One hundreds meals served to homeless in Eastbourne

An Eastbourne charity served up 100 meals to the town’s homeless and vulnerable people on Saturday.
Matthew 25 Mission Spring 2020 SUS-200330-105307001Matthew 25 Mission Spring 2020 SUS-200330-105307001
Matthew 25 Mission Spring 2020 SUS-200330-105307001

Matthew 25 Mission said it had a busy day.

Manager Oscar Plumley said, “We also gave out a number of feminine hygiene products to women who were struggling to find them in the shops.

“We would also like to say how fantastic the Eastbourne Borough Council out of hours emergency housing team, which is run by Well Being Lifeline, has been over the last couple of days.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

“It has housed 12 people we referred to them which is absolutely brilliant.”

A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton:

Thank you for reading this story on our website.

But I also have an urgent plea to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality local news on this free-to-read site and in print, please purchase a copy of our newspaper as well. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on our town centres and many of our valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you buying a copy.

Our journalists are highly trained by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards anywhere in the world. Our content is universally trusted - as all independent research proves.

As Baroness Barran said in a House of Lords debate this week on the importance of journalists: “Not only are they a trusted source of facts, but they will have a role to play in rallying communities and getting the message across about how we can keep ourselves and our families safe, and protect our NHS. Undoubtedly, they have a critical role.”

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis. In return we will continue to forensically cover the local news - not only the impact of the virus but all the positive and uplifting news happening in these dark days.

In addition, please write to your MP urging the Government to provide some additional financial support for local newspapers and their websites like this one and ensuring that supermarkets continue to stock them. I cannot stress enough how important such an intervention would be.

We thank all our readers and advertisers for their understanding and support - and we wish YOU all the best in the coming weeks. Keep safe, and follow the Government advice. Thank you.