Deb James
@debjam.bsky.social
PR Manager @FoodCycle | Comms Lead @ Together Liverpool & the Network of Kindness | Former journalist & regional news editor | Focused on charity communications & storytelling for impact | Social justice advocate | Always up for a cuppa and a chat 💬
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Deb James
@debjam.bsky.social
· Nov 22
How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
In Newcastle, people come to FoodCycle to get a hot three-course meal for free, but it's also about finding friendship.
www.bigissue.com
'Food is expensive': How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive…
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Love this article from BBC Good Food - read first hand what its like volunteering at a @foodcycle.bsky.social community meal 🧡 🥗
"For many of the guests," says Jan, "this may be the only meal they eat with someone else in the week."
👀 www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/...
"For many of the guests," says Jan, "this may be the only meal they eat with someone else in the week."
👀 www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/...
What I learned when I volunteered at a community meal with FoodCycle
Community dining charity FoodCycle offers free three-course vegetarian meals for guests every week. I found out what it was like to volunteer at a project
www.bbcgoodfood.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Love this article from BBC Good Food - read first hand what its like volunteering at a @foodcycle.bsky.social community meal 🧡 🥗
"For many of the guests," says Jan, "this may be the only meal they eat with someone else in the week."
👀 www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/...
"For many of the guests," says Jan, "this may be the only meal they eat with someone else in the week."
👀 www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/...
Reposted by Deb James
🌍It’s #WorldSocialJusticeDay!🌍 Last year our #NetworkofKindness grew to 190 members! Together we:
🥗Provided 5,000+ meals
📚held 20 workshops for faith & community groups
🚀Helped launch 30+ social action projects
🤝reached 1,000+ people at events
Be part of the change. Join us! togetherliverpool.org.uk
🥗Provided 5,000+ meals
📚held 20 workshops for faith & community groups
🚀Helped launch 30+ social action projects
🤝reached 1,000+ people at events
Be part of the change. Join us! togetherliverpool.org.uk
February 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🌍It’s #WorldSocialJusticeDay!🌍 Last year our #NetworkofKindness grew to 190 members! Together we:
🥗Provided 5,000+ meals
📚held 20 workshops for faith & community groups
🚀Helped launch 30+ social action projects
🤝reached 1,000+ people at events
Be part of the change. Join us! togetherliverpool.org.uk
🥗Provided 5,000+ meals
📚held 20 workshops for faith & community groups
🚀Helped launch 30+ social action projects
🤝reached 1,000+ people at events
Be part of the change. Join us! togetherliverpool.org.uk
Reposted by Deb James
Here’s a glimpse of what was recently on the menu at our Westgate community meal...
🍅 Roast tomato and garlic soup with croutons
🍆 Vegetable tagine topped with almonds
🍐 Pear & apple cinnamon crumble with custard
Join us today! volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
🍅 Roast tomato and garlic soup with croutons
🍆 Vegetable tagine topped with almonds
🍐 Pear & apple cinnamon crumble with custard
Join us today! volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
January 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Here’s a glimpse of what was recently on the menu at our Westgate community meal...
🍅 Roast tomato and garlic soup with croutons
🍆 Vegetable tagine topped with almonds
🍐 Pear & apple cinnamon crumble with custard
Join us today! volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
🍅 Roast tomato and garlic soup with croutons
🍆 Vegetable tagine topped with almonds
🍐 Pear & apple cinnamon crumble with custard
Join us today! volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
Reposted by Deb James
🌟 Happy New Year! 🌟 We’re now 190 strong in the #NetworkofKindness—churches, charities & community groups creating a kinder, more just world.
Make 2025 the year you join us! 💡 Connect, grow, and take your next step in social action.
👉 Sign up free: togetherliverpool.org.uk/initiatives/...
Make 2025 the year you join us! 💡 Connect, grow, and take your next step in social action.
👉 Sign up free: togetherliverpool.org.uk/initiatives/...
January 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🌟 Happy New Year! 🌟 We’re now 190 strong in the #NetworkofKindness—churches, charities & community groups creating a kinder, more just world.
Make 2025 the year you join us! 💡 Connect, grow, and take your next step in social action.
👉 Sign up free: togetherliverpool.org.uk/initiatives/...
Make 2025 the year you join us! 💡 Connect, grow, and take your next step in social action.
👉 Sign up free: togetherliverpool.org.uk/initiatives/...
This was a great session 👏 #traumainformed #networkofkindness
🧡 What a thought-provoking, inspiring day. Thanks everyone who joined our Understanding Trauma Informed Practice workshop. Keep in touch 🙏#networkofkindness
✨️Thanks to Abi of Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership, to our partners @andrewslive @MicahLiverpool & hosts @frontlineuk🙏
✨️Thanks to Abi of Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership, to our partners @andrewslive @MicahLiverpool & hosts @frontlineuk🙏
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 PM
This was a great session 👏 #traumainformed #networkofkindness
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The impact of our community meals goes far beyond the food on the table.
Every pound you give to FoodCycle this week is DOUBLED. If you can, please give today. Together, let’s stamp out hunger and loneliness this winter.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge
Every pound you give to FoodCycle this week is DOUBLED. If you can, please give today. Together, let’s stamp out hunger and loneliness this winter.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge
December 4, 2024 at 10:48 AM
The impact of our community meals goes far beyond the food on the table.
Every pound you give to FoodCycle this week is DOUBLED. If you can, please give today. Together, let’s stamp out hunger and loneliness this winter.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge
Every pound you give to FoodCycle this week is DOUBLED. If you can, please give today. Together, let’s stamp out hunger and loneliness this winter.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#ChristmasChallenge
Reposted by Deb James
💡Great to hear @stevechalke.bsky.social MBE speaking about hope & kindness on BBC Radio 2, ahead of our #NetworkofKindness gathering of faith & community leaders in Dingle, L8 today.
🔊Have you listened yet? Scroll to 45mins in (7.16am): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🙏@Oasis_UK #pauseforthought
🔊Have you listened yet? Scroll to 45mins in (7.16am): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🙏@Oasis_UK #pauseforthought
The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show - Amy Adams is here! - BBC Sounds
Wake up and embrace the day with Zoe Ball and Amy Adams!
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2024 at 9:46 AM
💡Great to hear @stevechalke.bsky.social MBE speaking about hope & kindness on BBC Radio 2, ahead of our #NetworkofKindness gathering of faith & community leaders in Dingle, L8 today.
🔊Have you listened yet? Scroll to 45mins in (7.16am): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🙏@Oasis_UK #pauseforthought
🔊Have you listened yet? Scroll to 45mins in (7.16am): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🙏@Oasis_UK #pauseforthought
Reposted by Deb James
Nothing but smiles at our Ipswich Meal!
30 guests from the local community came together to enjoy...
🍄 Mushroom Soup
🎃 Pumpkin & Potato Curry with Roasted Broccoli and Flatbreads
🍓 Strawberry & Banana Crumble
☕ Homemade Hot Chocolate
30 guests from the local community came together to enjoy...
🍄 Mushroom Soup
🎃 Pumpkin & Potato Curry with Roasted Broccoli and Flatbreads
🍓 Strawberry & Banana Crumble
☕ Homemade Hot Chocolate
November 27, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Nothing but smiles at our Ipswich Meal!
30 guests from the local community came together to enjoy...
🍄 Mushroom Soup
🎃 Pumpkin & Potato Curry with Roasted Broccoli and Flatbreads
🍓 Strawberry & Banana Crumble
☕ Homemade Hot Chocolate
30 guests from the local community came together to enjoy...
🍄 Mushroom Soup
🎃 Pumpkin & Potato Curry with Roasted Broccoli and Flatbreads
🍓 Strawberry & Banana Crumble
☕ Homemade Hot Chocolate
"We're all struggling so much... I'm surviving but I don't know how long for..." Raising community voices on the reality of food insecurity this winter🙏 @declangcarey.bsky.social
& @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for coming to @foodcycle.bsky.social meal
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
& @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for coming to @foodcycle.bsky.social meal
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
'We're all struggling so much... I'm surviving but I don't know how long for'
The cost of living crisis is still hurting many around Salford.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 12:39 PM
"We're all struggling so much... I'm surviving but I don't know how long for..." Raising community voices on the reality of food insecurity this winter🙏 @declangcarey.bsky.social
& @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for coming to @foodcycle.bsky.social meal
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
& @manchestereveningnews.co.uk for coming to @foodcycle.bsky.social meal
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Reposted by Deb James
We are so much more than food. We are community.
Volunteer with us today 🔗 volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
Volunteer with us today 🔗 volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
November 25, 2024 at 10:18 AM
We are so much more than food. We are community.
Volunteer with us today 🔗 volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
Volunteer with us today 🔗 volunteer.foodcycle.org.uk/plexpression...
Speaking about the shameful situation of the growing number of homeless vulnerable refugees on the streets of the UK on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 11:31 AM
'Food is expensive': How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive…
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
In Newcastle, people come to FoodCycle to get a hot three-course meal for free, but it's also about finding friendship.
www.bigissue.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 AM
'Food is expensive': How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive…
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Powerful guest & volunteer stories from a FoodCycle meal in Newcastle. Thanks @bigissue.bsky.social @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
#communitydining #diningwithdignity
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
“This is dining with dignity..." Stories of food and friendship from a FoodCycle community meal in Leeds. Proud to share recent coverage here…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#DiningWithDignity #CommunityMeals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#DiningWithDignity #CommunityMeals
The community dining project turning waste into wins
A community dining charity is bringing people together plus saving food from going to landfill.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:31 AM
“This is dining with dignity..." Stories of food and friendship from a FoodCycle community meal in Leeds. Proud to share recent coverage here…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#DiningWithDignity #CommunityMeals
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#DiningWithDignity #CommunityMeals
Hello BlueSky! 🦋 I’m a charity PR & communications lead with a background in journalism & news editing. Now, I focus on storytelling around social justice. Keen to connect with journalists and fellow comms people to share ideas and collaborate 💬
November 22, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Hello BlueSky! 🦋 I’m a charity PR & communications lead with a background in journalism & news editing. Now, I focus on storytelling around social justice. Keen to connect with journalists and fellow comms people to share ideas and collaborate 💬