Rick and Jill Stein’s St Petroc’s Bistro in Padstow has raised £5,500 for local, Truro-based charity St Petroc’s, thanks to the success of the Bistro’s charity lunches.

St Petroc’s is a local organisation working to end street homelessness in Cornwall by providing accommodation, support, advice, training and resettlement services to single homeless people. Earlier in the year, Rick Stein, Head Chef Mark O’Hagan and General Manager Julia Geall volunteered in their soup kitchen and saw the impact the charity has on so many lives.

Julia commented: “After visiting the charity earlier in the year, the whole bistro team were so excited to be helping St Petrocs homeless charity through our lunches. There is such a buzz around our charity lunches – it really feels like a community hub during the Cornish winter, with so many local residents and returning guests coming together in our cosy bistro for some great food and wine whilst helping a worthy cause. Our team would like to thank everyone who joined us and donated. We hope to welcome everyone again soon”.