The Camino De Santiago?

Fundraising with a twist. One of our volunteers arranged a talk at St Alban’s church about the Camino Portugese. This is one of 5 trails which compile the Camino De Santiago, a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe which end in Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain. The speaker, Mary, walked about 650km which took her 4 …

Our memorial service

Remembering those who have passed away with candles, Jo Regan led a lovely service of music, prayers and comforting words at the Scout Hut. Our memorial service was attended by about 20 guests, volunteers and trustees.

Admin Assistant Volunteer Vacancy

If you are looking to develop skills and experience, or want to make use of the skills that you have, do consider joining us. As a small charity providing hot, nutritrious meals for free to people in need in Stroud, we need some help with our admin. Our emails need answering, our day to day records need updating and if …

Tesco Collection

Thank you to the customers of Tesco, Stroud and our trusty team of Volunteers who collected donations on Saturday, 6 August. The money collected will go directly to help the marginalised and vulnerable people in the town.

Volunteer Vacancies

Trustees Have some spare time and want to make a difference to the operation and running of a small but vital charity in Stroud? Then we have roles that may suit you. See our Volunteer page. A range of opportunities exist to share existing skills and potentially learn new ones at Marah. We are looking for volunteers and potential trustees …

Quiz Night

Our Thanks go to Janet and Paul Townsend who hosted a quiz for Marah on Saturday 11 June at St Albans Church. The snacks and refreshments were much appreciated (particularly the popcorn) and Paul was the quiz master extraordinaire with his rendition of ‘Spin the Wheel’. It was an enjoyable evening and over £100 was raised for Marah.

Marah is 21 Years Old

We held a celebration in St Laurence’s church on Wednesday May 25th to celebrate 21 years since Marah first opened. Among the guests were volunteers, trustees, supporters, donors and Marah guests. It was a happy occasion when we celebrated everything Marah has done for the community in Stroud over the years.

Marah Founder MBE Award

Marjorie Phelps’ compassion for people struggling with drug and alcohol addition, mental health problems, homelessness and loneliness led her to become one of six members of the John Street Baptist Church to set up Marah in 2001. As a result of her great commitment she was awarded the MBE in 2005 for services to the community. Following her death in …

Nailsworth Rotary Bring Easter Gifts

Our heartfelt thanks go to Nailsworth Rotary with their donation of 100 Easter Eggs this week. Alexandra Lloyd-Jones and Joan Goldsmith visited the Scout Hut in Stroud on Monday with the chocolate boxes. Marah volunteers will be giving out the eggs this week to our guests as a little surprise treat!