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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.
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!