M&S Newport Retail Park

The activities include: regular public worship, prayer, bible study, preaching and teaching, with baptism and communion evangelism and mission, locally, nationally and abroad teaching and encouraging children and young people nurture and growth of christian disciples pastoral care supporting charitable social action locally, nationally and abroad. We offer a food bank where we give the ambient food out to the local community. We also freeze fresh food down on the night and store in our freezers to use for meals throughout the month. Our users are young mums and their families, they come to our church on a Tuesday and Thursday morning and have breakfast with us and take the ambient food home with them. On a Wednesday we have a drop in coffee morning were the community come in and have tea and cake and take home the ambient food with them. We get a lot of elderly people on a Wednesday and we use the pastries from M& S to give out with the teas and coffees. On a Monday we have a warm welcome which we started last winter when the cost of living meant families could not keep warm. The community asked to keep it running throughout the year as they enjoyed the company of each other. We offer them cooked food from the Sunday pickup for lunch and they take home the ambient food home with them. Once a month we cook for around 90 people this includes children and family members (Messy Church), they enjoy crafts, singing and stories, at the end we all sit around together for tea were they have a warm meal and pudding. We also have an international evening were people bring food from their culture and church also cooks food. We have 9 different nationalities attending church that we support as a lot of them are refugees; we usually have 60 people turn up for these events. Four months of the winter we have 20 homeless people sleep over in the church (night shelter) they arrive at 6 and have a warm meal, get cleaned up and spent the night with us. In the morning they have a cooked breakfast and a packed lunch is provided for the for the day time. We also have a chess club and darts evening and on a Saturday morning church members and people from the community meet up for a game of football. On the 26th may 2026 we are having a plant swap and community BBQ, crafts and music How we identify users and their needs Word of mouth from the community within the church and newport as a whole. Example , Lliswerry baptist church, sleep station, warm space in church, toddler groups within the church reaching out to families in need. Through community activities run every month at the church i.e Messy church, warm space, coffee mornings, art club and craft club also Knit and Natter craft community, we also have a chess club once week on a Wednesday evening. We rent a football pitch once a week for community football Partnerships and feed back from the community partners such as ravenhouse trust. All our services are Free

This is a community group set up to help people in need and going through tough times. My aim is to collect surplus food which I can distribute to people in need. Fresh Food items, also cupboard essentials, toiletries, nappies, baby food and cleaning products. I would be able to collect from stores and then distribute to people in need. I have many years experience in this environment.

SWAN UK (syndromes without a name) is the only dedicated support network available for families of children and young adults with undiagnosed genetic conditions in the UK. It is run by the charity Genetic Alliance UK. It is estimated that around 6,000 disabled children are born every year with a genetic condition likely to remain undiagnosed. Without a diagnosis families have no idea what the future will hold for their child. Will they walk? Will they talk? How long are they likely to live? Families struggle to have their needs taken seriously and access the services and support that they vitally need. Many feel extremely isolated and alone. SWAN UK supports families in hospital and at home offering 24/7 access to support and information. We run regular events to bring families together and provide opportunities to make precious memories. We support siblings to make new friends who understand how difficult having an undiagnosed brother or sister can be. We educate professionals about the issues faced by families affected by a syndrome without a name to help families receive high-quality coordinated care and appropriate testing or treatment. Our Big Ambition is that all families who have a child affected by a syndrome without a name get the support they need, when they need it. We know there are so many families out there who still need our support, which is why we are aiming to double our membership and help families feel less isolated and alone.