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A charity in Cardiff is in desperate need of a chef – to cook the Christmas turkey for 120 of the city’s homeless.

Christmas dinner for visitors at the Huggard centre is often the only festive cheer users there experience over Christmas .

But the annual meal is in jeopardy unless the centre’s staff can find a qualified Chef to prepare food for some of the capital’s most vulnerable homeless people.

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The centre’s regular kitchen supervisor is taking the day off after sacrificing her Christmas Day for many years.

Scores of homeless people living in Cardiff use the centre on Christmas Day, including many who have been recently made homeless and are looking for temporary accomodation.

'It can be the worst day of the year for some'

Richard Williams, Huggard’s Chief Executive, said: “This year we’ve lost our regular supervisor, and we really need someone to take up the vacancy.

“Christmas Day can be the best day of the year for many, but for many homeless people, it can also be the worse.

“For the homeless people we work with, Christmas can be very hard for them.

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"It is a time where they are not with their friends and family - and this often leaves them feeling very down and lonely on what should be a very special occasion.

“We are very grateful for our many volunteers, but we need someone to come forward who is qualified and able to cook for as many as 120 people.”

Anybody wanting to volunteer for the position should email the centre at karenholbrook@huggard.org.uk.