East meets West

Another seva completed this evening, this evening we offered samosas and chips as our hot meal and were able to serve over 20 meals.   Due to the warmer weather we had extra supplies of water for those to required it and will continue to ensure we have additional water available during the warmer months. …

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Wet evening but busy

Our volunteers have just returned from this weeks Seva and even though it is wet outside it didn’t stop us from supply our weekly hot meal which was pizzas this week.   This evening we were busier than usual and found all of our meals were served rather quickly. Some people stopped this evening just …

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Warmer weather, same Seva

As the weather has taken a nicer turn we have seen once again a positive response from our Seva. This evening we served 20+ meals to those who required it as we ordered in fresh pizzas.   As we noticed last summer, the less fortunate required bottle water in the warm weather to ensure they …

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Another weekly Seva completed

This evening we found yet another positive response to our weekly Seva despite the windy weather. For this weeks Seva we provided pizza and chips which as usual had a good response.   We were able to serve over 20 people this evening with various people commenting on how thankful they were for our Seva. …

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Another Wednesday, Another Seva

Our volunteers have just completed their weekly seva and we found this evening to be a little bit slower with approx 20+ meals served. This evening we served fresh prepared pasta as our hot meal and include drinks, crisps, biscuits for anyone who required it. We have seen an increased number of questions and people …

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Another week another Seva

Its Wednesday so once again that means our weekly Seva is in effect. We have just returned from this weeks Seva where were able to serve over 20 hot meals.   This evening meal was rice with soya with wholemeal pitta bread as well as our usual offerings of snacks and drinks.   Over the …

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Lots of activity

Last week we were contacted by BBC Points West who were made aware of our Seva and the work that we have been doing. After a few discussions, Points West agreed to come and visit our Seva to see first hand what we do and the response we get.   This evening our volunteers prepared …

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One year Anniversary!

This evening marks the one year anniversary of the Swindon Sikh Seva Society. 12 months ago, a handful of volunteers decided to get together and give back to those who are less fortunate.   Over the past 12 months we have able to provide a weekly hot meal to anyone who requires one with the …

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52 Weeks down…

This evening we have completed our weekly seva and as per the usual weeks we have seen a positive response. This evening we saw over 25 meals being served with people taking time to come and speak to us to understand why we do this each week.   This evenings hot meal was a donation …

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Another good response

This evening we have seen a further positive response to today’s seva. We were able to serve over 30 hot meals this evening.   This evening we were donated sholay (chick pea) curry with rice as well as offering the usual snacks and refreshments.   Each week, the hot meals are provided by different volunteers …

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