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Cook Off 2025

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If you are visiting the Casual Dining show at ExCel London on 18 or 19 September, please drop by our good friends at Sona on stand CD121 – they are donating £5 to Only A Pavement Away for every visitor who tells then what their #1 tech bugbear is!

Sixty Eight People & Only A Pavement Away visit HMP Styal

A guest blog from Abi Dunn of Sixty Eight People

Only A Pavement Away and KAM Launch the Deborah Moses Turnaround Pathway Bursary to further support Prison Leavers

Only A Pavement Away has partnered with research and insight consultancy KAM, to launch the Deborah Moses Turnaround Pathway Bursary, a new resource available to prison leavers employed through Only A Pavement Away, catered to support their professional and personal development.

Passport 2 Employment with the Wolseley Hospitality Group

We recently completed our weeklong Passport 2 Employment programme, which introduces candidates to basic hospitality skills and empowers them through personal development and employment opportunities.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY AND HILTON GLOBAL FOUNDATION WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT ITS ONGOING WORK TO SUPPORT PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS INTO WORK IN HOSPITALITY

London, Oct. 18, 2023 – Today, the Hilton Global Foundation, Hilton’s primary philanthropic arm, announced a commitment to grant a record £2.7 million in funding to organisations that are supporting career development, community resilience and environmental sustainability, including two UK charities.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LAUNCH OF BRAND-NEW PODCAST SERIES FOCUSED ON CHANGE MAKERS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Celebrated industry charity Only A Pavement Away has announced the launch of brand-new podcast series, Hospitality Against Homelessness, An Only A Pavement Away Podcast, this October. The charity, which supports prison leavers, veterans and people facing homelessness in gaining meaningful employment in the hospitality sector, celebrates its 5th anniversary on 10th October, having been set up by Greg & Gill Mangham on World Homelessness Day in 2018.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY CELEBRATES PLACING 400 MEMBERS INTO HOSPITALITY ROLES, AS INDUSTRY LEADERS COME TOGETHER AT COOK & DINE EVENT RAISING £42K

Only A Pavement Away announced that it had past the fantastic milestone of placing 400 people into roles in the hospitality industry, while raising an incredible £42k at its annual Cook and Dine event on Wednesday 20th September.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY EVOLVES ITS FILL A FLASK SUMMER CAMPAIGN, FOLLOWING LAST YEARS SUCCESS.

The initiative is being sponsored by Caterer.com, and will see hospitality operators volunteering and donating 1000 reusable thermal flasks with Only a Pavement Away branding to local homeless charities, who can pass them onto those who need them most.

PEDALLING FOR PUBS AND PEDALLING 2 PUBS 2023 COMBINED FUNDRASING HITS £400K

A remarkable fundraising drive from the debut Pedalling 2 Pubs ride has breached £75k, bringing the total money raised from this year's Pedalling for Pubs and Pedalling 2 Pubs campaigns to over £400k. The combined fundraising total, which will be split between two fantastic industry charities, The Licensed Trade Charity and Only A Pavement Away, was announced at the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Summer Event on Tuesday.

PEDALLING 2 PUBS UK EDITION 2023 – Pedalling, Pints, Pubs and People

Following the incredible success of the intrepid Pedalling for Pubs riders, who raised over £315k for industry charities, Only a Pavement Away and the Licensed Trade Charity by cycling across Sri Lanka last month, 50 UK riders are now on a mission to boost the total fundraising by another £50k!

Parkdean Resorts partners with Only A Pavement Away to provide job opportunities for veterans

Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator, has announced a new partnership with Only A Pavement Away, the charity which supports people facing homelessness, veterans and prison leavers find stability through employment in the hospitality industry.

BIG HUG BREWING AND GREENE KING PAVE THE WAY FOR BEER WITH PURPOSE

Socially conscious beer brand Big Hug Brewing has partnered with leading pub company and brewer Greene King on the launch of a collaboration version of their Pave The Way (4.6%) pale ale for its seasonal cask calendar. The Pave The Way ale aims to raise funds and awareness for industry charity Only A Pavement Away, this summer.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY’S LONGEST SERVING MEMBER CELEBRATES 4 YEARS WITH THE IVY COLLECTION AND CAPRICE HOLDINGS

Only A Pavement Away has celebrated the anniversary of its longest serving member this week, as Iulian Stratila passed the fantastic milestone of 4 years employed by The Ivy Collection and Caprice Holdings.

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY LAUNCHES WOMEN IN HOSPITALITY CAMPAIGN AND FEMALE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME, A SEAT AT THE TABLE

ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY ANNOUNCES 300 MEMBERS PLACED INTO WORK AS CATERER.COM JOINS AS FIRST EVENTS & CAMPAIGNS PARTNER

PEDALLING FOR PUBS 2023 SETS SIGHTS ON £300K GOAL, AFTER REMARKABLE START TO FUNDRAISING – WITH OVER £150K ALREADY BANKED

Pedalling for Pubs, the industry-coordinated bike trek raising money for Only A Pavement Away and the Licensed Trade Charity, has set its sights on beating last year’s amazing total of £274,000 and surpassing the monumental £300,000-mark.

SUCCESS FOR HOSPITALITY AGAINST HOMELESSNESS CAMPAIGN AS INDUSTRY GETS BEHIND ONLY A PAVEMENT AWAY

To date, the campaign has raised over £22,000 through independent fundraising initiatives with partner organisations, and umbrella activations such as National Winter Warmth Week (14th – 20th November) and CEO Sleepout London (21st November). The Hospitality Against Homelessness campaign will continue into early 2023.

Speciality Brands Helps to Bolster Only A Pavement Away Employment Coaching Offering

Only A Pavement Away, the hospitality sector charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness find employment in the hospitality sector, has announced UK premium spirits distributor Speciality Brands has agreed to a 2-year partnership as a Primary Partner for the charity.

Recruiting staff is more difficult than ever, say 3 in 4 hospitality businesses

New research from KAM and sector charity, Only A Pavement Away reveals that 3 in 4 businesses are still finding hiring the right staff members a challenge

Greene King Comes on board as Only A Pavement Away’s first Strategic Partner, as the Charity Lays Out A Bold 5-Year Strategy

Increasing the number of corporate partners, like Greene King, is a core ambition of the charity which this month has laid out its bold 5-year strategy to expand and scale up its programme to operate in every major city/town in the UK and place 1,000 people back into employment by June 2024.

Only A Pavement Away, Tom Aikens and a host of Industry Volunteers Toast Cook & Dine Event as amount raised hits £35,500

Only A Pavement Away, the hospitality sector charity aiding prison leavers, veterans and those facing homelessness find employment in the hospitality sector, toasted the industry, while raising an incredible £35,500 its annual Cook and Dine event yesterday.

National Hospitality Day Returns this September with New Charity Partner Only A Pavement Away on Board

After the success of the inaugural National Hospitality Day last September, Only A Pavement Away has come on board to make this nationwide fundraising event, and celebration of the on-trade, the biggest yet.

Speciality Brands announces partnership with hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away

UK premium spirits distributor Speciality Brands has partnered with charity Only a Pavement Away which supports people facing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans into careers within the hospitality industry.

Inaugural Pedalling For Pubs Campaign raises £274K for two great industry charities

This year, fundraising initiative Pedalling for Pubs, powered by KAM, raised a stunning £274k for leading hospitality charities; Licenced Trade Charity and Only a Pavement Away, smashing its fundraising target.

Only A Pavement Away selected as Imbibe Live Charity Partner

Imbibe Live - the UK’s leading drinks industry event – is set to unveil the latest trends and insights and will have over 130 drinks brands from around the world waiting to share their delicious drinks when it returns to London this July.

Tattu partners with Only A Pavement Away for London launch - raising over £20,000

Independent restaurant group, Tattu, launched its first London site with a special preview dinner on Thursday 7th April to raise money to support the restaurant group's chosen charity partner Only a Pavement Away

Only A Pavement Away & DSA Connect Urge Hospitality Businesses To Recycle Their Redundant It Equipment

Many businesses and organisations can find themselves with redundant IT and telecoms equipment. This could be due to periodic equipment refreshes, downsizing or office relocations and closures.

Interview with Emma Osman

BII News' editor Kate Oppenheim speaks to Only A Pavement Away's ambassador, the Actress, Producer and Influencer, Emma Osman.

Fintech Switching Service ‘Switch4Profit’ Initiates Fundraising Campaign For Only A Pavement Away

Only A Pavement Away are delighted to announce that they have been selected by Switch4Profit Ltd (S4P) as their nominated Charity of the Year.

Craft Union Pub Company has raised over £8,000 for Only A Pavement Away’s Winter Warmth Campaign

Craft Union pubs and teams across the country have been busy donating and fundraising for Only A Pavement Away’s Winter Warmth campaign.

Join Tom Aikens to Pedal for Pubs to raise money for people facing homelessness and financial hardship

Chef, Tom Aikens is inviting the hospitality sector to join him and industry colleagues in a virtual ‘Pedalling for Pubs UK Bike Ride’ to Jordan, Middle East, between 7-15 March 2022.

Joos partners with Only A Pavement Away to further its effort to end homelessness

Joos has partnered with OAPA to donate a portion of their rental fees in all hospitality venues to OAPA’s initiatives. Joos provide power bank rental stations to hospitality venues, allowing them to keep customers charged, completely for free!

Pedalling For Pubs: Fundraising Total Closes In On £150,000 Milestone As March Jordan Challenge Approaches

The amazing volunteer riders behind initiative Pedalling for Pubs: Cycle Jordan are fast closing in on the fundraising milestone of £150,000. Organisers say they expect to hit the total any day now, having reached £146,000 raised at the last count.

Only A Pavement Away launches Employment Training Café Initiative Nationwide

Only A Pavement Away - the charity for the employment of those facing homelessness, prison leavers and veterans into careers within hospitality – has today announced it will be launching a series of employment training cafés in Spring 2022.

Hospitality industry unites to deliver winter warmth to thousands of people experiencing homelessness

In partnership with volunteers from across the hospitality industry, our third annual Winter Warmth campaign - distributing warm apparel throughout the winter months, to homeless individuals across the UK - has successfully taken place in six cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, London, Brighton and Norwich.

Wing Shack Co launches own beer in partnership with Pretty Decent Beer Co– and each drink sold helps Only A Pavement Away!

Wing Shack the chicken brand - loved by celebrities like Big Narstie - is teaming up with independent east London brewery, Pretty Decent Beer Co, to make two new beers.

Guild of Beer Writers Awards Dinner to support Only A Pavement Away

The Guild of Beer Writers is supporting industry charity Only A Pavement Away at its Annual Dinner and Awards, held on 2 December at One Great George Street in Westminster.

We are delighted to welcome The Portman Group to the Only A Pavement Away team!

The Portman Group is the social responsibility body and regulator for alcohol labelling, packaging, and promotion in the UK. Founded in 1989, it has over 130 code signatories from producers, retailers and membership bodies and it is funded by 14 industry leading member companies.

Greggs launches new partnership with Only A Pavement Away

New partnership coincides with National Inclusion Week and supports the Greggs Pledge initiatives around embracing diversity

Only A Pavement Away and Tom Aikens toast Cook & Dine Event as amount raised hits £21,000

Industry charity Only A Pavement Away and a cast of many top hospitality folk – including celebrated chef Tom Aikens, UKHospitality CEO Kate Nicholls, BBPA CEO Emma McClarkin and BII CEO Steve Alton – are lifting a glass after its annual Cook and Dine event yesterday raised more than £21,000.

Only A Pavement Away receives £30,000 grant from the Veterans' Foundation

We are delighted to confirm that have been awarded a £30,000 grant from the Veterans' Foundation to help us provide a dedicated role within the team to help connect veterans facing or at risk of homelessness into jobs in hospitality.

National Outdoor Advertising Campaign helps to promote Only A Pavement Away to hospitality businesses across the UK

A new outdoor advertising campaign developed for Only A Pavement Away by London based ad agency Droga5, has been successfully delivered across 1500 billboard and digital advertising sites across the UK.

Could ex-offenders help to fill the hospitality skills shortage??

Joshua Jarvis, Wing Shack and Greg Mangham, Only A Pavement Away – Caterer.com Recruiting in Hospitality podcast

Flat Iron Square Donates Almost £20,000 To Only A Pavement Away

Flat Iron Square Donates Almost £20,000 To Charity By Auctioning Off Tables for Euro 2020 Final.

Only A Pavement Away Launches Charity Cookbook with Tom Aikens

Following its successful #FiveMinuteFeast cookery competition, the hospitality against homelessness charity, Only a Pavement Away, is launching its new cookbook in partnership with charity ambassador and Michelin Star Chef, Tom Aikens, featuring recipes from the social media challenge.

Only A Pavement Away has partnered with Hotel360

It’s official! Only A Pavement Away has partnered with Hotel360, the UK’s leading hospitality event dedicated to increasing hotel businesses’ growth and profitability.

Only A Pavement Away and Tom Aikens Reveal Sponsorship Opportunities for Cook And Dine 2021

Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) and celebrated British chef Tom Aikens, are calling on businesses to sponsor this year’s Cook and Dine.

Only A Pavement Away Supporting Veterans Facing Homelessness into New Careers in Hospitality

Only A Pavement Away has joined forces with Johnny Mercer, former MP Minister for Veterans Affairs and Scotty Mills, former Royal Marine’s Officer to promote this untapped talent pool and help get more veterans into the hospitality workforce.

Only A Pavement Away Appoints new Trustees to support its 5 - year Strategic Plan

Only A Pavement Away has appointed a stellar line-up of industry experts to make up its Board of Trustees, with the aim of preparing and strengthening the strategy for its 5-year growth plan.

Only A Pavement Away launches new employer training resource with Flow Learning

Only A Pavement Away has partnered with Mapal Group to develop a dedicated learning resource to offer their employer partners as part of their sign-up process.

Only A Pavement Away Partners with Fred Sirieix to launch Ex-Offender Employment Campaign

Only A Pavement Away (OAPA), the charity that supports ex-offenders, vulnerable veterans and those having suffered homelessness into jobs within hospitality, has partnered with TV and hospitality legend, Fred Sirieix, to launch the ‘Sponsor a Kitchen’ campaign.

Congratulations to Emma Page

Our Hospitality Against Homelessness campaign received another boost this week with the recognition of Emma Page of Yummy Pubs being awarded the Outstanding Industry Contribution Award at the Morning Advertiser Publican Awards.

Only A Pavement Away Collaborates With Pennies To Raise Vital Funds

Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) has announced that it is working with Pennies, the UK’s leading fintech charity.

Only A pavement Away calls for funding to publish Tom Aikens Charity Cookery Cookbook

Following the success of the ‘Tom Aikens Charity Cookery Challenge’ last year, hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away is calling for funding to publish a new cookbook which will contain recipes from the challenge.

Only A Pavement Away Partners with UK’s Largest Hospitality Technology Company

Following a record-breaking year since its inception in 2018, hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away is entering into a partnership with Zonal, the UK’s largest hospitality technology company.

Only A Pavement Away To Launch Life Skills Hub To Help Homeless In London Back On Their Feet

Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) has successfully won a grant of fifty thousand pounds from The Masonic Charitable Foundation, and is one of just thirty successful bids. This much needed donation will go towards the charity’s new initiative to create a Life Skills Hub

Gaucho partner with charities Only A Pavement Away and City Harvest to support the vulnerable and avoid food waste throughout December

As London was plunged into Tier 3 this week, giving the hospitality industry just two days’ notice to prepare for closure, Gaucho and M restaurants organised two charity initiatives with their long-term partner Only A Pavement Away as well as City Harvest

Hospitality Against Homelessness Campaign wins award at the 2020 NITAs

We are delighted to announce that our Hospitality Against Homelessness campaign has been recognised at the 2020 British Institute of Innkeeping National Innovation Awards winning the “Hospitality Support Programme” Award.

Covent Garden Launches Charity Auction ‘Gift For Good’ To Support Homeless Charity Only A Pavement Away This Christmas

Covent Garden will auction over 40 incredible lots with a value exceeding £9,000; all proceeds going to Only A Pavement Away to help the homeless this Christmas

Only A Pavement Away launches SOS Campaign

Only a Pavement Away, the charity that supports people who are facing homelessness into jobs within hospitality, is raising funds through a new campaign, the ‘SOS Challenge – which, in association with Tom Aikens, is encouraging everyone to get creative in the kitchen

Only A Pavement Away prepares for its Annual Winter Warmth Campaign to support homeless across the UK

The hospitality industry has, arguably, been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic this year. Only A Pavement Away, the hospitality charity that gets the homeless, vulnerable veterans and ex-offenders back into work, is launching its second annual Winter Warmth campaign

Bespoke employment platform for homeless rehabilitation programme

Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has partnered with sector software experts Polaris Elements in the creation of a custom tech solution to manage its employability programme. The new platform supports the Only A Pavement Away team in connecting people who have...

Hospitality Against Homelessness Campaign wins Most Dynamic Collaboration at the 2020 Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Awards

We are thrilled to announce that our Hospitality Against Homelessness Campaign won the Most Dynamic Collaboration category at this year’s Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Awards held (virtually) yesterday 22nd September 2020. OAPA was shortlisted..

92 Volunteers Unite With Only A Pavement Away To Fill Water Flasks For Vulnerable Communities

Following the success of the inaugural Fill a Flask campaign in 2019, 92 Only A Pavement Away volunteers in London and Brighton donated their time last week to fill and distribute 1,700 thermal flasks of cold water to homeless individuals who may lack access to...

London restaurant group QOOT has partnered with Only A Pavement Away

London restaurant group QOOT which operates brands including plant based by CHLOE., and The Lebanese Bakery has announced a partnership with charity Only A Pavement Away. The charity provides vital support amongst ex-offenders, ex-military and the homeless who are...

Only A Pavement Away Distributes Donations Worth Over £500,000 Through Hospitality Against Homelessness Campaign And Reflects On Achievements During Lockdown

Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away is delighted to announce it has distributed donations worth over £500,000 through its Hospitality Against Homelessness campaign since launching the initiative earlier this year at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown....

UK’s largest and fastest growing hospitality sales agency in its second year, Bums On Seats, teams up with Only A Pavement Away

Bums On Seats, the UK’s largest outsource sales agency for the hospitality industry, has partnered with hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away to raise vital funds for its members. To coincide with the launch of its brand new, first of its kind, foundation course,...

Only A Pavement Away Launches New Candidate Profile Page Jobs Board

Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has launched a new Jobs Board incorporating a Candidate Profile Page (CPP) for use by partnered charities and organisations. The first charity jobs board of its kind geared specifically towards the hospitality sector, the...

Only A Pavement Away raises £3,000 with Tom Aikens Charity Cookery Challenge

Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has raised £3,000 since launching the ‘Tom Aikens Charity Cookery Challenge’ fundraising initiative earlier this month. The challenge was launched following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, which has resulted in roughly 500...

Over the Rainbow Challenge

Over the Rainbow Challenge A HUGE thank you to our friends Craft Union Pub Company and to everyone who took part in the recent #overtherainbow challenge organised by #fionapatterson and which has to date raised an amazing £1,501 for #onlyapavementaway...

The Corona Chronicles

URGENT APPEAL! DO YOU RECOGNISE THESE TWO HEAD CASES? For crimes against fashion, however the red top lad looks rather dishy. Identification may be crucial in tracking down and hiring these boys for future fashion promo shoots. On behalf of our team at East End...

Hospitality Against Homelessness

Hospitality Against Homelessness The Hospitality Against Homeless Campaign aims to bring together the hospitality industry in a focused effort to provide immediate support to homeless people across London which includes fellow hospitality industry colleagues in crisis...

Tom Aikens teams up with Only A Pavement Away for charity cooking challenge

Tom Aikens, one of the UK’s most acclaimed and inspirational chefs, has teamed up with hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away to launch its new initiative: the ‘Tom Aikens Charity Cooking Challenge’. The initiative will invite participants to cook a meal in five...

Only A Pavement Away to take part in marathon charity initiative

Only A Pavement Away, the charity that supports the homeless, ex-offenders and vulnerable veterans into jobs within the hospitality industry, will be encouraging people to take part in The 2.6 Challenge to Save the UK’s Charities created by the UK’s Mass Participation...

BBC Radio Interview – Fill A Flask

BBC RADIO interviews Greg Mangham from Only A Pavement Away about the Fill-A-Flask Campaign currently under way across the UK.

Fill-A-Flask Featured On I Love Manchester

Only A Pavement Away made an impact on Manchester recently when a group of 80 volunteers from Thaikhun, Gaucho, The Ivy, Malmaison and Casual Dining Group handed out 1400 reusable flasks on the streets of Manchester. Home Sweet Home, BrewDog, and Sandinista helped...

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