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When people turn up for a counselling or art session at St Martins, they are greeted with a friendly smile from Jason, who conveys a warm welcome even behind a face mask and barrage of hand sanitiser upon entry.

Throughout its 150 anniversary week, the EDP is highlighting 150 great lives who have positively impacted Norfolk. The former Dean of Norwich The Very Rev Alan Webster, who founded St Martins, has been honoured.

The first spade hit the ground last week at our new gardening project as we started to prepare the ground to grow some vegetables.

Marine biologist Robert is currently homeless and living at one of St Martins services. He is taking part in lottery-funded personal training sessions at Norfolk Health and Fitness to help his physical and mental wellbeing.

St Martins has been awarded a £3,500 grant from the B&Q Foundation. The money will be spent on creating a welcoming garden area as a safe space to meet, socialise and wait for appointments.

The team at Alexion Pharmaceuticals collected some items for the people we support, including toiletries and crossword books and pens.

Are you a keen gardener? We are looking for one or two volunteers with an interest in gardening to help with a new project.

St Martins is backing The National Housing Federation’s Campaign “Homes at the Heart of Settled Futures” focusing on rough sleeping and homelessness. The campaign calls for permanent housing and support for those in temporary accommodation with the long-term goal of ending rough sleeping.

We need to turn our mind to the dire economic situation which is a result of the Covid crisis. There can be little doubt that there will be more people ending up on our streets.

Norwich Print Fair Raffle : Lockdown Edition - a chance to win a beautiful original print AND support a local charity.