It’s been months since free food has been handed out by the Five Loaves mobile soup kitchen in Lismore.

But now, the good news is that next Monday, October 5, the bread and soup will once again flow at Lismore’s Transit Centre.

Five Loaves coordinator Ronni Harvey said the Covid restrictions which shut down the mobile soup kitchen in March have also necessitated a new way of running the handout of food.

“We have finally got it up and running again and we’ve had to do a Covid plan, which means we will set it up differently,” Ronni said.

“We used to do five days a week, but now we are only doing four days - Monday to Thursday, 6pm till 7pm.

Donations

“We will still have supplies of bread, fruit and vegetables and any other food we get donated.

“If people want to donate any food, it’s always welcomed. Flock just donated soup to us.

“We have limited space in a fridge and a freezer to store it though.”

Volunteers

Ronni said volunteers at the mobile soup kitchen were always needed and no special skills were necessary.

“You just have to have a good heart,” she said. “You can help set up tables and food and help people get what they need. We just need to take you through Covid training first – and wear gloves and masks.

“We also need to move people on - they can’t congregate like they used to.

“I think everyone will understand - Covid has been here for a while.

If you want to help out at Five Loaves, you can email Ronni at [email protected]