Christmas lunch for local homeless people and community

On 11 December 2025, Chelsea FC, the Chelsea Basis, and catering companions Legends held a Christmas lunch at Stamford Bridge for native homeless folks and the area people.

The annual lunch is an occasion that has run for eight years so it was good to see new caterers Legends stick with it this custom and so lots of their employees volunteering to serve meals and wait on tables.

Over 300 visitors have been invited from many charities together with Barons Court docket Challenge, Stoll Basis, Age Uk, Disaster, Spear and the Chelsea Methodist Church Neighborhood Drop-On Centre on the Kings Street and loved a standard three-course Christmas meal ready by Legends’s skilled cooks.

Cliff Auger, Clayton Beerman, Jon Gordon, Mark Meehan and Tim Rolls from the Chelsea Supporters’ Belief volunteered to e-book everybody in for lunch and  meet and greet the visitors and produce them to their tables. and spend time speaking to many individuals all through the afternoon.

We weren’t alone and we have been joined by Levi Colwill who got here alongside and served meals to the visitors and whereas there he made a particular level of catching up with our pals at Barons Court docket Challenge..

Chelsea FC and Legends additionally ensured that each one visitors have been in a position to take house a present bag. A pleasant Xmas current.

We have now labored with the Chelsea Basis once more on this occasion and due to their Chief Govt Laura Cordingly and her crew for organising the occasion and her constructive phrases concerning the Basis and the occasion:

“For us on the Chelsea Basis, it’s vital that we assist these in our native communities. It’s fantastic to deliver folks collectively and assist them to dwell more healthy and happier lives. Every little thing we do in the neighborhood is concentrated on that”.

The CST have been delighted to be concerned as soon as once more this yr. It’s a really special day and a part of the CST ethos of doing constructive issues in the area people.

A number of days after the occasion we have been handed on a replica of pleasant letter from one of many charities: Chelsea and Fulham Methodist Church buildings.

Expensive Alice and crew,

I’m writing on behalf of our church council, employees crew and group drop in visitors to say an enormous thanks to Chelsea Soccer Membership, the Chelsea Basis, CFC supporters, volunteers and the wonderful hospitality crew and safety employees who made the Christmas dinner such a convincing success from the welcome to the farewell.

We’re most grateful, and we have been humbled by the generosity of spirit, kindness of all employees and volunteers. We have now nothing however admiration in your dedication to tackle the exceptional activity of turning this round so rapidly at very quick discover to make sure the visitors actually did expertise the “Magic of Blue”

My crew and I loved having an opportunity to sit down with our visitors and share a scrumptious meal, expertise the festive environment and watch them calm down absolutely for a number of hours.

It’s fantastic to see so many smiles. Our visitors cherished their handwritten Christmas card and that’s a part of the actual “magic” once we see visitors feeling valued and having enjoyable. We recognise that this sort of occasion helps our visitors to make reminiscences that may maintain them within the coming weeks when lots of them shall be sleeping on the streets on Christmas day, feeling chilly and lonely.

I do know from earlier years that the Christmas meal at Chelsea has a profound and lasting constructive affect for our visitors and makes an enormous distinction to their shallowness.

Thanks to you and the entire crew for spreading the enjoyment of Christmas.

We want you all a very joyous Christmas and a really completely satisfied New Yr.

Sort regards

Julie Roberts

Julie RobertsCentre ManagerChelsea and Fulham Methodist Church buildings