Lancing fish and chip shop goes viral with charity meal idea

Crispy Cod in Lancing is giving everybody the chance to buy a meal for a person in need.

Manager Sahin Saglam, 27, said he knows there are families in his community who need help and he is hoping his plan encourages people to help.

"We put it on our Facebook and it went viral," Sahin said.

Crispy Cod in Lancing (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

"The idea is people buy a meal, we put the tickets up on the door and anybody who needs it can pick one of them and get a free meal.

"We get people coming in all the time who cannot keep up with the cost of living.

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"We get people donating all kinds of stuff, but the main thing is anybody can buy a meal for somebody who needs it.

"It's all anonymous and I really hope if we can show people they can do something then even more people will come forward.

Pre-paid for meal tickets (Image: Sussex News and Pictures)

"The people who are getting fed are very grateful."

Since he posted the idea on Facebook, Sahin's post has been seen two million times.

"I'm willing to carry this on for the whole year," he said.

"Charity shouldn't just be for Christmas."