Jersey volunteers sell soup for homeless charity

Richard Robins praised the 90 volunteers who had helped serve soup

Jersey residents were invited to enjoy a selection of soups donated by 40 chefs from local hotels, restaurants and organisations to raise money for charity.

The annual Shelter Trust Soup Kitchen was open on Tuesday at the Royal Square, St Helier.

Speaking before the event, organisers said they expected to shift more than 3,000 cups of soup and 3,000 chunks of bread over a four-hour period.

A minimum donation of £3 was requested with all funds going to the Shelter Trust, a provider of accommodation and support services for Jersey's homeless community.

Richard Robins, a volunteer, said the event would definitely be the year that a combined total of £250,000 had been reached since the first soup kitchen in 1998.

Discussing the range of soups on offer, Mr Robins said: "There's a bit of everything, you've got simple soups like celery which has been donated by the Parish of Trinity and then you have something more exotic like parsnip, honey and truffle from Bohemia [Bar & Restaurant]."

He added: "We have a team of about a dozen of us that started in October and we were planning everything but this is the 26th year so we know what we're doing.

"We've been doing it for many years but today we're going to have 90 volunteers, serving soup throughout the day so we're really grateful for everybody that contributes."