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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Positive feedback

This evening we saw the return of some familiar faces as well as some new faces. Despite the cold and wet weather we were able to serve over 30 hot meals.   The hot meal that was prepared this evening was vegetarian chilli and rice. The meal was prepared by volunteers and we would like …

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Another Seva….

This week we were able to offer fresh pizzas as this evenings hot meal. As per usual the meal was gratefully received from those who required it.   Different to previous weeks, we have seen an increase of visitors and we continue to ensure all of the prepared food is distributed and there is no …

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Seva Keeps going

On this wet Wednesday night, we have just returned from our weekly Seva and found that this evening has been the same as the last few weeks with the cold weather impacting the number of people visiting us for a hot meal. This evening were donated freshly cooked pasta alongside buttered bread rolls. We were …

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Another Wednesday achieved

Despite the cold weather that we have experienced recently, we were not discouraged and continued with this weeks Seva.   Once again, offering freshly cooked pasta along with crisps, chocolates, biscuits and other refreshments we were able to provide food to over 20 people.   Since the start of our feed the less fortunate project …

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Greatly appreciated

Once again, we have seen an busy evening as we have just completed our weekly Seva. We have now been able to make those individual who require a hot meal aware where and when be providing our Seva and some regulars are now waiting for us. This evening we were able to serve 40+ hot …

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Continued effort by our volunteers

On this windy summer’s evening we have just completed our weekly Seva, offering our usual snacks and refreshments.   The response was extremely positive this week with all items taken within 30 minutes of us setting up.   We had positive feedback from those in need of the food and were visited by weekly regulars …

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