News
Year: 2019

07/10/2019
The Knitted House has been built!
With the help of hundreds of people, we have constructed a woollen house that provides a visual representation of the scale of homelessness in England. The house is currently on display in Norwich Cathedral until October 27.

30/09/2019
Helen and Sophie's three peaks challenge
Helen and Sophie work for St Martins, based at our hostel on Dibden Road. They undertook an extreme challenge in September of attempting the Three Peaks Challenge in just 24 hours.

24/09/2019
2020 Norfolk Wildlife calendar now on sale
St Martins' 2020 Norfolk Wildlife calendar is now on sale for £5 per copy. All the pictures were taken by David Cullingford.

16/09/2019
Book on homelessness by Norwich author to raise funds for St Martins
Local author Robert Ashton has spent three months this summer meeting people with first-hand experience of rough sleeping. Robert has written up these interviews into a book which gives insight into the causes and consequences of rough sleeping and homelessness.

10/09/2019
Outdoor gym installed at hostel
Residents at our hostel on Dibden Road are making good use of a newly installed outdoor gym, thanks to the generosity of the family of Neil Davis.

09/09/2019
Pass on something wonderful: remember St Martins in your will
Fundraising is vital to our work supporting homeless people, and a gift in a person’s will makes a huge difference to St Martins.

23/08/2019
Donation of plants for a sensory garden
Mousehold Garden Centre donated hundreds of plants for a sensory garden at our training centre Under 1 Roof.

23/08/2019
Norfolk Knitters and WIs support knitted house project
We are getting there! Hundreds of individuals, charities, businesses and community groups have got involved in the Knitted House project. Our target was 4,677, and while we don't have quite that many, we certainly have enough scarves to cover the house (over 2,000)!

16/08/2019
Pizza box designs help homeless in Norwich
Art students from NUA are supporting St Martins through a creative project whereby pizza boxes at independent restaurant Brick Pizza are customised by the artists and available for a donation.

23/07/2019
St Martins provides a new bed for Budge the Cathedral cat
Moved by the news that Budge the Cathedral cat had an accident and fractured his pelvis, a hostel resident set to work sewing a bed for Budge to use while he recuperated.