People have volunteered to give their time or donate items (Picture: Nando’s Glasgow Waterloo Street)

A Nando’s restaurant in Glasgow has announced it will open on Christmas Day to feed the city’s rough sleepers.

In a Facebook post announcing the move, it said it will also be giving out vital items such as toiletries and sleeping bags on the day.

Nando’s Glasgow Waterloo Street posted a picture of a notice inside its branch and said: ‘We are planning on opening on Christmas Day to feed some of Glasgow’s many homeless.

‘We’d love to be able to give them some gifts to help them keep warm and clean and we need your help!




‘We have placed a bin at our entrance and would love if you could help us fill it with hats, gloves, blankets, toiletries, jackets, sleeping bags etc.

‘Anything you can give would help so we can give these people at little bit of cheers on Christmas Day.’

Hundreds of people have already reacted to the post and promised to donate items and volunteer their time on the day to help Nando’s staff.

The notice inside the Glasgow city centre restaurant (Picture: Nando’s Glasgow Waterloo Street)

One person said: ‘Reading all comments there are so many wonderful kind people who are always willing to donate.

‘Where would we be without this generosity from them. Congratulations to Nando’s and to all the other compassionate people out there.’

The Glasgow Nando’s branch manager said staff were overwhelmed by the positive response.

Andy Patrao later wrote online: ‘Thank you so much for all your kind offers of help and support for what we are trying to achieve. It is truly overwhelming.

‘I am meeting with with a number of charities with a lot more experience than myself at all of this so we hope to be able to make the most of all the offers that have been flooding in and really make the most of everyone’s kindness and generosity.’

He added: ‘So touching! People really do make Glasgow.’

It is not yet known if other Nando’s branches will be taking up the same initiative.

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