Casino team chips in to help the homeless

Working alongside charities and organisations, the kitchen team – led by commis chef, Julie Lowe – has cooked freshly prepared meals five days a week since April.

The casino has operated as a community kitchen hub, working with Blackpool Community Homeless Project, Amazing Graze homeless charity and His Provision.

By the end of this week the team will have cooked its five thousandth free meal for charity to bring Grosvenor Casino’s total of meals delivered across England and Scotland to the 25,000

mark.

Julie, 58, from Blackpool, has been single-handedly cooking up to 250 meals a day with support from the rest of the team to package up the meals.

She said: “Homelessness is a big issue in Blackpool so it’s a very rewarding feeling being able to cook a good variety of meals to support people within our community.

“I’ve worked for Grosvenor Casino Blackpool for 10 years and while it’s been hard work prepping all of the food each day, the team has risen to the challenge and I’m really proud of being

able to help out at a time when our doors are closed due to the pandemic.”

Meals such as chicken and mushroom casserole and vegetable madras curry are packaged individually ready to be collected on a daily basis.

The kitchen staff have also donated to the NHS, police, courts and fire brigades.

Nik McFadden, general manager at Grosvenor Casino Blackpool, said: “Working with our charity partners to cook and deliver free meals to those who need them most is a real testament

to everyone’s hard work and commitment.”

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