Up to 60 hot Christmas dinners were served to people facing homelessness in Gateshead as Oasis Community Housing held their annual festive feast at the charity's drop-in centre.
Crackers were pulled and Christmas music was played as people were welcomed off the freezing cold and icy streets to enjoy a two-course meal. Some of those at the Basis Gateshead drop-in centre had been attending the Christmas meal for a number of years and were pleased to see it return after the Covid pandemic resulted in it being cancelled for two years.
David, who was one of the first to arrive at the centre, said: "It was cracking, I had all the trimmings. I've been talking to the staff all morning. When you're on your own it's a bit of company and you're meeting new faces."
