The volunteers of Fresh and Good are cooking to the rescue for this weekend's Wells SOUP!

Wells Blue School kitchens normally provide the tasty soups for the event on Saturday April 6 but they are on holiday and Waitrose who used to donate the vegetables for the soups said they no longer have the budget.

Then Kim Robinson of Fresh and Good said their team would provide the necessary veg too.

"We community cooks are delighted to be able to help by making the soup for SOUP!," said Kim. "We love cooking for events that support our community and that's what SOUP! is all about."

The four charities who will be explaining what they do at SOUP! on Saturday are:

 ·      TIME - The International Music Exchange

·      Focus Counselling

·      Sing2breathe

·      Mendip Community Credit Union

 The charity which gets most of the audience's votes will receive half the money on offer. The other three will share the rest and all four will raise their profile.

 The venue and start time will be the Connect Centre in Wells at 1pm but arrive a few minutes early to be sure of a seat. People had to be turned away at a previous SOUP! as the big room was full.

The organisers would like to thank Bowley's Garage, who have match-funded this SOUP! to the tune of £350, and Waitrose, for their support over the years.

"Bowley's Garage is proud to sponsor Wells SOUP! again," said Jane Tunnicliffe, a director of the firm. "We like to support the community and help local causes. SOUP! gives them an excellent platform to raise funds as well as increase awareness of their work."

The compere will be Paddy O' Hagan who said: "SOUP! really does make a difference in Wells. I am very proud to be a part of it and hope you will join us on Saturday April 6."