DURING the coronavirus lockdown, Pembroke College and Oxford City Council have provided thousands of meals for homeless people in the city.
Shortly before the end of last month they had provided more than 15,000 meals, including 120 kilos of mashed potatoes a week.
Dishing up meals for about 120 people in five different locations presents logistical challenges for both catering team and the council, which delivers the food and essential items twice daily.
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An eight-strong team of council and ODS staff collects from Pembroke to deliver hot lunches and dinners, with cold breakfast packs included in the second delivery.
Pembroke College head chef Chris Allnutt said earlier: “We are trying to keep all of our suppliers as local as possible, although we have faced a challenge in sourcing stock in the current quantities now.
"For example, we are using 1,750 packs of cereal, 840 one-pint UHT milk cartons, 120 kilos of mashed potatoes and 2,000 disposable knives, forks and spoons every week.
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“We have had feedback from some of the homeless people that have received our meals and some have said this has been the highlight of their day and they look forward to the meals arriving.
"The challenge that we are all undertaking has been one of the most difficult I have tackled but certainly by far the most rewarding.
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"All the chefs and the catering team that have been part of this chapter in Pembroke’s history are bursting with pride.”
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