News
Author: Helen Baldry
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.
08/07/2019
St Martins wins national award for excellence in supporting people
St Martins won the award in the national Homeless Link Excellence Awards in the category ‘excellence in supporting people’
01/07/2019
New Norwich service gives people rough sleeping somewhere safe to stay
A new service to provide emergency accommodation and support for rough sleepers in Norwich is due to open in the autumn.
24/06/2019
Leap of faith for St Martins team members
St Martins team members are preparing to jump 13,000 foot out of a plane to raise money to support homeless people in Norwich. For the majority of the team it is their first charity jump – and one of them has never even been in an aeroplane before!
11/06/2019
Aviva give Webster Court residents confidence boost through gardening
Eight volunteers from Aviva spent a day gardening at our residential service for over 50s. A highlight of the day was getting the residents involved in the activity and interacting with the volunteers.
10/06/2019
Swaffham Lionesses support St Martins
The Swaffham Lionesses chose to support homelessness charities as their cause to benefit from their annual summer event.
07/06/2019
Links formed with Norwegian university
St Martins has an arrangement with Molde University College in Norway to host second year social care students. We provide work placements and the opportunity to learn from experienced staff at St Martins in return for an enthusiastic and hard worker to join our team for three months.