EMR donates kitchen equipment to Sheffield homeless charity

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has donated hundreds of pieces of surplus kitchen equipment to a homeless charity based in Sheffield.

The 500 pieces of equipment, including frying pans, colanders, oven trays, serving spoons, and bowls, were formerly used on the operator's HST fleet.

The equipment will be used by the youth housing charity Roundabout to assist young people in its area when they move into accommodation.

Roundabout is South Yorkshire’s local youth housing charity, providing shelter, support, and life skills to young people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Dave Meredith, Customer Services Director at East Midlands Railway, said: "We are always looking for ways we can support the local communities that we serve.

"Roundabout is an ideal organisation to reuse the kitchen equipment – which I'm sure will be useful when the young people first move into their new homes."

Emily Bush, Fundraising Manager at Roundabout, said: "We are delighted that East Midlands Railway has made this extremely generous donation. When our young people are setting up home for themselves, they always need the essential basics like crockery, cutlery, and kitchen utensils.

"This very practical gift will really make it a lot easier to provide practical support for young people taking those first and important steps towards independence."