Insight UK Charity support


Grosvenor cooks up a storm for charity during lockdown


Jonathon Swaine, Managing Director, Grosvenor Casinos


“We are extremely proud of all our team members who during this challenging time when the chips are down have continued to go above and beyond for their local communities. Their commitment and energy to help those in need is a great example to us all and I’d personally like to thank them all for their efforts."


“I’ve worked for Grosvenor Casino Blackpool for 10 years now and while it’s been hard work organising and prepping all of the food each day, the team has risen to the challenge and I’m really proud of being able to help out at a time when our doors are closed due to the pandemic.” Julie Lowe, Grosvenor Casino Blackpool


A list of the free meal charity organisations supported by Grosvenor Casinos:


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Blackpool Community Homeless Project


Amazing Grace homeless charity


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l Live West Housing Association l


The Southville Community Centre


l The Salvation Army


l Hilltown Community Centre l Dundee Survival Group


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Parish Church Fintry & Parish Church Lochee


l Glasgow Homeless l Help the Aged


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A team of dedicated kitchen staff have helped five Grosvenor Casino venues transform into community kitchen hubs and deliver a total of 25,000 free meals.


Working alongside local charities and organisations, casinos including Blackpool, Bristol, Dundee, Glasgow Merchant City and Russell Square have risen to the challenge of the pandemic and committed to cooking freshly prepared meals five days a week for delivery.


Cooking a simple menu of hot tasty meals such as chicken and mushroom casserole and vegetable madras curry, the team package the food individually for delivery staff from each local charity to collect on a daily basis. As a thank you to brave key workers, the kitchen staff have also donated regularly to the NHS nurses at local hospitals and to the police, courts and fire brigades who have kept the country going.


58-year-old, Julie Lowe, the Commis Chef at Grosvenor Casino Blackpool was forced to step up to


the plate after the head chef fell ill and has been single-handedly cooking up to 250 meals a day with support to package up meals from the rest of the team. She said: “Homelessness is a big issue in Blackpool so it’s a very rewarding feeling being able to cook a good variety of meals and know that they are supporting people within our community to not go hungry.


“I’ve worked for Grosvenor Casino Blackpool for 10 years now and while it’s been hard work organising and prepping all of the food each day, the team has risen to the challenge and I’m really proud of being able to help out at a time when our doors are closed due to the pandemic.”


Te team at Grosvenor Casino Birmingham Broad Street also picked up the Community Contribution Hero’s Award at the Wonders of Westside Awards recently for its efforts feeding key workers including staff on the city’s tram link.


For Grosvenor Casinos, closing its venues at the start of Lockdown 3.0 in January must have seemed like déjà vu all over again. Having spent more than a million pounds creating ultra COVID secure venues to be told of another prolonged period without its customers, no-one would have blamed the team for taking a much- needed winter break. But rather than feeling down on their luck, the team at the UK’s largest casino operator instead rolled up their sleeves to double their charitable efforts and support communities in need across the UK, as well as raise money for its long-standing partner, Carers Trust.


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