Author: Tina Cutler

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Thank you to Tesco customers who donated over £180 on Saturday to help us provide hot meals and free food to our guests.

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 …

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!

Marah is looking for volunteers to help prepare and serve nutritious meals to our guests. We have vacancies on Friday and Saturday in particular, but also Wednesday and Monday. We are looking for people who can work as part of a team, without judging others. All volunteers will need to be able to attend the drop-in at least twice a month.  …