On a stretch of road in Shirley , a neighbourhood in the city of Southampton on England’s south coast , a fish and chip shop made a simple but costly decision in December 2025: it opened on Christmas Day and served free meals to people who needed them. For readers outside the UK, Shirley is not a tourist district or a city centre. It’s a busy residential area — the kind of place where independent takeaways, charity shops, pharmacies, and corner stores sit side by side, servin