What Tube Strike?
Was there any disruption caused by the tube strike? Not here at Whitechapel there wasn’t! Northern Trust battled any transport trauma’s and 7 hardy volunteers got here to serve and smile. Not that …
At the Whitechapel Mission
by the gentle author At dawn on Easter Tuesday, while most of the world was still sleeping, Contributing Photographer Colin O’Brien & I paid a visit to the Whitechapel Mission …
It’s that Friday Feeling
Wow! Fridays… It’s a full on day here. 6am to 11am as normal with Eversheds LLP volunteering in the kitchens. Brilliant job guys. Then straight into Ladies Day at 12 …
Productive Thursdays
Thursdays is always a productive day here at the Mission. It is the day Marina from Job Centre Plus visits. (sadly, she is very camera shy and doesn’t like any …
Why volunteer at Whitechapel Mission?
I’m not a morning person, I’ve never lived in East London and I’m not big fan of fry-ups. So why do I get up before the crack of dawn to …
National Treasures
Every cloud and silver linings spring to mind. I know this to be a true statement after today. Todays cloud – Unfortunately today’s volunteers were unable to make it. Our silver …
Easter Opening Hours
The Whitechapel Mission will be open over the Easter weekend at our normal hours, with our normal services. We have already seen volunteer groups from Hextable and Petts Wood, with groups …
Stalwart Stewards
Bank holidays and weekends are when most of us get to spent time with our friends and family. Free time for the most of us; so when we get regular groups …
Eggstra Special
I can feel a very Happy Easter coming on! Without thinking, (a trait I suffer from on a regular basis)! I remember making a comment to a group of volunteers …
Full House!
Full team of volunteers today; A relatively new company to the Mission is Newman, Martin & Buchan LLP. They first came to volunteer July 2013 with the senior partners, some of …
Just a smile
A huge thank you to the volunteers from Barclays Corporate. What a unbelievable difference a smile makes. you were fabulous! Exactly what we were looking for. We have always been aware that many of our …
Turbulent Tuesday
Most days we go home on a real high, which makes it all the more poignant when a low day comes along. Sadly we got news today that one of our …
Normal Monday Morning
What a day! We welcomed Lola Staffing today for the first time. thank you for your enthusiasm; it was very infectious. We all look forward to seeing you again. An enormous …
Impressions of Whitechapel Mission
THERE were eight of us. Martin, Jan, Dave, Sally, Dave and Nance, Tony Morling and me. On the Tuesday we would leave the hotel in Stratford very early, catch the …
Hiking 25km/16miles for Whitechapel Mission
Hi there, we are a bunch of colleagues employed by UK Payments Administration, which includes staff from Bacs, CHAPS, Cheque & Credit Clearing Company, Faster Payments, Payments Council, The UK …
Eleanor Hughes’ 2014 Paris Marathon Run
After a *few* glasses of wine in Berlin last October, inspired by watching others complete the marathon and actually enjoy it, I decided it would be a good idea for …
I’m running for Whitechapel Mission because they are there for everybody 365 days a year…
I’m running for Whitechapel Mission because they are there for everybody 365 days a year… http://www.justgiving.com/no7