Shropshire Pub Owner to Provide Free Christmas Dinners to Those in Need

The proprietor of a pub in Shropshire plans to distribute complimentary Christmas meals. This initiative aims to demonstrate to his daughter that not all individuals share the same level of good fortune. The New Inn, located in Newport, intends to prepare and deliver approximately 30 lunches to vulnerable members of the community on Christmas Eve. These meals will be ready for heating and consumption on Christmas Day. Matt Moulson stated that the meals are intended for individuals who might lack the financial means to prepare a substantial lunch or who are physically unable to do so. “The pub is part of the community, we’re a small business, we don’t have investors, but our investors are our customers and all investments deserve something back,” he said. Mr. Moulson, accompanied by his partner and their three-year-old daughter, Mabel, will personally deliver the meals. “We like to teach our daughter that not everybody is as lucky as her, so we try and take her to give presents out, and save things for other people and charities,” he told BBC Radio Shropshire. “[Mabel] will wear a Christmas dress that she calls a spinny dress, and she will have to show it off to each person that we go and visit, she likes giving people things,” he said. Mr. Moulson indicated that individuals could nominate themselves or others they know to receive a meal, though the initiative has a restricted capacity. “We just have one car and two people delivering, and a certain amount of space to prepare that amount of food on Christmas Eve while all chaos is breaking out in the pub,” he said. “We’ll try and do as many as we can.” Individuals interested in contacting the pub can do so via their Facebook page through a private message, by sending an email to the establishment, or by calling the pub’s telephone number.