But in a quiet corner of King’s Manor Garden, next to York Art Gallery, the team at Hoping Street Kitchen were busy making sure homeless people and those in need didn’t go without a Christmas meal.
It was a clear day, but Hoping trustee Jayne Venables said if there had been a blizzard they would have still been there – as they are every Sunday from 2.30pm to 4pm dishing out grub for free.
The team is run by volunteers who Jayne explained normally bring big pots of food with them that they’ve spent most of their weekend making.
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