Councillors Lend a Hand at Ealing Soup Kitchen
Lib Dems supporting charity working with homeless and vulnerable
Cllr Gary Malcolm and Cllr Athena Zissimos with Ealing Soup Kitchen's Coordinator Angela Doreen (right)
July 3, 2025
Ealing Soup Kitchen had four extra volunteers this Friday (27 June) when a group of councillors turned up to lend a hand.
Liberal Democrats Jon Ball, Jonathan Oxley, Gary Malcolm and Athena Zissimos assisted in a range of roles including food prep, setting up, cooking, serving clients, cleaning and clearing up after the clients had left.
Ealing Soup Kitchen is a charity that provides anyone who needs hot, nutritious food and a helping hand including those who are homeless, vulnerable, and impoverished. They run Monday & Friday drop-ins where they provide clothes, food, a barber, showers, foot care, practical help and games like chess.
Established in 1973 by a group of local churches and community members concerned about rising homelessness, it has expanded beyond simply offering hot meals, reflecting growing and more complex needs within the homeless population.
Ealing Soup Kitchen relies on donations, fundraising events, churches, grants, and partnerships with local businesses and charities. It is based in The Crypt at St John’s Church, Mattock Lane, Ealing (W13 9LA).
Cllr Malcolm, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Ealing Council, said: "Liberal Democrats wanted to see more about the good work they do to help those who need a hot meal by volunteering for a day. Ealing Soup Kitchen offer many services to not just feed the clients but offer company, chat and other services to help them feel better. Many of those the Soup Kitchen have helped have gone on to have much better lives. The Liberal Democrats applaud the volunteers who work there week in, week out."
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