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Bristol restaurants pledge support for charity’s initiative to tackle homelessness
Nearly 30 restaurants in Bristol have signed up to support StreetSmart in their annual initiative to raise funds for homelessness charities across the UK.
Diners at each of these participating restaurants will have the chance to add an optional extra £1 to their overall bill, which will then be pooled together and donated to charities partnered with StreetSmart.
In 2024, participating restaurants from Bristol alone raised over £22,000 for the London-based charity’s initiative, launched every year during November and December.
In 2024, Bristol24/7 visited the St Paul’s premises of Caring in Bristol, one of the charities supported by StreetSmart’s annual initiative to tackle homelessness – photo: Karen Johnson
Area operations manager for pizza restaurant Bosco, Ben Gray said: “We are so proud to be supporting Streetsmart again this year across the Bosco group.
“The impact that they make as a charity is fantastic, and the conversations that start in our restaurants as a result are really powerful. If you can- get involved!”
Across Bristol, Bath, Gloucester and Cheltenham, five charities working towards tackling homelessness have partnered with StreetSmart for 2025, including Caring in Bristol and 1625 Independent People. In December 2024, Bristol24/7 visited Caring in Bristol’s Z House premises, which was partly funded by money raised through StreetSmart’s 2023 initiative.
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With 28 restaurants from Bristol already on the list and more expected to join imminently, 2025 will be the year when the largest number of restaurants from Bristol pledge their support for the noble cause.
Bristol restaurants currently confirmed for the charity’s 2025 initiative are as follows:
Pasta Ripiena
Cotto
Marmo
Bokman
Dongnae
Caper & Cure
Little Hollows
Wilsons
Snobby’s
Bosco, Whiteladies Road
Bosco, Clifton
Pizzucci
Rock Salt
Mangosteen, Cotham Hill
Mangosteen, North Street
Mangosteen, Gloucester Road
Harbour House
Granary
Bertha’s
COR
Ragu
Box-E
Harvey Nicholls
Nutmeg
Nutmeg Street Kitchen
Nadu
Kal Dosa
Bombil
Founded in 1998, StreetSmart has since raised over £13m in support of tackling homelessness, with hundreds of restaurants across the country participating in the initiative every year.
All photos: Karen Johnson
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