Sidmouth Café cooked free Christmas dinner for people with no other plans
Sarah Jane's Cafe, in Sidmouth, cooked a free turkey dinner for customers, friends and family, on Christmas Day. - Credit: Sarah Mallett
Staff worked for free and local people donated a variety of food and drink items to a Sidmouth cafe, as it provided a free meal to tackle loneliness on Christmas Day.
A Sidmouth café brought festive cheer to locals by serving a free Christmas Day dinner for people who had nowhere else to be.
Sarah Jane’s provided a three-course meal for around a dozen regular customers, friends and family on December 25 – free of charge.
Proprietor Sarah Mallett put a sign in the café window on the approach to Christmas advertising the event and was overwhelmed by the support it received.
Staff worked for free and people donated a variety of food and drink items towards the special meal, which was enjoyed by all who came.
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Sarah said: “I couldn’t have wished for it to go any better.
“It was just friendly and relaxed. It was nice spending the day with the people I see every day.”
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Sarah hopes the café will be able to hold a free Christmas meal again this year.
