Friends have been asking for a monthly rather than a weekly subscription and to look again at the amount they would like to pay. We are encouraging Friends to replace their existing weekly subscription with a new monthly one. If you prefer to stay with your current weekly payment, just let us know. 

No, this is not in addition to the existing subscription; it is instead of it. When you sign up for a new subscription, we will handle cancelling your current plan. 

We will not cancel your subscription without your say-so (and we wouldn’t want to!). When you sign up for the new subscription, we will cancel your current arrangements. 

We would love you to move to the new model to include you in our plans for Friends. If you prefer to continue with your current subscription, please let us know so we can ensure we keep you fully involved. 

These changes are based on what Friends have told us they would like to see, particularly: 

• • The ability to make monthly payments rather than weekly ones. 

  • The opportunity to review the value of the subscription. 

  • A focus on paying forward meals for others. 

Your donation amount can remain the same or be adjusted to suit your preferences. The new system offers flexibility to choose the amount that works best for you. 

The new platform offers better functionality, lower administrative costs, and ensures more of your donation goes directly towards funding meals, enhancing your support's impact. 

As a Friend, when you come to eat at The Long Table, please:

• announce yourself at the counter

• if you have your Friends card, that's great; if not, no problem – we will ask for your name and number instead

• we will ask you if you would like to eat with us and what, if anything, you would like to pay for your meal

• however you choose to eat with us, having Friends round our table is of tremendous value to us

Friends have asked us to be as clear as we can about where their subscription money is spent – all the money from a Friends subscription goes directly to pay forward meals for others and help us grow the work of the Long Table. We want nothing more than for people to come and eat together especially our Friends.

Meals at the Long Table will always be Pay As You Can. As a Friend when you come to eat with us you will be asked what, if anything, you would like to pay for your meal. However you choose to eat with us, having Friends round our table is of tremendous value to us.  

If you’re coming down to Brimscombe Mill, feel free to talk to any of the team and we will be pleased to help you. Or email friends@thelongtableonline.com with your question, and the team will do their best to answer you quickly. There are also planned drop-ins on Thursday 8th August, 3pm-5pm and Saturday 10th August, 10am-12pm for all things Friends. We’d love to see you there.