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When we can no longer do them, we realise just how important social activities are in our lives.  Imagine then, how important social activities are for people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness?

Jumble sale at St Georges Church Hall, Sprowston Road 10am – 1pm on Saturday March 7

St Martins won an award for the effective co-ordination of End of Life Care in the Norfolk Care Awards for our service for over 50s, Webster Court

Norwich based homelessness charity St Martins is listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Not for Profit Companies to Work for 2020.

A weekend of events focusing on homelessness was held at Norwich Cathedral, including a sleepout, a living library, a book talk and information about how the public can help.

The money was raised over the past twelve months mainly from collecting outside major supermarkets, an effort co-ordinated by Old Buckenham resident Michael Bartlett, who has been a committed supporter of St Martins for many years.

Members of the public are invited to borrow a book from a shelf at an information event on homelessness at Norwich Cathedral on February 8. This isn’t an ordinary book with pages and an index but a person who has experience of homelessness who has volunteered to be part of a ‘living library’.

A cold stone floor in Norwich Cathedral's Cloisters will be the makeshift bed for fundraisers taking part in a unique sleepout on Friday February 7.

The total raised from the annual pre-Christmas street collection for the local homelessness charity was £39,802.

People who are homeless or struggling on a low income can get their hair done free of charge, thanks to the way the cost of haircuts and treatments of paying clients is reinvested into the business at Hair Care Share