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Author: Helen Baldry
23/05/2023
St Martins is one of the top charities to work for
We are delighted to have retained our two-star Outstanding rating in the Best Companies survey, a listing of the very best organisations across all sectors locally, regionally and nationally.
20/03/2023
Debz' swimming challenge for St Martins
Debz is a wheelchair user and has round-the-clock care. One of her carers used to work for St Martins and recommended it as a great charity to support.
28/02/2023
Rough sleeping figures show national increase, but reduction in Norwich
Figures published today show a 26% increase in rough sleeping in England between 2021 and 2022. In Norwich there has been a 30% reduction.
30/01/2023
Paintings of stunning Norwich scenes raise funds for St Martins
Retired dentist Martin Stewart took up painting as a hobby in 2019. Lockdown provided an opportunity to perfect his skills and he has produced some striking canvases of local scenes that he has printed onto greetings cards to raise funds for Norwich charities.
27/01/2023
Why throw it when you can repair it?
We can save a lot of money if we can repair broken washing machines and fix parts rather than pay for their disposal and replace with new. It’s much better environmentally too.
23/11/2022
St Martins awarded Freedom of the City
St Martins has been given the Freedom of the City of Norwich, after more than 50 years’ service and support to people facing homelessness.
09/09/2022
New Cathedral Dean visits Bishopbridge House
Rev Canon Dr Andrew Jonathan Braddock, Interim Dean of Gloucester, was revealed as the new Dean of Norwich. One of his first appointments was to visit St Martins, with a short tour of Bishopbridge House and a chat with some of our residents.
24/08/2022
St Martins signs letter to keep homelessness on the agenda
St Martins has signed an open letter calling on Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to take action on homelessness if elected as the next Prime Minister.
19/08/2022
St Martins receives plaque for pandemic service
St Martins team members and the people they support were invited to the unveiling of a plaque by the Norfolk Lieutenancy.
09/08/2022
Film screening of Operation Mincemeat in memory of Laurie
A special film screening of Operation Mincemeat will be held at Cinema City Norwich on Sunday 28th August - and you are invited to reserve your space.