Lidl Motherwell

We operate a free fresh food distribution service every Monday morning to needy families and individuals in the Motherwell area. Some suffer from addiction problems others just find life difficult. Our numbers are increasing and we now have in excess of 80 people attending regularly every Monday

Betel is a safe and inspiring place where men and women can come free of charge and overcome drug and alcohol addiction. We're helping addicts in 24 countries and 100 cities. Here in the UK, we have around 280 men and women in our care and we've begun a welcoming new centre in Motherwell. Betel is a self funding, non profitable charity. We do not receive government funding - instead, we teach new skills such as gardening and tree surgery, upholstery, and furniture restoration. In turn, this generates an income and empowers our recovering addicts to pay for their own recovery. This strengthens their self-worth, confidence and restores a sense of hope for the future. I myself was an addict and alcoholic. I entered the doors of Betel in 2006, lost, frightened, underweight, and with no hope for the future. But the love of people and the generosity of others encouraged me that life could be better. Ten years down the line, I'm drug free and alcohol free. What's more, I'm now married and I'm continuing to live and work with those who are less fortunate. We're a large charity but very small in comparison to the need there is out there within our country. We have and will continue to see men and women break free from addiction. To achieve this, we need your help! We hope to accommodate 20 to 25 adults here in Motherwell centre and will hopefully open another where there's great need. Eventually, our vision is to have a centre in every city so we can empower more people to overcome their addictions. All our residents are peer led by volunteers like myself that have gone through and overcome addiction. They know they aren't alone and can achieve what they set their hearts and minds on, as we have.

3.1.1 the advancement of public participation in sport in lanarkshire through the promotion, alone or in conjunction with others, of participation in football and other sporting activities and acting as advisors in relation to the development of football and other sporting activities;3.1.2 the advancement of health in lanarkshire by the promotion, alone or in conjunction with others, of the benefits of physical activity and provision of assistance in relation to sports-related and healthy lifestyle matters;3.1.3 the advancement of community development in lanarkshire by promoting alone or in conjunction with others, participation in football clubs and other sports, diversionary, activities and citizenship to all sections of the community; 3.1.4 the advancement of education in the community in lanarkshire by promoting, alone or in conjunction with others, football and other sports, literacy, numeracy, employment skills, life skills, social inclusion, and social activities to all sections of the community;3.1.5 the promotion of equality and diversity by encouraging participation and integration into a range of inclusive and accessible programmes which strive to bring together all sections of the community;3.1.6 to promote, develop and provide a wider understanding and appreciation of the arts generally, heritage and culture alone, or in conjunction with others to all sections of the community; 3.1.7 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; and 3.1.8 the advancement of any of the above purposes or objects by the giving of grants or the provision of funding to persons undertaking projects, initiatives and/or activities which further any of the above objects and are wholly charitable within the meaning of the taxes acts and section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (scotland) act 2005.