to our guests. Well done Clair and Wayne for handling the trouble on the door. We appreciate how you look after the volunteers & our guests

We will watching you all the way. Have an amazing experience xx

Better late than never from me. Angela shared the following for Monday this week: Morning xx “63 delicious looking breakfasts were served this sunny morning by today's magnificent Monday crew. Calm, welcoming atmosphere and brilliant teamwork” 🤗🤗 #Amazingvolunteers. #Communitymatters

Our Staff - Big Breakfast Plus Our staff help to ensure we can deliver freshly cooked breakfasts to all those in need.

We are a volunteer led organisation .Thanks to special donors we are able to employ three staff to organise and manage the day-to-day operations at Big Breakfast Plus. You can meet our staff here. Anything you want to know Sophie can probably help at hello@bigbreakfastplus.org.uk

We are open even on a Sunday. Jess our team leader tells us how it went. “There were 91 breakfasts served this morning. Orders came in steady right the way through. Thank you all and enjoy the rest of your Sunday” only free hot food this weekend.

Star Training Day. We had a fantastic morning with CGL training focused on alcohol and substance abuse with Hannah. The session on administering Naloxone was excellent. Big Breakfast Plus and Alternative Angels volunteers attended the free session to learn more about supporting those in need safely

81 breakfasts freshly cooked and served by the fantastic Saturday team. We gave out the last 30 fruit bags sadly with no grapes today. Grapes are very popular and easy to eat if your teeth aren’t what they used to be. Feel free to donate to our grape fund! localgiving.org/charity/bigb...

Support Big Breakfast Plus on Swindon Community Lottery Big Breakfast Plus is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.

Don't forget its Swindon lottery again tomorrow ensuring your little flutter supports local charities. Feel free to choose Big Breakfast Plus.
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Guest crouching down to pat Cookie a therapy dog

Katy in again to report on Friday’s breakfast service and special visitors. “87 beautiful breakfasts served by the fabulous Friday crew and 58 fruit bags given out. Amanda came in again with kind donations and her sweet dog Cookie who was star of the show! ❤️”

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

We've said it before, but we'll say it again, it's marvellous and inspiring when people drop by with donations for us. Meena has gone one better & has since January this year donated via Asda a monthly delivery. What a difference this regular order makes to us and for our guests. #communitykindness

Katy Golden reporting in on this coolish Thursday morning: 75 great breakfasts served by the fantastic Thursday gang! Calm atmosphere, great teamwork. ❤️ We had a lovely donation from a lady with figs from her tree, a box of Nutri drinks and some new slippers! Such treats for our guests❤️

Mum and daughter make winning volunteer team - Big Breakfast Plus Our fantastic volunteer Katy Golden likes to keep things in the family she has now been joined at Big Breakfast Plus by her daughter Orla

Our fantastic volunteer Katy Golden likes to keep things in the family – she has now been joined at Big Breakfast Plus by her older daughter, Orla! Read her story of she benefits from volunteering!

So just today 1 October 2025 - Abi our youngest team leader organised the breakfast service this morning before rushing off to college. Abi reports: "We served 68 breakfasts on a lovely calm morning - thank you everybody for your hard work!" #Amazingvolunteers

We are so delighted to be amongst the first cohort of Museums Association Health and Wellbeing in Museums Fund grantees.

Our project will expand our Trauma, Community and Compassion programme to foster trauma expertise and capacity across our staff team.

Huge congratulations to Wayne and all those who contributed who raised a staggering £225 on his 41st birthday fundraiser for his favourite charity - us! Thank you @waynetwitcellbbp.bsky.social

Good morning all! What's for breakfast?

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#art #food #breakfast

What a morning - Jim on the case today overseeing 82 freshly cooked breakfasts served and 46 bags of fresh fruit handed out thanks to the #Coop #DoingGoodintheCommunity initiative. Thank you Tuesday team for making it happen - have a blessed day.

Five volunteers at the Pilgrim Centre Cafe receiving a £600 presentation cheque from Becky from Asad Foundation

High Five to our ASDA Foundation. Donations like these are an integral to our fundraising Every donation helps us reach our annual food budget of £27,000 and that means we can keep going for as long as we are needed. Thank you, Becky, from Asda West Swindon for presenting the cheque.