The People’s Picnic Norwich

12/10/2026

We had a successful food drop at the Ferocious Dog gig at The Waterfront on Saturday, and it was also a great night. Photos show the donations.

TPP had a supportive shout out from the band, along with the Samaritans who were also in attendance. On their tours, the band supports the local food banks and Samaritans, due to Ken, leader of the band and a former miner who stood on the picket lines as a teenager, having lost his son Lee to su***de, who suffered PTSD following a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

It can happen to any of us, and we should be mindful that we rarely know the background traumas of our guests.

Ken is a genuinely awesome and generous guy, who also writes some very powerful songs through his experience.

07/10/2026

The beautiful peeps at ferocious dog are once again collecting donations for us ❤️ if you fancy an evening of cracking live music, with one of the most memorable live bands then do head to the waterfront this Saturday (and don’t forget to take a tin of food to donate!) this is their farewell tour so if you miss this there isn’t next year 🥲 x

Norwich, we hope you’re ready for this one. 🔥

The Adrian Flux Waterfront 📆 Saturday 10th October.

Ferocious Dog with special guests Man The Lifeboats Duo.

Let’s raise the roof one last time. 🐺

03/09/2026

We received a semi-surpise visit from the amazing Ed from The Big Deal’s Bodega Norwich on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day Ed said he might be able to drop off 'a few sandwiches'.

Ed actually donated an incredible 60 sandwiches!! (calling them a sandwich does not even do them justice!) 😍

Everyone was absolutely thrilled and they went down a treat!

Ed - Thank you SO much for your kind and generous donation 💚

06/08/2026

Huge thank you to one of our lovely long term supporters Sharon Simmons who sent a very generous donation to us following the passing of her uncle ❤️ I will of course make sure the doggies are also treated on your behalf ❤️ thank you again for thinking of us at this time ###x

04/08/2026

Another Tuesday, another warm night feeding those who need it most. Our four lovely volunteers served close to 50 meals tonight. On the menu we had KFC, chips and beans, chicken pie with veg and gravy and BBQ pulled pork with buttered potatoes and sweetcorn salad. What a treat 😍

We also had a selection of yummy desserts and teas and coffees.

If you fancy joining our lovely team of volunteers, drop us a message and we'd be happy to have a chat 💚

14/07/2026

When you become a volunteer, you join a community 💚 🥰

Tonight's bunch gave us a hearty menu of sausage, veg and gravy. Sausage, chip and beans and pasta salad and garlic bread. Desserts were cakes, scones, mousse, cheesecake and bags of sweets 😋 Everyone who was there got a delicious meal and that's always the aim.

If you fancy supporting TPP on a Tuesday (or one of the other grassroots groups during the week) then drop us DM for more info.

01/07/2026

I’ve been meaning to write this for absolute weeks and I apologise for being so tardy! This is a massive shoutout to the wonderful 2 couples who have stepped down from volunteering with us after a staggering amount of support from them. Both Marie and Poppy and Keith and Jim have cooked, supported and cared for our guests since the beginning, always with a smile on their faces and kind words of encouragement and they will be hugely missed by everyone at TPP. Enjoy finally having some free time you beautiful people ###x

27/06/2026

*FOOD BANK OPEN TODAY - SATURDAY 27TH JUNE* 9.15am to 10.15am

Norfolk Homeless Support Foodbank is full!

Walk in today, Saturday, at Door 2 on Northgate (NR6 5PJ, off Reepham Road)

Fruit, veg, bread, cakes, cereal, chilled foods available to all, but we do ask for a donation which goes straight to foodbank to keep our shelves topped up for food parcels.

26/06/2026

Sorry for the radio silence but the social media lady is now back from having surgery so here's a little update from Tuesday night.

On the menu was a refreshing chicken caesar salad wrap with crisps, KFC chicken, chips and beans and a delicious cottage pie with sweetcorn. All meals were gratefully recieved and as were the extra drinks.

It was a long queue but everyone was fed and that's always the end goal 💚

30/05/2026

♻️SAVE THE DATE♻️

How do you fancy supporting a huge, city wide litter pick on Sunday 20th September to coincide with World Cleanup Day 2026?

The hope is that many litter picking groups, Friends of groups, businesses and Norwich/Norfolk residents will get involved and arrange/join a litter pick in their part of Norwich on the same day. This should be eye opening and a have a positive impact for Norwich.

More information to come ❤️🚯❤️🚯❤️🚯

Norwich Community Support Umbrella Network: NCSUN CIC Charli McLean