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Published by The Christmas issue, but… The Pavement Registered Charity Number 1110656 This issue has to last you until 6 February 2012, as we take one of our two annual publishing breaks in January. So, although PO Box 60385 it has a few festive themes, we hope it will keep fresh well past London 25 December. While we’re not in print, we’ll post updates and WC1A 9BH Telephone: 020 7833 0050 breaking stories online at www.thepavement.org.uk. E-mail: [email protected] We don’t know what the weather holds, but don’t be shy of the winter shelters (see The List), and if SWEP (see page 11) is initiated, get inside fast. Editor-in-Chief Merry Christmas, and all the best for the New Year. Richard Burdett Richard Burdett News Editor Editor Amy Hopkins [email protected] Web Editor twitter.com/ThePavementMag Val Stevenson • Updated as changes come in, you can find a pdf Reporters list of London’s winter shelters online at: John Ashmore, Emma Batrick www.thepavement.org.uk/pdfs/Winter2011-12.pdf Lizzie Cernik, Dearbhla Crosse Rebecca Evans, Katharine Hibbert Jim O’Reilly, Jo O’Reilly Carinya Sharples

Photographers Rufus Exton, Katie Hyams

Contributors Susie Rathie, Toe Slayer, Evelyn Weir

Cartoonists Contents Nick Baker, Neil Bennett, Cluff, Pete Dredge, Kathryn Lamb, Ed McLachlan, News Pages Ken Pyne, Steve Way, Mike Williams

Artists/Designers A rubbish way to die 4 Mike Donaldson, Lo Parkin Simon’s new service 7 Missing People 8 Printed by The names 8–9 Evon Print Ltd, West Sussex News-in-brief 11–20 www.evonprint.co.uk Homeless city guide 12 The Pavement is written for your entertainment and information. Street Life Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the publication, The Street Shield – the homeless hero 22–23 Pavement cannot be held responsible Foot care – care for your pair 24 for the use of the information it See the nurse – the health column 25 publishes. The contents should not be The List (incorporating soup runs) 36–27 relied upon as a substitute for medical, legal or professional advice. The Pavement is a forum for discussion, and opinions expressed in the paper are not necessarily those of The Pavement. The Pavement (print) ISSN 1757-0476 The Pavement (Online) ISSN 1757-0484 4 / The Pavement, December 2011 A rubbish way to die It’s time to wake-up to the dangers of bin deaths

Last month The Pavement ran its another opportunity to spot a body. that’s a potential accident – it first advert warning of the dangers Similar procedures were recom- might have been stopped at that of sleeping in bins (opposite mended in People in Commercial time but we still need to know why.” page). But how widespread is this Waste Containers, a guidance Under the new scheme, staff will be issue and what is being done to document issued by the Health able to call the Biffa call centre to discourage it? We asked Biffa, and Safety Executive in June 2010. notify the safety team immediately. one of the UK’s leading waste Although not a legal document, it Biffa, like other waste manage- management companies, if this is is made clear that “if you adopt the ment companies, has also intro- something they’re aware of and, practice and principles described, duced lockable tops and warning if so, do they have any records to you should be taking sufficient stickers on bins, although how indicate the scale of the problem? action to discharge your legal effective such stickers are is unclear. “It is on our radar,” confirmed duties, and secure compliance with The bin slept in by the two men in Shaun Davis, Biffa’s Group Director the law.” Required actions include San Antonio had warning stickers of Health & Safety and the Environ- carrying out a risk assessment of on, and warning stickers were ment. “In terms of statistics we’re “all of the significant risks relating introduced in Brighton long before quite fortunate because in the last to the storage and subsequent the death of teacher Scott Williams, three years we’ve had one accident collection of commercial waste, who was crushed in a rubbish lorry involving a person in a bin, which including the possibility of people after falling asleep in an industrial resulted in a guy injuring his leg.” gaining entry into bins.” bin. Following that accident, in Sadly, over the years, The Pave- As well as implemented on-the- July 2009, City Clean “upgraded” ment has learned of and reported ground procedures, Biffa is keen to its warning stickers on large bins on much more severe, and some- make sure its employees are aware and worked with the council’s times fatal, cases. Just last month, of the risks. “We’ve created a DVD homeless team to put up posters in two homeless men who were called People in Bins, which we hostels and other buildings visited sleeping in a bin in San Antonio, rolled across the entire organisa- by rough sleepers to warn them Texas, were accidentally dumped tion to educate people,” says Mr of the danger of sleeping in bins. into a waste truck compacter. Davis. “Secondly, as we know we’re While Mr Davis sounds a note According to KSAT news, one of coming into that season now which of caution about raising the issue the pair, Richard Salinas, managed is particularly wet and cold, we of sleeping in bins – “people may to escape and raise the alarm but run refresher programmes – what not have thought of bins being it was too late for the other man we call Toolbox Talks – which are nice and warm and dry and cosy” trapped inside, who was crushed short briefing sessions on the risk – he believes educating people from the waist down and later died. of people in bins and the dangers is vital, and shouldn’t stop with In a bid to avoid tragedies such associated… Obviously it’s a risk Biffa. “If you were to lobby the as this, Biffa has implemented all year round and particularly ESA [Environmental Services a series of “pre-lift” procedures, a risk in winter when it’s cold Authority] then they in turn might designed to make sure no one in and wet, so we’re particularly get behind a campaign like this sleeping inside a bin before it is active at discouraging it then.” and get a number of the other lifted and tipped into the waste Another step Biffa is currently waste organisations behind this. truck. As well as visually checking taking is to introduce a “near miss” It’s something that I’m particu- that no one is in the bin, the bin is reporting programme. “We are larly keen on promoting and if it rattled once the lifting forks are looking at actually identifying how came from both sides – from the in position to give anyone inside many people we think might have industry and pressure groups or another opportunity to make been in a bin prior to us lifting it,” public groups such as yourself themselves known. The trucks are explains Mr Davis. “And also when – it could be really worthwhile.” also fitted with cameras, which we actually do move it, if anybody film the rubbish material as it is is found to be in that bin, making Carinya Sharples tipped into the truck and relay the sure that our people report that images back to the cab, giving staff internally as a near miss because The Pavement, December 2011 / 5 6 / Advertisement, December 2011 The Pavement, December 2011 / 7 Simon’s new service We look at the Simon Community’s new women’s service

Homeless charity The Simon women. We therefore welcome a for any women to feel their only Community has launched a new new service opening in Westmin- option is to live on the streets.” group for women rough sleepers. ster to help them off the streets The group held its first meeting The project aims to provide a and hopefully on to a better life.” at the end of July, which saw safe, female-only place for women The Simon Community has a the project get off to a “really to come and relax – with the founding principle of not accept- good start,” said Mr Baker. long term aim of helping women ing government funding, which Mr One woman attendee said it “explore their wants, needs and Baker said makes them free to offer was the first time in eight months options, without pressure.” a “different approach to other more that she had been able to spend Simon Community Director outcome-orientated services.” time in a women only space. Bob Baker said: “The opportunity He added: “In the initial Miranda Keast, Soup Run Out- to have some safe space and stage we are hoping to attract reach Worker at The Passage, said: respite from what is a permanent a group of women for whom we “I think the Simon Community’s state of stress is invaluable in can simply provide a place of new women’s group is a fantastic engaging women and working safety where they can relax. development. It’s an excellent towards providing opportuni- “As they get to know the volun- example of how partnership ties for self-determination rather teers they will be able to explore working and sharing of resources than imposing solutions.” their wants, needs and options can produce a new initiative that The scheme, set up by without pressure. We hope to be meets a genuine need and I am female volunteers in Westmin- able to provide an alternative to the confident that many vulnerable ster, is supported by the Queen target and process driven approach people will benefit from it.” Mary’s Hostel for women. which has not always proved to Jeremy Swain, Chief Execu- It was created in response to be successful with this group.” tive of Thames Reach, added: “the widely acknowledged needs Janet Haddington, the Head “This is an exciting new initia- of women sleeping rough in of Rough Sleeping Commission- tive that the Simon Community central London,” said Mr Baker. ing Strategy at Westminster City has embarked on to meet the He added: “While it is not Council, added: “Women who needs of homeless women. difficult to make a case for the live on the streets are under-rep- “It is especially impressive need for such services – women resented in the general rough that the Simon Community is are often literally and metaphori- sleeping population in Westminster. able to engage with particularly cally elbowed out of the way in “However, they are over-rep- vulnerable and complex women many services for homeless resented in the group of rough who have often had difficulty people. It is therefore more of sleepers who have been living on engaging with other services. a challenge actually to develop the streets the longest. This is a “The safe, supportive environ- appropriate specialist provision.” real cause for concern because ment offered is a far cry from the Women volunteers from the their health, both physical and harshness of life on the street and Simon Community form the core of mental, deteriorates rapidly I wish the Simon Community every the group and homeless women are with age and we are desperate success in helping women rough invited to join on an equal basis. to find new and creative ways sleepers escape the tribulations Duncan Shrubsole, Director of of assisting them off the streets of homelessness for good.” Policy and External Affairs at Crisis, and into accommodation that If you have any questions or said: “Our research has proven that would be tailored to their needs. would like further information homeless women are particularly “The Project introduced by about the group, please contact: vulnerable and face different the Simon Community is inno- [email protected] challenges to homeless men. vative and welcomed. We will or phone Rosie on 0207 485 6639. “One of the key recommenda- assist and support the Project in tions that came out of this research whatever ways are considered Rebecca Evans was that there should be more helpful to securing the desired specialist provision for homeless outcomes which is to end the need 8 / The Pavement, December 2011 The names Annual service remembers homeless

The church of St Martin-in-the- West, Kryzysztof Krol, Kumar Patel, Fields was the venue for London’s Lee Tidy, Liton Miah, Louise Coffee, annual service to commemorate Luis Lopes, Lyndsey Brown, Madge those homeless who had died in Caro, Maria Maio, Marice Sydney the capital during the last year. Taylor, Mark Kerwin, Marquesse The moving service (pictured Andreaux- Xavier, Matthew Pycroft, Kevin Holehan opposite) on 10 November was Maurice Stovell, Mehmet Kondje, Age at disappearance: 48 lead by Reverend Richard Carter Michael Farrell, Michael Mans- of St Martin-in-the-Fields with field, Michael McShane, Michael Kevin has been missing readings from representatives Murphey, Michael Wilkinson, from South East London, from several organizations. Music Mieczyslaw Dymny, Mitta Beard was provided by The Choir with (volunteer), Mohammed Tariq, since 10 March 2010. No Name and Streetwise Opera. Narindar Singh, Noel Abeyratne, 146 names were read out in this Noel Long, Norman Walker, There is great concern years service: Allan Ross, A. Czar- Omar Abdilahi, Orhan Kartar, for Kevin as his nolecki, Andrew Duncan, Andrezej Oscar Lazurka, Ozell Buntin, Pandi disappearance is out of Moskal, Andrzej Czaznolecki, Andy Parirenyatwa, Patricia Anderson, character & he is urged Howarth, Anthony Barnett, Anthony Patricia Boylan, Patrick Kiely, Paul Bates, Anthony Quine, Aziz Badr, Richardson, Peter Ambrose, Peter to call our confidential Barry Townsend, Bernard Jordan, Belasse, Peter Jackson, Raimonds service Message Home Bertie Lazere, Brian Sears, Brian Pavlovs, Rami Morakinyo, Ricardas on Freefone 0800 700 Wells, Carmen Hudson, Caroline Sireika, Richard Merritt, Richard Sut- 740 or text 80234 for Miller, Charles Mbanugo, Charlie cliffe, Robert Williamson O’Brien, advice and support. Begley, Charlie Garrad, Christopher Roxanne Johnso, Saafel-Bel Hadj- Collie, Colin Bowles, Colin Jones, Meftah, Sadik Miah, Sandy Braun, Constance Gilbert, Damien Whyte, Sashana Roberts, Simon McAndrew, Kevin is 5ft 7in, of Daniel Foster, Darren Durbridge, Stanislaw Diller, Stephen Merchant, medium build and has David Hannington, Dominick Stephen Sargeant, Stephen Smith, blue eyes and light McGinley, Dusan Soltes, Edward Steve (George) Crooks, Taffy Owen, brown hair or possibly Feely, Edward O’Donnell, Eileen Terry Chappell, Terry Foster, Terry Cole, Emile Marciny, Franco Tudisco, Nabdoo, Thomas Corley, Thomas shaven head. Frank Wilmot, Fuaad Kulle, Garry Fallon, Thomas McArthur, Thomas Burton, Garry Rawlings, George Fair- Neitze, Thomas Newbold, Thomas If you’ve seen Kevin burn, George Noskov, George Rob- Norvilas, Tim Leach, Tony Quine, please call the 24-hour ertson, Gerald Raymond Mimant, William Duncan, Wladek Krupa confidential charity Gerald Robinson, Gerry Gault, Gordon Cooper, Graham Mills, Harry Staff Missing People on Hogben, Hassan Khan, Henry Bond- Freefone 0500 700 700 arenko, Ian St James, Irene Littler, Email: seensomeone@ Jackie Jones, James Jones, James missingpeople.org.uk Wagner, Jane Dixey, Jane Howard, Jason Hicks, Jeremy York, John Buist, John Collins, John Hickey, John Wotton, Joseph Matthews, Josephine Morrisey, Jozef Valo, Justin Burton, Karen Siviter, Karim Amekran, Keith Doran, Kelson Agar, Kenneth Suominen, Kevin Castle, Kevin Conway, Kevin Peart, Kevin The Pavement, December 2011 / 9 Photography by Marc Gascoigne © 2011 © Gascoigne Marc by Photography 10 / Advertisement, December 2011

“Thank you, I won’t let it change me” The Pavement, December 2011 / 11 News in brief The homeless news from across the planet

Homeless men convicted Gearing up for winter Not enough shelters for of murdering fellow weather warnings rising numbers of rough rough sleeper sleepers No severe weather warnings have Two men have been found been issued by the Met Office at Outreach workers across Britain guilty of murdering a homeless time of going to press, but if we are seeing a rise in the number man in Swansea in January. do see worsen weather, readers of rough sleepers, according to a Brothers Darren Rigdon, can expect the Severe Weather new report by homeless charity 34, and Christopher Hart, 38, Emergency Protocol (SWEP) to be St Mungo’s. Three out of five were sentenced to a minimum enforced by local authorities. outreach workers surveyed by of 16 years and 75 days by Homeless Link, who produce the the charity reported increased Swansea Crown Court. guidance to local authorities on numbers of rough sleepers in their David Williams, 26, died from SWEP, state “every local author- area, while over 70 per cent said injuries caused to his face and ity should have a severe weather they did not believe that there head, and also alcohol toxicity. emergency protocol (SWEP) that was enough emergency accom- Blood was found on the trainers kicks in when the temperature is modation for homeless people. of the two brothers, who were forecast to drop to zero degrees The report, Battered, Broken, said to have punched, kicked (or below) for three consecutive Bereft – Why People Still End up and stamped on Williams. nights.” This requires councils and Rough Sleeping, is the first ever They were sentenced by organizations to provide shelter survey of outreach workers across Judge Nicholas Cooke, QC, who on the first night of the forecast. England. St Mungo’s also spoke stated: “You have been found Despite the requirement for to 1,500 of its clients, to try and guilty of the offence of murder. SWEP to be implemented if three identify the causes of homelessness. Entirely correctly the law draws freezing nights are forecast, in their The biggest contributing factor was no distinction between a mil- guidance, Homeless Link stress this found to be relationship break- lionaire in his mansion and a “is the absolute minimum require- down, with nearly half of the men rough sleeper on the street.” ment.” For example, in their local surveyed saying it triggered their Although the attack was not guidance on SWEP Solihull Council homelessness. Domestic violence found to be pre-meditated, a pos- state “cold or severe weather are was the main cause for women sible motive put by the prosecution defined as any time during which finding themselves on the streets, was that the deceased called one of the night time temperature is with over a third of women saying the brothers a “nonce” whilst they predicted to reach zero degrees they had become homeless after were in the same hostel in January. Celsius or below for one night.” escaping an abusive relationship. Part of the conditions of their Similarly, the guidance from St Mungo’s Chief Executive, sentence is that they not be Homeless Link makes it clear Charles Fraser, blamed govern- released until the parole board that the aim is to preserve lives, ment cuts for both the rise in rough are satisfied that they will not and so temperature is not the sleepers and the decline in services return to their previous lifestyles, only consideration. Factors such to help the homeless. “As services both already having convictions. as heaving snow and wind chill close, or thresholds for accessing Judge Cooke ended by stressing factor should be monitored. support are raised, some vulner- the importance of organisations Let’s hope it’s not needed, able people are being left with that are there for homeless people, but if it is, take full advan- nowhere to turn with devastating specifically those in the case, includ- tage of the shelter. effect,’ he said. ‘These cuts are ing the YMCA, Dinas Fechan, Sisters proving too costly, both in human of Mercy, Zac’s Place and Cyrenians. Staff terms and in the very real costs of supporting people’s recovery from Emma Batrick the trauma of rough sleeping.” 12 / The Pavement, December 2011 The Pavement, December 2011 / 13

Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s to collaborate on some projects. experience, but also the confidence Newsnight presenter, wrote in the The opening of the Sky- necessary to enable people to report’s foreword that: “All these light centre is welcomed by achieve long-term employment.” problems are aggravated by the Oxford’s homeless, especially The new recruits are not just current economic crisis. But what because cuts have forced other being employed as free labour shines through from these accounts services in the city to close. – as well as receiving formal is the resilience and sheer deter- Crisis UK chief executive Leslie qualifications, all trainees will mination of people to survive. It Morphy told The Pavement: “As the be paid a full-time wage. takes courage of an order that most economic downturn continues to The hotel has not yet been of us will never have to display.” bite and austerity measures mean built, but after getting the green cuts to homelessness services, light from Hackney council, and is Jim O’Reilly the work of Crisis is ever more expected to open in 2013. Although important - particularly as home- the venture is set to be expensive, lessness is now on the rise again. Bredenbeck is in a good position to Crisis day centre opens in “Our supporters continue to launch the project, who is currently be incredibly generous even in in the process of selling his stake in Oxford these difficult times, and so our the Hoxton Hotel for around £70m. plans to expand have been able The plan has drawn compari- This month saw the UK’s sixth to continue. We’re lucky that we sons with TV chef Jamie Oliver’s Crisis Skylight centre open don’t have to depend on statu- restaurant and social enterprise, its doors to the homeless. tory funding sources to do so.” Fifteen, which trains young The impressive building - for- unemployed people for a career merly a fire station - on George Staff in the food business. Crisis’ Chief Street Oxford, has undergone a Executive, Lesley Morphy, believes £3.5m transformation into a Crisis that the scheme could play a key Skylight education and train- Homeless hotel role in helping fight homelessness ing centre for the homeless. in the capital. “Partnerships such The Crisis centre, known locally An American entrepreneur is as this are vital to eradicating the as The Old Firestation, provides planning to open a luxury hotel scandal of homelessness,” he said. services for homeless people in central London staffed by the seeking employment and also homeless. Kurt Bredenbeck, a Jim O’Reilly offers one-to-one counselling. former city banker who founded the There is also on-site cafe open to fashionable Hoxton Hotel, wants his the public, which is staffed by home- new venture in Shoreditch to be run Channel 4 tackles UK’s less people, providing them with a by 50 homeless people, recruited meaningful way to use their time as through the homeless charity Crisis. empty homes well as valuable work experience. The scheme aims to train One rough sleeper in the city applicants over six to nine months, Two rough sleepers are being said: “This will make such a differ- after which they will either be given the chance to renovate and ence to people in Oxford. It will get offered full-time work at the hotel, move into a house which had been people off the streets and give them or use their new skills to find a job sitting empty for years as part of a something to think about other elsewhere in the industry. Train- television programme which will be than how awful their lives are. ees will be paid while learning shown on Channel 4 this December. “It’s hard. It’s hard to find key skills like good timekeeping, The programme – part of a a job if you’ve not got a fixed customer service and presenta- Channel 4 season looking at the address or have committed a tion, as well as specific hospitality problem of empty homes in the crime because no one wants jobs like laundry and cleaning. UK – will show TV presenter Phil someone who’s unstable.” Bredendbeck was inspired to set Spencer meeting two men who The building is also home to up the scheme after volunteering have found it difficult to get off Arts at the Old Fire Station, an in a homeless shelter in Islington. the streets due to a shortage of independent charity which will “We will aim for everyone who one-bedroom accommodation. provide dance, art, theatre and goes through our scheme to go on Spencer will contact owners of music workshops. It houses an art to get a job in the hotel industry,” long-term empty houses, and shop, gallery, theatre and dance he said. “Our aim is to give not try to persuade them to allow studio, and the two charities hope only vocational skills and work their properties to be done up 14 / The Pavement, December 2011

and rented to the homeless. before, down in Waterloo. It was coffee or some soup. I remem- Further programmes in the infested with fleas, it stank and it ber what it was like,” he said. series will highlight the fact that was full of pretty strange people, At St Paul’s, the huge camp a million houses are lying empty I couldn’t stay there,” he said. kitchen provides breakfast, lunch across the UK at a time of severe “I turned up down at St and dinner, as well as hot and housing shortage, and will call Paul’s, they gave me a tent and a cold drinks throughout the day. on the public to get involved in a blanket and then I came up here Everyone is fed. Bear, a protes- campaign to persuade government to Finsbury Square,” said Ace, tor who has been here since the and local councils to make it easier who is taking part in the protest start, set up the camp kitchen, to bring houses back into use. for his son, Danny, who is five. which has grown from a small Spencer said: “I’ve seen just “I want my son to get a good stove and a tent, to a marquee how hard life becomes if you’re education and not to get messed that feeds hundreds every day. living on the streets or don’t have a up by the same system that I “If people want to come here permanent home. It seems scandal- had to deal with. The guys in and help and get involved, we ous that we are letting thousands the information tent even got in welcome them with open arms. of empty properties go to waste touch with Danny’s mum on the There is a strict no drink or drugs when they could be used to help email and she sent me a video of policy though and we demand people back on their feet and give him. I cried for hours,” he said. that everyone respects each them somewhere secure to live.” Ace used to work in a bike other and themselves,” he said. shop in Brixton before he joined “We had to start closing Katharine Hibbert the army. Using the skills he the kitchens after midnight learned years ago, he has been because it started to get a fixing bikes for the public and also bit rowdy,” he added. Protest camp is food sprucing up donated broken bikes Justin, 40, a saxophone- to sell. He runs solely on dona- playing protestor who, at the source for rough sleepers tions and gives half of what he time of writing, has been at St earns to the Occupy movement. Paul’s for two weeks, says that Traditionally, political protests “I used to drink nine litres of homeless people support the might see placard-waving march- cider a day, but these days I only protest more than anyone else. ers on a street raising awareness drink four cans of beer. You need a “I met a guy from Liverpool of issues that were close to their steady hand to fix bikes,” he added. who had just come back from hearts. These days, protestors are Despite being a little more Afghanistan. His wife had left him more likely to set up permanent protected by the community within and his house was repossessed. He camps in a local park to get their the camp, the dangers of sleep- couldn’t find work in this reces- point across. Rough sleepers in the ing rough are still evident. Ace sion. He came down here and City of London are now sharing the said he has had three bikes stolen found a purpose, a place to give streets with permanent protestors so far, and drunken passers-by a voice to the anger he feels at who are camped at St Pauls Cathe- have urinated on his tent. the system that’s let him down. dral and Finsbury Square (pictured And not every new arrival I’ve also met guys as young as opposite), and some homeless folk makes him or herself useful to 18 with no place to go but who have joined the Occupy movement, the protest community. Rough just want to help,” he said. finding in it a place of shelter. sleepers, some with serious drink The Occupy movement has Ace, 45, had been sleeping rough and drug problems, have arrived called out to charities and welfare for 25 years after leaving the armed at the camp. Protestors decided organisations to help them support forces in his twenties. Ace moved that a “homeless representative” the influx of vulnerable people up and down the country, staying might better engage with the new arriving at tent city. A welfare tent on the streets or in shelters and arrivals and help to enforce the no has been set up at the St Pauls occasionally getting casual work. drink/drugs policy that runs on both site where reflexology, counsel- He recently moved into the Finsbury sites. Ace happily accepted the role. ling and massages are offered. Square protest camp where he has “Everyone is welcome at the There is talk of alcohol and drug set up a free bike repair shop. camp, as long as you don’t bring workshops running soon. “Moving here to Finsbury Square drink or drugs here. I have cycled Charities appear to be against and taking part in this protest is around Old Street looking for the idea of providing support the first step for me, for a better rough sleepers to tell them to services at St Paul’s. Petra Silva, life. I had been sent to a hostel come along and have a cup of director of No Second Night Out, The Pavement, December 2011 / 15 Photography by Liza Edwards © 2011 © Edwards Liza by Photography 16 / The Pavement, December 2011 The Pavement, December 2011 / 17

a charity working on picking up becoming ever more blurred, and help homeless young people.” rough sleepers new to the streets while protest movements can set Matt Smith, Unite regional of London, spoke of the protestor’s up camp in public places without officer, said: “We are pleased plans to Inside Housing: “While being moved on and provide food, that Centrepoint’s manage- they have a well-intentioned, shelter, community spirit and ment listened to Unite and political point of view, they are a sympathetic ear, the alliance stepped back from the brink. probably not even thinking about between homeless people and “At our members’ union how that will affect, or get in demonstrators looks set to continue. meeting, we received overwhelm- the way of, the City of London The legal battle to evict ing support for the recommended getting people off the streets.” the protest camp outside offer. We believe this was the Ronan, a protestor who helped St Paul’s Cathedral will best deal possible we could have set up the welfare tent, argues begin on 19 December. achieved for our members working that it’s a crucial part of the camp: for this iconic charity,” he said. “People need support. For a lot of Liza Edwards people, the camp here represents Katharine Hibbert hope. There is a lot of “activ- ist burnout” and a welfare tent Strike called off helps to remedy that. It’s not a Tent Cities Update duplicating service, we’re not trying Staff at youth homelessness charity to compete with charities and Centrepoint called off a series While the world’s media is busy professionals, but on the camp- of strikes planned for November focusing on the so-called Tent site it is needed. It’s a listening after agreeing to a new offer on Cities of the Occupy movement, the service above anything,” he said. pay and working conditions. Tent Cities of America’s homeless The debate here in the UK The charity is restructuring its communities continue to come and appears more flexible than that in services after losing funding from go mostly unnoticed. Often forced the States. In New York, kitchen local authorities. Planned pay into frequent location changes workers at the Occupy Wall Street cuts and longer hours for staff to comply with planning and movement revolted and refused had resulted in an increasingly housing laws, with the economical to provide food for three hours in bitter seven-month dispute. situation worsening, these tent protest against feeding the city’s Unite, the union which repre- cities remain a lifeline to many. homeless. In another Occupy sents 88 of the charity’s 212 staff, At the time of writing, the only camp in Burlington, Vermont, had scheduled three days of strikes three “sanctioned” tent cities, other rumours circulated that homeless against Centrepoint’s original offer than Oregon’s Dignity Village, are people were being referred on to to staff, which included 34 redun- Pinellas Hope in Clearwater Florida, the camp by service organisations, dancies, an increase in the working Nickelsville in Seattle, and Tent although the services denied the week to 40 hours, and salary cuts City 4 in Issaquah Washington. accusations. Authorities have now of up to 36 per cent for some staff. These Tent Cities (see over the moved in and forcibly removed the However, under a new agree- page) in Florida and Washington Occupy camps, sparking nation- ment brokered by conciliation body have continued, against the odds, wide revolts and mass arrests. ACAS, the charity has committed to provide housing to hundreds of Perhaps buoyed by the appar- to no compulsory redundan- people with nowhere else to go. ent success of their American cies, a cap on salary cuts of five Celebrating its fifth birthday counterparts to remove the camps, per cent for the next 15 months, at the beginning of this month, London authorities served notice rising to no more than 10 per Florida’s Pinellas Hope has shown on the Occupy movement at cent after that, and leaving the impressive staying power. The 20 St Pauls to leave the site by 17 working week at 37.5 hours. This acre site provides a safe place to November. The deadline passed offer was accepted by the union, sleep as well as ongoing support and protestors have vowed to fight which cancelled the strikes. for over 250 men and women. The the eviction through the courts. Centrepoint Chief Executive, community suffered a setback The fate of the Occupy move- Seyi Obakin, said: “We regret the earlier this year when 100 of the ment in the UK is unclear. It is also need to restructure but are pleased tents were severely damaged by unclear where the homeless will go to have reached an agreement with storms, but thanks to fundrais- if the camps are cleared. When the Unite and its members. We can ing by the Catholic Charities who lines of distinction between street now ensure the long-term existence help run the site, most of this sleeper and political protestor are of Centrepoint and continue to damage has since been repaired. 18 / The Pavement, December 2011 The Pavement, December 2011 / 19 Artwork by Lo Parkin Lo by Artwork 20 / The Pavement, December 2011

There was better news for Pinel- offers a reasonable and effective Smallbone in the hit BBC comedy las Hope residents in October, when means to temporarily address series ‘Rev’, which is filmed in the employees from 11 local Home homelessness in the city”. church – said that the decision Depot department stores spent Elsewhere in the state of Wash- was made after a number of a day at the site. The volunteers ington, the Tent City 4 community violent incidents in the churchyard, helped to build platforms under is currently in place at Issaquah’s including one in which a homeless the tents and a communal gazebo. community church, where it is able man was attacked with bricks. The company also donated much to remain until January 2012. The Two signs, one in English needed items to the camp, includ- camp remains a roving camp at (pictured below) and another in ing portable heaters that are vital present as it must still comply with Polish, proclaim: ‘Following several to residents in the winter months, the states laws on tent encamp- complaints Shoreditch Church despite the mild Florida climate. ments and move every 90 days. gives notice that anybody found In Seattle, there was even loitering in this area may be asked better news for the residents of the Jo O’Reilly to move on. Failure to do so could Nickelsville tent city, when new leg- result in a call to the police. islation came into effect allowing a “Any belongings left in this permanent site for the community. Rough sleeper banned area will be disposed of as rubbish. September’s legislation means Climbing into this area when the that the camp will no longer have from churchyard gates are locked is trespass.” It is to move around the city to comply signed by the Church wardens. with housing laws stating tent A London church whose church- Rev Turp said: ‘It got to the encampments must be tempo- yard has been used by rough point where people wouldn’t rary. The new legislation will allow sleepers for years has put up come to the Church because it tent cities to remain in location, if signs banning “loitering” on its was too scary. We felt like we hosted by churches or faith groups, property, and warning that the had lost control of the Church. as long as basic health and safety police will be called to deal with “There were a lot of drug dealers requirements are met, indefinitely. anyone who refuses to move on. in the gardens and in the summer The law states: “The proposed The church’s vicar, Reverend we found needles all over the grass.” legislation Paul Turp - the inspiration for the However, Rev Turp expressed character Reverend Adam sadness that recent press reports had assumed that the trouble had been caused by homeless people, saying: “Of the 17 regular people on our steps, only two were home- less and we offered accommodation to them. The rest had homes; the problem is drink and drugs.” He added: “We provide for hot meal every Monday of the year as well as running residential units and a drop in. The work for homeless and deprived people has been greatly damaged by the uncontrolled violence and drug abuse.”

Katharine Hibbert Photography by Jamie Welham © 2011 © Welham Jamie by Photography The Pavement, December 2011 / 21 22 / The Pavement, December 2011 The Pavement, December 2011 / 23 24 / The Pavement, December 2011 Health and wellbeing The Pavement’s health team aim to help keep you healthier, if not happier

help insulate the skin. Many people ening and debilitating illnesses, wear thin cotton socks next to the often with serious consequences. skin, with thicker woollen socks on Regular washing removes the top, to trap air. The air heats to bacteria that cause smelly feet, body temperature and insulates and a light powder of baby talc the skin, keeping the feet cosy. will help absorb normal sweat. If Air your socks regularly to let the you suffer from sweaty feet, ask sweat dry. Carry a spare pair. chemist for medicated powder New technology means socks to sprinkle on your socks and not only keep feet warm, but they into your shoes overnight. can also have antibacterial and Have a safe, happy antifungal properties. Despite and warm Christmas. these advances, socks can still irritate some people’s skin, usually Footnote: This winter keep warm because chemicals used in making and hydrated by drinking plenty the socks cause a form of contact liquids (e.g. weak tea, coffee or dermatitis, generally on the tops of water). Keep the body warm by the foot and toes but also on the wearing layers of clothing, but try sole of the foot, the legs, and the not to get overheated – it makes sides of the feet and heels. (The you sweat more (which can lead to area between the toes is rarely dehydration) and make the skin feel affected.) Long-term exposure can colder (which can trigger hypother- make the skin thick, red and scaly. mia and frostbite). The signs of You often get inflammation, with hypothermia include slurred speech, swelling, burning and itchiness; changes in vision, loss of concentra- and blisters and cracks (fissuring) tion, and numbness in the hands often lead to secondary infection. and feet. Uncontrollable shaking You can treat itching and infec- and loss of colour in hands or face tion with medicated creams. are also common. These symptoms Routine foot hygiene should come on suddenly – don’t ignore consist of daily washing and inspec- them. If you think you or others are Sox in the City this tion. Use hand-hot water with soap, suffering early hypothermia, go but do not steep the feet in very somewhere warm immediately. Christmas hot water, as this causes them to collapse. Use a mirror to check your Toe Slayer Treat your feet this winter: heels, the sole of your feet and Registered podiatrist don’t hang up your Christmas between the toes for cracks and and Shoe Historian stockings – wear them! sores. Hand creams moisturise the Cold weather is hard on hands skin, and gentle rubbing stimulates and feet. Dry, clean socks are the circulation and makes you the simplest way to help prevent feeling you’re walking on air. If you blisters and other skin irritations. discover any cuts, treat them with Always keep your feet warm antiseptics and cover them with and dry. If they’re cold, the most a clean dressing. Report unhealed natural thing is to warm them next wounds to the doctor or nurse. to a fire or heater, but this overloads Untreated infections (especially the circulation and causes severe in people with poor circulations or pain and damage if you do this compromised immune systems) too quickly. Two pairs of dry socks can quickly develop into life-threat- The Pavement, December 2011 / 25

Fighting the cold ing outdoors or have another with someone else means you can medical condition, you should look out for its early signs in each Winter weather can be pretty seek medical advice from NHS other – shivering is an obvious but it can also bring extra health Direct online or your local surgery. one. Look out for the “umbles”: problems for all of us. If you’re If your symptoms don’t clear up stumbles, fumbles, mumbles and sleeping outdoors, there are a few within a few days, or if you feel grumbles. Hypothermia slows you things you should think about to extremely unwell, see your GP. down, and the first symptoms may help take care of your health. The SAD (Seasonal Affective be a lack of co-ordination, flatness, past two winters have been really Disorder) usually begin as the don’t care attitude or drowsiness. harsh and when it gets extremely nights get longer. Experts think it If the temperature drops below cold outside, it’s time to make plans has something to do with getting freezing, do everything you can to get indoors if at all possible. less daylight. Its symptoms and to get indoors. Drinking outdoors Most surgeries begin flu vac- include putting on weight, sleep- is risky, as alcohol dilates blood cination in the autumn. Have you ing more and feeling generally vessels and makes you less aware had your jab yet? If not, get down down. If you find yourself becom- of how cold it is. Being dehydrated to your GP or clinic. Vaccination is ing depressed or extra sad for no increases your risk of hypothermia, free to people who are at extra risk, obvious reason, go to your GP. so try to drink a litre of tap water and it helps protect you from the Depression is a real illness and can every day. Keep your head covered, season’s most common strains. Flu be treated. If you are diagnosed as most body heat is lost through can be serious; its symptoms include with depression (seasonal or other), the head. Layer your clothes and a sore throat, coughing, sneezing, the most common treatments try to stay dry – wet clothes are a aches and pains, nausea and feeling are anti-depressant medication contributing factor to developing generally unwell. Healthy people or “talking treatments” such as hypothermia. Most important of don’t generally need to see a doctor Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. all, if you think you or someone – drinking plenty of fluids and Try not to be alone over the you are with has hypothermia, get taking paracetomol or ibuprofen winter. Extreme cold brings with them indoors and get medical help is all you need. However, if you it the risk of hypothermia, which as quickly as possible. Remem- are sleep- is when your body temperature ber: hypothermia can impair drops too low for you to stay your ability to make decisions. alive. Being Have a good Christ- mas and keep well.

Susie Rathie The Pavement’s nurse 26 / The Pavement, December 2011

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people of all ages all of people

Tue: 7pm, Lincoln’s Inn Fields; Fields; Inn Lincoln’s 7pm, Tue:

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Housing advice for LGBT LGBT for advice Housing

(every fortnight); Every other other Every fortnight); (every

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smoking; no pets; dry pets; no smoking; Regularly updated online online updated Regularly Central London Samaritans London Central

The Pavement online Pavement The rate area for women); no no women); for area rate

- (sepa 15 for Beds mixed; 18+ MH

- 136 Seymour Place, W1H 1NT W1H Place, Seymour 136 - www.homelesslondon.org drop in service in drop

Referral only from WLDC, 134 134 WLDC, from only Referral Updated at least annually least at Updated Telephone first - not a a not - first Telephone

- 8am: last admission 8pm admission last 8am: - Homeless London Directory (RIS) Directory London Homeless those in suicidal crisis suicidal in those

01 Dec 11 - 31 Mar 12: 6.30pm 6.30pm 12: Mar 31 - 11 Dec 01 One-off four night stay for for stay night four One-off

0207 569 5900 569 0207 020 7263 7070 7263 020 MH

Various Venues Various 72 Moray Road, N4 3LG N4 Road, Moray 72 www.helpfordepression.com

Shelter (WCWS) Shelter Maytree Respite Centre Respite Maytree treatments for depression for treatments

of the various approaches and and approaches various the of Westminster Churches Winter Winter Churches Westminster

A comprehensive explanation explanation comprehensive A 020 8254 1400 8254 020

Help for Depression for Help basis, must phone first; dry first; phone must basis, Merton High Street, SW19 1BD SW19 Street, High Merton

ral; On a first come first served served first come first a On ral; Blue Cross Merton, 88 – 92 92 – 88 Merton, Cross Blue

WEBSITES 0RQ, 020 8748 1400 8748 020 0RQ, - self-refer women); for area

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01 Nov 11 - 31 Mar 12: 12: Mar 31 - 11 Nov 01

18+ mixed; Beds for 35 (separate (separate 35 for Beds mixed; 18+ Maximum stay four weeks four stay Maximum

Mobile switched off if no vacancies no if off switched Mobile

8pm–7am: last admission 8pm admission last 8pm–7am: No smoking inside; No pets; pets; No inside; smoking No

07860 270 278 270 07860

(Hammersmith and Fulham): Fulham): and (Hammersmith 10; Agency referral only; Dry; Dry; only; referral Agency 10;

Various Churches Various

running alongside from January January from alongside running Age 18+; Men only; Beds for for Beds only; Men 18+; Age

Shelter

ton & Chelsea); Second circuit circuit Second Chelsea); & ton 04 Jan - 28 Mar 12: 7pm - 7.30am - 7pm 12: Mar 28 - Jan 04

- (Kensing 12 Apr 1 - 11 Nov 01 Croydon Churches Floating Floating Churches Croydon - Sun: 9am - 5pm) - 9am Sun: -

0207 351 4948 351 0207 07979 836403 (Tue (Tue 836403 07979

Various Venues Various www.crisis.org.uk or site our Winter Night Shelter Night Winter

Shelter Details of pick up points from from points up pick of Details Harrow – Firm Foundation Foundation Firm – Harrow

West London Churches Winter Winter Churches London West womens centre), Dry centre), womens

Age 18+ mixed (except (except mixed 18+ Age Dry; No smoking inside smoking No Dry;

www.robes.org.uk after breakfast 30 Dec) 30 breakfast after Beds for 12; Agency referral; referral; Agency 12; for Beds

Further info 020 7407 5623 7407 020 info Further (opens 12noon on 23 and closes closes and 23 on 12noon (opens Entry 8 - 8.30pm; Age 18+ mixed; mixed; 18+ Age 8.30pm; - 8 Entry

several agencies several 23 - 30 Dec: 9.30am-9pm 9.30am-9pm Dec: 30 - 23 Resource Centre and Upper Room Upper and Centre Resource

By referral only from from only referral By women residential centres. residential women Centre, Hope Worldwide, Homeless Homeless Worldwide, Hope Centre,

Age 18+ mixed; Beds for 15 for Beds mixed; 18+ Age sleeper, quiet, dependency and and dependency quiet, sleeper, Whitechapel Mission, Haringey Irish Irish Haringey Mission, Whitechapel

7pm - 8am (arrive before 8pm) before (arrive 8am - 7pm smith & Stratford. Other rough rough Other Stratford. & smith Harngey Options & Prevention, Prevention, & Options Harngey

closed 23 - 30 Dec 11): Open Open 11): Dec 30 - 23 closed - Hammer Park, Finsbury sey, Only accept referrals from LB LB from referrals accept Only

06 Nov 11 - 01 Apr 12 (except (except 12 Apr 01 - 11 Nov 06 - Bermond in colleges Various Dec 11 - Mar 12: 8pm - 8.15am 8.15am - 8pm 12: Mar - 11 Dec

Various Venues Various Crisis Christmas Crisis no referral on this number) this on referral no

Lambeth) 07949 361721 (10.30am - 5pm; 5pm; - (10.30am 361721 07949

Robes Project (Southwark & & (Southwark Project Robes www.carisislington.org Various Churches Various

or self-referral; phone ahead phone self-referral; or Haringey Churches Winter Shelter Winter Churches Haringey

(separate area for women); Agency Agency women); for area (separate (self-referrals are possible); Dry possible); are (self-referrals

Age 18+ mixed; Beds for 15 15 for Beds mixed; 18+ Age www.hwns.org.uk referred to one of the 24 beds 24 the of one to referred

- 8.30am. Arrive before 8.30pm before Arrive 8.30am. - the homeless in Hackney. Hackney. in homeless the Closes at 10pm except for those those for except 10pm at Closes

01 Jan - 31 Mar 12: 7.30pm 7.30pm 12: Mar 31 - Jan 01 Doorways, which exists to serve serve to exists which Doorways, at 6pm) at

07913 020738 07913 The shelter is part of Hackney Hackney of part is shelter The again at 3pm (supper for up to 75 to up for (supper 3pm at again

Various Churches Various Agency or self- referral: dry referral: self- or Agency for up to 75); opening 75); to up for

Weather Shelters Weather Last admission 8.30pm admission Last 7am - 12noon (breakfast (breakfast 12noon - 7am

Caris Islington Churches Cold Churches Islington Caris (screened area for women’s beds) women’s for area (screened 23–30 Dec (not 24 hours): hours): 24 (not Dec 23–30

Age 18+ mixed; beds for 25 for beds mixed; 18+ Age 07833 123155 (referral line) (referral 123155 07833

www.c4wshomelessproject.org (7pm on Sundays) on (7pm Avenue, N1 2XD N1 Avenue,

agency referral; phone ahead phone referral; agency 01 Jan – 31 Mar 12: 8pm–8am 12: Mar 31 – Jan 01 Union Chapel, Compton Compton Chapel, Union

(separate area for women); Camden Camden women); for area (separate – you will not be charged for this call this for charged be not will you – Quaker Christmas Shelter Christmas Quaker

18+ mixed; Beds for 15 for Beds mixed; 18+ Booking essential: 07549 043 728 728 043 07549 essential: Booking

8.30am. Entry 7.30-8pm, Age Age 7.30-8pm, Entry 8.30am. Various Churches Various www.kcah.org.uk/winter-night-shelters

closed 23 Dec - 30 Dec 10): 7.30pm– 10): Dec 30 - Dec 23 closed Hackney Winter Night Shelter Night Winter Hackney Mon - Fri: 10am - 1pm - 10am Fri: - Mon

02 Nov 11 - 01 Mar 12 (except (except 12 Mar 01 - 11 Nov 02 referral; Phone or go to KCAH KCAH to go or Phone referral;

07715 507970 07715 www.thisisgrowth.org some venues); Agency or self- or Agency venues); some

Various Churches Various based agencies - no self-referral no - agencies based (separate area for women at at women for area (separate

C4WS Homeless Project (Camden) Project Homeless C4WS Referral only from Tower Hamlet Hamlet Tower from only Referral Age 18+ mixed; Beds for 12 12 for Beds mixed; 18+ Age

closed 23 - 30 Dec 11) 11) Dec 30 - 23 closed 8.15pm - 8am - 8.15pm

uk/5000_project 14 Nov 11 - 16 Mar 12 (except (except 12 Mar 16 - 11 Nov 14 01 Dec 11 - 28 Feb 12: 12: Feb 28 - 11 Dec 01

www.bromleyurc.org. Various Churches Various 020 8255 7400 8255 020

Reach about ‘reconnection’ about Reach GrowTH - Tower Hamlets Tower - GrowTH ston Upon Thames, KT1 1SU KT1 Thames, Upon ston

A10s willing to talk to Thames Thames to talk to willing A10s - King Road, Fife 36a (KCAH),

verified rough sleepers, and and sleepers, rough verified www.ecwns.org.uk Action on Homelessness Homelessness on Action

Priority to local connections, connections, local to Priority referrals from four local agencies. local four from referrals contact Kingston Churches Churches Kingston contact

Dry; no smoking inside smoking no Dry; - 30 Mar 12, but only accepting accepting only but 12, Mar 30 - Various Churches Various

18+; mixed; Beds for 12; 12; for Beds mixed; 18+; Running a service from 03 Jan Jan 03 from service a Running Winter Night Shelter Night Winter

Agency or self-referral; Age Age self-referral; or Agency Various Churches Various Kingston Churches Churches Kingston

- 8am (last booking in 6pm) in booking (last 8am - Night Shelter Night

Agency or self-referral; dry self-referral; or Agency 7pm 12: Feb 28 - 11 Dec 05 Ealing Churches Winter Winter Churches Ealing

5; Local connection only; only; connection Local 5; 008523 07879 or 3pm) -

Age 18+; Men only; Beds for for Beds only; Men 18+; Age (10am 0257 8466 020 www.croydonchurch.org.uk

Jan - Feb 12: 6pm–8am 12: Feb - Jan 1RY BR1 Road, Widmore 20 Church, Local referral only, dry only, referral Local

01895 556700 (9am - 5pm) - (9am 556700 01895 Reform United Bromley contact Age 18+ mixed; Beds for 14 for Beds mixed; 18+ Age

Various Churches Various Churches Various Last admission 8pm admission Last

Hillingdon Winter Night Shelter Night Winter Hillingdon Project 5000 – Bromley 7.30pm–8am

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www.streetlytes.org

Church 8.15pm; Hinde Street Street Hinde 8.15pm; Church

Bush Green, Shepherd’s Bush Shepherd’s Green, Bush (8pm–10.30pm): St Pancras Pancras St (8pm–10.30pm):

scheme); Sun: 6pm; outreach on on outreach 6pm; Sun: scheme);

Soup Run Soup : Wed & Thurs Thurs & Wed :

www.route18.org.uk

kits and referral to a rent deposit deposit rent a to referral and kits Marble Arch (Sunday) 9am (Sunday) Arch Marble

Reach about ‘reconnection’ about Reach

wiches, fruit, clothing, hygiene hygiene clothing, fruit, wiches, Grosvenor Gardens 8.30am; 8.30am; Gardens Grosvenor

and A10s willing to talk to Thames Thames to talk to willing A10s and - sand meal, (hot Hostel George 7am; Southampton Road 7.30am; 7.30am; Road Southampton 7am;

nections, verified rough sleepers, sleepers, rough verified nections, Every other Saturday: 2-9pm, King King 2-9pm, Saturday: other Every Milford Lane 6.45am; Strand Strand 6.45am; Lane Milford

- con local to Priority only; needs Centre, 205 Portobello Road, W11; W11; Road, Portobello 205 Centre, St Pancras Church 6.30am; 6.30am; Church Pancras St

30; Dry; no smoking; Low support support Low smoking; no Dry; 30; Thu: 6-9pm; Salvaltion Army Army Salvaltion 6-9pm; Thu: Tea Run Tea : Sun & Mon (6–9.30am): (6–9.30am): Mon & Sun :

on Bush Green, Shepherd’s Bush; Bush; Shepherd’s Green, Bush on 8.30pm; Age 18+; mixed; Beds for for Beds mixed; 18+; Age 8.30pm; Simon Community Simon

hostel, Victoria; Wed: 9pm; outreach outreach 9pm; Wed: Victoria; hostel, Agency or self-referral; Arrive before before Arrive self-referral; or Agency

Tue: 6.30-9pm, King George’s George’s King 6.30-9pm, Tue: - 30 Dec 10): 7.30pm - 7.30am 7.30am - 7.30pm 10): Dec 30 -

Southwark Bridge Road – from 5am from – Road Bridge Southwark

Streetlytes Dec 11 - Mar 12 (except closed 23 23 closed (except 12 Mar - 11 Dec

Van behind the Festival Hall or on on or Hall Festival the behind Van

- 4pm; Fri: 10.30am - 4pm) - 10.30am Fri: 4pm; - Silver Lady Fund (The Pie Man) Pie (The Fund Lady Silver

020 8208 8590 (Mon - Thu: 9.30am 9.30am Thu: - (Mon 8590 8208 020 Walking around with food with around Walking

60 Ashford Road, NW2 6TU NW2 Road, Ashford 60 Victoria area, Thurs: 8–10pm Thurs: area, Victoria

Sun: 7pm Sun:

Steps of Faith of Steps contact CHC Community Centre, Centre, Community CHC contact

Lincoln’s Inn Fields Inn Lincoln’s

Various Churches Various

Seventh Day Adventists Day Seventh

Brent – Route 18 Winter Shelter Winter 18 Route – Brent Tue & Thu: 7.30pm Thu: & Tue

Lincoln’s Inn Fields Inn Lincoln’s

Vegetarian meal and tea and meal Vegetarian

St Vincent De Paul De Vincent St - no self referral. self no -

month); 11am–1pm month);

Referral through HAB HAB through Referral

Coram’s Fields (3rd Sun of of Sun (3rd Fields Coram’s

020 8446 8400 8446 020 Sandwiches, drinks, cake and clothes and cake drinks, Sandwiches,

Sai Baba Sai

36b Woodhouse Road, N12 0RG N12 Road, Woodhouse 36b the month: 9pm month: the

Contact Homeless Action in Barnet, Barnet, in Action Homeless Contact Second and last Wed of of Wed last and Second

A great curry! great A

Age 18+ mixed; Beds for 15; Dry 15; for Beds mixed; 18+ Age Lincoln’s Inn Fields Inn Lincoln’s

Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Wed: 8–8.30pm Wed: Fields, Inn Lincoln’s

Doors close 10pm 10pm close Doors St Thomas of Canterbury of Thomas St

Sahhu Vaswani Sahhu

7.30pm - 8.30am - 7.30pm

01 Oct 11 - 31 Mar 12: 12: Mar 31 - 11 Oct 01 of the month: 8.30pm month: the of

9pm every Tuesday and Friday. and Tuesday every 9pm

Various Churches and Synagogues and Churches Various First, third and fourh Tue Tue fourh and third First,

wiches and hot beverages around around beverages hot and wiches

Barnet Churches Winter Shelter Winter Churches Barnet Temple Station Temple

- Sand Street. Tothill the to month

St Monica’s Church Monica’s St

several teams coming up once a a once up coming teams several

guests already known to them. to known already guests

This run from Wimbledon has has Wimbledon from run This

Dec, but very likely to be full with with full be to likely very but Dec,

Tues–Sat: 12.30pm–1.30pm Tues–Sat:

The Sacred Heart Sacred The

Running a winter service from 01 01 from service winter a Running 020 7226 3277 7226 020

999 Club (Lambeth & Lewisham) & (Lambeth Club 999 39 Duncan Terrace, N1 8AL N1 Terrace, Duncan 39

Rice and Chicken, or savoury rice savoury or Chicken, and Rice

St John the Evangelist the John St

The Strand, Fri : 9–10pm : Fri Strand, The

SEASONAL SHELTERS SEASONAL

Rice Run Rice

Churches workers Churches

tive Saturdays to Streetlytes to Saturdays tive

& Fri 10am-4pm – Ealing Ealing – 10am-4pm Fri &

served 365 days a year a days 365 served

- alterna hostel: George’s King

Also: Advice service Thur Thur service Advice Also:

Free tea and warm food food warm and tea Free

Winners Chapel Winners

Sat & Sun: 3.30–5pm 3.30–5pm Sun: & Sat Frampton Park Road, E9 7PQ E9 Road, Park Frampton

020 8566 3507 8566 020 E1 6JN; Tue-Sat: 2.30-4pm; 2.30-4pm; Tue-Sat: 6JN; E1

Mattock Lane, W13 9LA W13 Lane, Mattock Food, drink and some sundries some and drink Food, Church, Shoreditch High Street, Street, High Shoreditch Church,

St John’s Ealing John’s St Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Tue: 8.15pm Tue: Fields, Inn Lincoln’s Mon: 4.30-6pm; St Leonard’s Leonard’s St 4.30-6pm; Mon:

Wycombe & Marlow Group Marlow & Wycombe Rhythms of Life International Life of Rhythms

Sat: 7.45pm Sat:

Victoria, 2nd Sun of month: 7pm month: of Sun 2nd Victoria, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Inn Lincoln’s Mon–Wed: 12noon–6.30pm Mon–Wed:

Quaker Run Quaker St Ignatius Church Ignatius St 020 7249 0041 7249 020

De Beauvoir Road, N1 Road, Beauvoir De

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Peter’s Community Café Community Peter’s & Thu, 9–11pm: Ealing Tube Ealing 9–11pm: Thu, & Sat: 11.30am-1.30pm Sat:

Wed, 9–11pm: Brixton (in square); square); (in Brixton 9–11pm: Wed, 10 St Andrew’s Road, W14 9SX W14 Road, Andrew’s St 10

Tue:, 9–11pm; Hackney Central; Central; Hackney 9–11pm; Tue:, St Andrew’s Church Andrew’s St 12.45pm–2pm

Mon, 9–11.30pm; Whitechapel; Whitechapel; 9–11.30pm; Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri & Sat: Sat: & Fri Weds, Tues,

Teen Challenge Teen 020 7485 2727 7485 020 P – 4pm) & Sun (1.15–3.15pm) (1.15–3.15pm) Sun & 4pm) –

165 Arlington Rd, NW1 Rd, Arlington 165 to Denmark Street) – Sat (2 (2 Sat – Street) Denmark to

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Street Café: Café: Street Waterloo Bridge (Embankment). (Embankment). Bridge Waterloo St Giles-in-the-Fields, Giles-in-the-Fields, St

B, CL, FF CL, B, Sun 2.30pm–4.30pm beneath beneath 2.30pm–4.30pm Sun 9.15pm; Waterloo 9.45pm Waterloo 9.15pm; pm. 7-9.30 term-time;

SW London Vineyard/King’s Table Vineyard/King’s London SW 8.45pm; Maltravers Street Street Maltravers 8.45pm; during Thursdays Alternate

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Shepherds Market; Curzon Street Curzon Market; Shepherds two-course hot meal served at table. at served meal hot two-course

ing. Sat –Sun: 6.15pm onwards 6.15pm –Sun: Sat ing.

Street; Park Lane underpasses; underpasses; Lane Park Street; An established service, providing a a providing service, established An

- cloth occasionally and food with

Hyde Park Corner route route Corner Park Hyde – Mount Mount – Lord High Admiral public house. public Admiral High Lord

Mon–Fri: 7.15pm; Many vans vans Many 7.15pm; Mon–Fri:

Green Park tube; Piccadilly Piccadilly tube; Park Green Vauxhall Bridge Road, behind the the behind Road, Bridge Vauxhall

Lincoln’s Inn Fields Inn Lincoln’s

keley Square; Berkeley Street; Street; Berkeley Square; keley St James the Less parish centre, centre, parish Less the James St

Berkeley Square route Square Berkeley - Ber – Open Door Meal Door Open

Peter Street, Fri: 8.30pm Fri: Street, Peter Square; New Bond Street Bond New Square;

King George’s Hostel, 75 Great Great 75 Hostel, George’s King

to Hanover Street; Hanover Hanover Street; Hanover to

Sandwiches and hot drinks hot and Sandwiches

Lighthouse Chapel International Chapel Lighthouse

Street; top end of Regent Street Street Regent of end top Street; Every night from 9.30pm 9.30pm from night Every

South Moulton Street; Oxford Oxford Street; Moulton South Gardens, central Croydon central Gardens,

– Davies Street; Bourdon Street; Street; Bourdon Street; Davies – Open for breakfasts for Open 1pm, 1pm, At the fountain in the Queens Queens the in fountain the At

Oxford Street route Street Oxford routes: Three Mon: 11am–2pm; Tue: 11.15am– Tue: 11am–2pm; Mon: Nightwatch

Thurs: 8–10.30pm Thurs: 020 7837 7182 7837 020

Farm Street Church Street Farm Vernon Square, W1 Square, Vernon

the West End once a month. a once End West the

Kings Cross Baptist Church Baptist Cross Kings

A run in Hendon, that comes into into comes that Hendon, in run A

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11am–1pm (women’s brunch brunch (women’s 11am–1pm month, Mon–Wed: 9pm Mon–Wed: month,

7.30–9pm (open drop-in); Fri: Fri: drop-in); (open 7.30–9pm Second full week of the the of week full Second

Sun–Thurs; 7.45–8.45pm Sun–Thurs;

Weds: 1–3pm (women’s drop-in), drop-in), (women’s 1–3pm Weds: near Trafalgar Square Trafalgar near

020 8444 7027 8444 020

Tues: 5–6pm (women’s drop-in); drop-in); (women’s 5–6pm Tues: National Portrait Gallery, Gallery, Portrait National

2 Dukes Ave, N10 2PT 2PT N10 Ave, Dukes 2

Mon: 6–8pm (men’s group); group); (men’s 6–8pm Mon: Jesus Army Jesus

Muswell Hill Churches Hill Muswell

020 7837 5149 7837 020

(near Burger King), WC1H 8EJ WC1H King), Burger (near

(8–9.30pm) at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Inn Lincoln’s at (8–9.30pm)

& TBC (10pm) TBC &

11 Argyle Street, King’s Cross Cross King’s Street, Argyle 11

beverages on Sunday evenings evenings Sunday on beverages

Mon: Spitalfields (9.30pm) (9.30pm) Spitalfields Mon:

Faith House (Salvation Army) (Salvation House Faith

Serving sandwiches and hot hot and sandwiches Serving

Missionaries of Charity of Missionaries

Imperial College Imperial

Thurs: 7.30am (cooked breakfast) (cooked 7.30am Thurs:

Full English breakfast English Full

Romford Rd & Upton Lane) Upton & Rd Romford

(Charing Cross end, outside Coutt’s). outside end, Cross (Charing

020 7476 4133, 4133, 7476 020 Sat: 8am–12pm 8am–12pm Sat:

Forest Gate, E7 8BD (corner of of (corner 8BD E7 Gate, Forest

second Sunday. On the Strand Strand the On Sunday. second

389 –395 Barking Road, E13 8AL E13 Road, Barking –395 389

Emmanuel Church Emmanuel

cooked breakfast is served on the the on served is breakfast cooked

Memorial Baptist Church Plaistow Church Baptist Memorial

food; note that an excellent full full excellent an that note food;

month (6.45am onwards) – Hot Hot – onwards) (6.45am month

housing advice housing

Every second Sun: 4pm Sun: second Every Second and fourth Sunday in the the in Sunday fourth and Second

They also give practical help/ practical give also They

Charing Cross, Strand Cross, Charing

House of Bread – The Vision The – Bread of House

3.30-5pm Love to the Nations Ministries Nations the to Love

Friday: 11am-4pm; Sat and Sun: Sun: and Sat 11am-4pm; Friday:

2pm: King’s Cross (York Way) (York Cross King’s 2pm:

St Johns Church Hall, Mattock Lane Mattock Hall, Church Johns St

Food, bedding, clothes and toiletries and clothes bedding, Food,

1pm: Camden (Arlington Road); Road); (Arlington Camden 1pm:

Ealing Soup Kitchen Soup Ealing

day of the month: 8.30-11pm month: the of day 12pm: Kentish Town (Islip Road); Road); (Islip Town Kentish 12pm:

- Wednes Second Street, Tothill latter from Mon–Sat, all year round: round: year all Mon–Sat, from latter

London City Aid City London E very Tuesday; 10am–12pm Tuesday; very Temple if there’s food left. The The left. food there’s if Temple

020 8221 3860 8221 020 Mon–Fri; 7:15pm, finishing at at finishing 7:15pm, Mon–Fri;

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Cross police station: 8.45pm; 8.45pm; station: police Cross The Hare Krishna food run provides provides run food Krishna Hare The 10.30am–12noon Thu:

The Strand, opposite Charing Charing opposite Strand, The 020 7607 7355 7607 020 Hare Krishna Food for Life for Food Krishna Hare

drinks, clothes, and toiletries: toiletries: and clothes, drinks, Hilldrop Road, Holloway, N7 0JE N7 Holloway, Road, Hilldrop

sandwiches, eggs, biscuits, soft soft biscuits, eggs, sandwiches, Camden Road Baptist Church Baptist Road Camden Peter Street, SW1P 2BN SW1P Street, Peter

holidays). Van with tea/coffee, tea/coffee, with Van holidays). George’s hostel, 72 Great Great 72 hostel, George’s

Mondays (including bank bank (including Mondays

Sun & Mon: 6.30-8pm; King King 6.30-8pm; Mon: & Sun

Thu: 12noon (lunch) 12noon Thu:

The London Run London The

Good Samaria Network Samaria Good Daily: 1030-1130am; 1030-1130am; Daily:

020 7272 8195 7272 020

Also have clothes and toiletries and clothes have Also Every second Sat: 5–6pm Sat: second Every 4NG N19 Road, Hatchard’s 21

Last Tue of the month: 8pm month: the of Tue Last The Narroway, Hackney Central Hackney Narroway, The Centre Community Gabriel’s St

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Liss Homeless Run Homeless Liss

Hot meals, soup, fruit and cake and fruit soup, meals, Hot limited) (very ticket for 10.30am

Hot indian food indian Hot 8.30-10pm Thurs: 1pm lunch Roast Sunday:

020 7240 0544 7240 020 Second & fourth Sun: 6pm Sun: fourth & Second Street Peter Great

Charing Cross, Strand Cross, Charing 75 Hostel, George’s King 8EP WC2 Ave, Shaftesbury 235

The Lion’s Club of Fairlop of Club Lion’s The Steps First Church Baptist Bloomsbury

The Pavement, December 2011 / 31

www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk

MH, MS, NE, P, SH P, NE, MS, MH,

shops held at Crisis Skylight Crisis at held shops BA, BS, CL, DT, FC, H, H, FC, DT, CL, BS, BA,

- work arts performing of Variety Surrey Street, Strand and Waterloo. and Strand Street, Surrey hostels within the borough the within hostels

020 7247 7747 7247 020 – Covent Garden, Milford Lane, Lane, Milford Garden, Covent – For those sleeping out or in in or out sleeping those For

Cardboard Citizens Cardboard early risers. Sat 5.30am–8.30am 5.30am–8.30am Sat risers. early Tue & Fri: 2 - 4.30pm - 2 Fri: & Tue

Hot food and sandwiches for for sandwiches and food Hot 020 3317 2645 3317 020

PERFORMING ARTS PERFORMING ASLAN 264 Pentonville Rd, N1 Rd, Pentonville 264

Practice)

Free sight tests and spectacles and tests sight Free AS, AD, BA, CL, FF, H, TS H, FF, CL, BA, AD, AS, (Camden Health Improvement Improvement Health (Camden

– 5pm at The Passage The at 5pm – Tue: 9–10.30pm Tue: King’s Cross Primary Care Centre Care Primary Cross King’s

at Crisis Skylight; Wed: 9am 9am Wed: Skylight; Crisis at www.apricotsandmore.co.uk

Mon & Thurs:: 2 – 7.30pm 7.30pm – 2 Thurs:: & Mon 29-31 Euston Road, NW1 2SD NW1 Road, Euston 29-31

FC, MH, MS, SH MS, MH, FC,

07792 960416 07792 Apricots and More and Apricots

problems within Islington within problems

Vision Care Opticians Care Vision

less or have drug and alcohol alcohol and drug have or less

AC, CL, FF CL, AC, - home are who those For

House, 261 Barry Road, SE22 0JT SE22 Road, Barry 261 House,

10am–12noon - 1pm; Thu: 2 - 5pm - 2 Thu: 1pm; -

: 8.30-11.30am; Barry Barry 8.30-11.30am; : Dec 15 Thu

Mon–Sat (except Wed): Wed): (except Mon–Sat Mon - Wed, Fr: 10am 10am Fr: Wed, - Mon

Woodhouse Road, N12 0RG 0RG N12 Road, Woodhouse

020 7580 2791 7580 020 020 7561 5410 7561 020

less Action In Barnet, 36B 36B Barnet, In Action less

79a Tottenham Court Rd, W1T Rd, Court Tottenham 79a Sisters Road, N7 7QP N7 Road, Sisters

- Home 10am-2pm; : Dec 12 Mon

(Entrance in Whitfield St) Whitfield in (Entrance ISIS North, 99 Seven Seven 99 North, ISIS

nb. MXU to park on Tollington Way Tollington on park to MXU nb.

American Church American (IPCS)

592 Holloway Road, N7 6LB N7 Road, Holloway 592

Islington Primary Care Service Service Care Primary Islington

: 1.30-4pm; IDASS North, North, IDASS 1.30-4pm; : Dec 09 Fri Cooked breakfast Cooked

Seven Sisters Road, N7 7QP 7QP N7 Road, Sisters Seven

Tues & Thu: 10am–12noon Thu: & Tues

hostels within the borough the within hostels

North Drug Service, 99-101 99-101 Service, Drug North

020 7837 0720 7837 020 Carnegie St, N1 N1 St, Carnegie

For those sleeping out or in in or out sleeping those For

: 2-5pm; ISIS ISIS 2-5pm; : Dec 08 Thu

All Saints Church Saints All

– appointments only appointments – Cannonbury Road, N1 2DF N1 Road, Cannonbury

Mon, Wed & Fri afternoons afternoons Fri & Wed Mon,

– St Stephens, River Place, 17 17 Place, River Stephens, St –

Sandwiches, teas and coffees and teas Sandwiches,

Friday: 10.30am–12.30pm; 10.30am–12.30pm; Friday:

7.45pm; The Manna Project Project Manna The 7.45pm;

Wed: 8pm Wed:

Mon–Thurs: 9.15am–11.30am Mon–Thurs:

Lloyd Square, WC1X 9AR: 6.30- 9AR: WC1X Square, Lloyd

Waterloo Bridge, North Side North Bridge, Waterloo

020 7247 0090 7247 020

- Bethany House Hostel, 13 13 Hostel, House Bethany -

Agape

9–11 Brick Lane, E1 Lane, Brick 9–11 E1, Health : 3-5.30pm; ICH ICH 3-5.30pm; : Dec 06 Tue

Upper Street, N1 2XD 2XD N1 Street, Upper

SOUP KITCHENS & SOUP RUNS SOUP & KITCHENS SOUP

A, BA, C, D, DT, H, MH, MS, P, SH P, MS, MH, H, DT, D, C, BA, A, Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Terrace, Compton Chapel, Union

: 1.15-4pm; Margins, Margins, 1.15-4pm; : Dec 04 Sun 10am–12.30pm Wed:

www.streetwiseopera.org

tius Church, 27 High Road, N15 6ND 6ND N15 Road, High 27 Church, tius 2pm–4pm & 10am–12.30pm

MC, PA MC,

- Igna St 12.30-2.30pm; : Dec 02 Fri Fri: & Thurs Tues, Mon,

020 7495 3133 7495 020

020 7222 8593 7222 020 Centre, 91 Tollington Way, N7 6RE N7 Way, Tollington 91 Centre,

Streetwise Opera Streetwise

12.30-2.30pm; Equinox – Whitaker Whitaker – Equinox 12.30-2.30pm; SW1 St, Arneway

Hotel, 16 Brooke Street, EC1N 7RB: 7RB: EC1N Street, Brooke 16 Hotel, Hume Cardinal – Hickey’s Dr

Email: [email protected] Email: : 9-11.30am; The Lodge Lodge The 9-11.30am; : Dec 01 Thu

020 7209 0029 7209 020 Turn up at these locations: these at up Turn A, BA, C, D, DT, FC, H, MH, MS, P, SH P, MS, MH, H, FC, DT, D, C, BA, A,

tures at various venues various at tures time, location and post code. code. post and location time, hostels within the borough the within hostels

- lec and workshops Art Information given as date, date, as given Information For those sleeping out or in in or out sleeping those For

SMart TB screening van – MXU – van screening TB 12.30pm; Mon–Fri: 2pm–4pm Mon–Fri: 12.30pm;

Mon, Tues & Thurs: 11am– Thurs: & Tues Mon,

www.crisis.org.uk 020 7437 9360 7437 020 www.findandtreat.com www.findandtreat.com

Workshop programme from from programme Workshop W1 St, Chapel Great 13 020 3447 9842 3447 020

AC, ET, IT, MC, P, PA P, MC, IT, ET, AC, Centre tion on tuberculosis on tion

& Sun: 11am–5pm Sun: & - informa and advice For Medical Street Chapel Great

Mon–Fri: 2pm–8pm; Sat Sat 2pm–8pm; Mon–Fri: TB Find & Treat & Find TB

020 7426 5650 7426 020 BA, BS, CL, D, FC, H, MS, NE, P, SH P, NE, MS, H, FC, D, CL, BS, BA,

66 Commercial St, E1 St, Commercial 66

noon; Wed: 2 - 4.30pm - 2 Wed: noon;

MS, SH MS,

Crisis Skylight Crisis

Mon, Tue & Fri: 9.30am - 12 12 - 9.30am Fri: & Tue Mon, Victoria, Fri: 9.30 – 11.30am – 9.30 Fri: Victoria,

hostels within the borough the within hostels Wed: 2 – 4pm; & Providence Row, Row, Providence & 4pm; – 2 Wed:

www.choirwithnoname.org in or out sleeping those For Operating at 999 Club, Deptford, Deptford, Club, 999 at Operating

0207 267 2100 267 0207 singing experience. singing SH MS,

land Street, NW1 Street, land 07974 616 852 & 020 8123 6614 8123 020 & 852 616 07974 homeless, with or without without or with homeless,

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Practice - Spectrum - Practice Every Mon, 7pm, at various venues various at 7pm, Mon, Every 0EF E2 Green, Bethnal St, Pott

The Choir With No Name No With Choir The London Project Improvement Health Camden

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month); Cricklewood Homeless Homeless Cricklewood month); MH, MS, SH MS, MH,

service. Phone, call in or write or in call Phone, service.

1pm onwards (fourth Wed of the the of Wed (fourth onwards 1pm - 4.30pm; Wed & Thu: 2 - 4.30pm - 2 Thu: & Wed 4.30pm; -

homeless. Require proof of military military of proof Require homeless.

1 – 4pm; HAB day centre, N12: N12: centre, day HAB 4pm; – 1 Mon, Tue & Fri: 10am - 12.30pm; 2 2 12.30pm; - 10am Fri: & Tue Mon,

who are homeless or potentially potentially or homeless are who

onwards; Ilford Foyer hostel, IG1: IG1: hostel, Foyer Ilford onwards; hostels within the borough the within hostels

men and women aged 18-55 18-55 aged women and men

Dellow Centre hostel, E1: 9.30am 9.30am E1: hostel, Centre Dellow For those sleeping out or in in or out sleeping those For

Accommodation for 21 ex-service ex-service 21 for Accommodation

– Providence Row, Row, Providence – Wednesday 020 3317 6075 3317 020

Monday–Friday: 9.30am–5.30pm Monday–Friday:

9.30am – 12.30pm & 4.30 – 7pm – 4.30 & 12.30pm – 9.30am 108 Hampstead Road, NW1 2LS NW1 Road, Hampstead 108

www.cht.org.uk

onwards; St Martin’s (CSTM), WC2: WC2: (CSTM), Martin’s St onwards; Practice

020 8749 4885 8749 020 Endsleigh Gardens, WC1: 9am 9am WC1: Gardens, Endsleigh

Camden Health Improvement Improvement Health Camden

London, W12 0TX W12 London, – 2pm; St Mungo’s rolling shelter, shelter, rolling Mungo’s St 2pm; –

158 Du Cane Road, Road, Cane Du 158 The Spires day centre, SW16: 9am 9am SW16: centre, day Spires The

MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL

Home Base Home Probation Service, SW9: all day; day; all SW9: Service, Probation

SW1: 10am onwards; Stockwell Stockwell onwards; 10am SW1:

for helplines for ices

onwards; The Passage Job Club, Club, Job Passage The onwards;

01380 738137 (9am–10am) 738137 01380

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scheme from SSAFA from scheme

SW18: (Mon – Fri) 8am – 5pm – 8am Fri) – (Mon SW18:

Gardens, SE13: 9.30 – 3.30pm; 3.30pm; – 9.30 SE13: Gardens,

Call the ‘reclaim your life’ life’ your ‘reclaim the Call AWOL?

– 4pm; HMP Wandsworth, Wandsworth, HMP 4pm; –

onwards; St Mungo’s hostel, Spring Spring hostel, Mungo’s St onwards;

Brixton, SW2: (Thu & Fri) 8am 8am Fri) & (Thu SW2: Brixton,

Turnaround Resources, E1: 12.30pm 12.30pm E1: Resources, Turnaround

EX-FORCES

– HMP HMP – Advisers Prison

hostel, E16: 9.30am – 12.30pm; 12.30pm; – 9.30am E16: hostel,

Street hostel, WC2: 9am onwards 9am WC2: hostel, Street

E1: 1pm onwards; Anchor House House Anchor onwards; 1pm E1:

FF, LA FF, (Workspace); St Mungo’s Endell Endell Mungo’s St (Workspace);

– Look Ahead hostel, hostel, Ahead Look – Tuesday

www.opencinema.net (CSTM), WC2: 9.30am – 1pm 1pm – 9.30am WC2: (CSTM),

tin’s (CSTM), WC2: 9.30am – 1pm – 9.30am WC2: (CSTM), tin’s

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- Mar St 2pm; – 9.30am W1: Centre,

onwards; Thames Reach day centre, centre, day Reach Thames onwards;

9am – 12.30pm; West London Day Day London West 12.30pm; – 9am

Sat eve: by invitation by eve: Sat Cedars Road hostel, SW4: 9am 9am SW4: hostel, Road Cedars

Court Road Bail Hostel, SW16: SW16: Hostel, Bail Road Court

020 7580 3522 7580 020 SW4: 9.30am – 3pm; St Mungo’s Mungo’s St 3pm; – 9.30am SW4:

Bail Hostel, SW2: 2 – 5pm; Leigham Leigham 5pm; – 2 SW2: Hostel, Bail

Cleveland St Cleveland onwards; Ace of Clubs day centre, centre, day Clubs of Ace onwards;

onwards in their Job Club); Tulse Hill Hill Tulse Club); Job their in onwards

All Souls Church – Clubhouse – Church Souls All onwards; The Passage, SW1: 10am 10am SW1: Passage, The onwards;

Passage, SW1: 9am onwards (10am (10am onwards 9am SW1: Passage,

ASLAN hostel in Romford, RM2: 11am 11am RM2: Romford, in hostel

shelter, SE1: 9am onwards; The The onwards; 9am SE1: shelter,

NW2: 10am onwards; YMCA, YMCA, onwards; 10am NW2:

Mungo’s, Rushworth Street rolling rolling Street Rushworth Mungo’s,

Homeless Concern day centre, centre, day Concern Homeless

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N15: 12.30pm onwards (every (every onwards 12.30pm N15:

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CA, ET, IT ET, CA, – 8pm (telephone service); HAGA, HAGA, service); (telephone 8pm –

– 1pm; YMCA, hostel in Croydon Croydon in hostel YMCA, 1pm; –

www.turnarounde1.org.uk Shelter From The Storm, N1: 6.30 6.30 N1: Storm, The From Shelter

Croydon (Cornerstone), CR9: 9.30 9.30 CR9: (Cornerstone), Croydon

020 7247 9005 7247 020 Walthamstow, E17: 11am onwards; onwards; 11am E17: Walthamstow,

– YMCA, hostel in in hostel YMCA, – Friday

Street, London, E1 5HZ E1 London, Street, 10am onwards; YMCA, hostel in in hostel YMCA, onwards; 10am

– 12.30pm & 4.30 – 7pm – 4.30 & 12.30pm –

Montefiore Centre, Hanbury Hanbury Centre, Montefiore tion Army, Booth House hostel, E1: E1: hostel, House Booth Army, tion

St Martin’s (CSTM), WC2: 9.30am 9.30am WC2: (CSTM), Martin’s St

Turnaround Resource E1 Resource Turnaround - Salva 3pm; – Croydon:11am Well,

centre, W12: 10.30am onwards; onwards; 10.30am W12: centre,

– Salvation Army, The The Army, Salvation – Monday

10am onwards; Broadway day day Broadway onwards; 10am

that hosts JCP outreach staff: outreach JCP hosts that

C, ET, MC ET, C,

Chapel Street medical service, W1: W1: service, medical Street Chapel

Job Centres or visit a day centre centre day a visit or Centres Job

art, IT, guitar, Spanish, cooking Spanish, guitar, IT, art,

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ment, life skills, woodwork, DIY, DIY, woodwork, skills, life ment,

- Proba Stockwell 3pm; – 9.30am

- develop personal in: Courses

Ace of Clubs day centre, SW4: SW4: centre, day Clubs of Ace

JOBCENTRE PLUS JOBCENTRE

Mon-Thur: 9.30am-4.15pm Mon-Thur:

day centre, SE8: 9am onwards; onwards; 9am SE8: centre, day

020 7613 5636 7613 020

bail hostel, SE5; Deptford Reach Reach Deptford SE5; hostel, bail

www.veterans-uk.info 3 Calvert Avenue, E2 7JP E2 Avenue, Calvert 3

SE1: 9am onwards; Albany Road Road Albany onwards; 9am SE1:

one-to-one welfare service. welfare one-to-one New Hanbury Project (SCT) Project Hanbury New

10am onwards; Manna day centre, centre, day Manna onwards; 10am

erans and access to dedicated dedicated to access and erans

less Concern day centre, NW2: NW2: centre, day Concern less

- vet for advice and help Free

Smart clothing for job interviews job for clothing Smart

- Home Cricklewood day; all E15:

0800 169 2277 169 0800

www.dressforsuccess.org/London

E1: 9am onwards; Focus day centre, centre, day Focus onwards; 9am E1:

Veterans UK Veterans

020 7288 1770 7288 020 Whitechapel Mission day centre, centre, day Mission Whitechapel

89–93 Shepperton Road, N1 3DF N1 Road, Shepperton 89–93 appointments 11am – 2pm; 2pm; – 11am appointments

A, AS, BA, D,CL,SS BA, AS, A, Unit 2, Shepperton House Shepperton 2, Unit – Crisis Skylight, E1: E1: Skylight, Crisis – Thursday

020 7828 2468 7828 020 Dress for Success (Women) Success for Dress Street hostel, WC1: 9am onwards 9am WC1: hostel, Street

40 Buckingham Palace Rd, Victoria Rd, Palace Buckingham 40 – 4.30pm; St Mungo’s Margery Margery Mungo’s St 4.30pm; –

Veterans Aid Veterans EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT centre, Princes Street, W1: 2.30 2.30 W1: Street, Princes centre,

Job Club); Salvation Army day day Army Salvation Club); Job

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Ring the Legionline to see how they they how see to Legionline the Ring www.ur4jobs.co.uk SW1: 9am 9am SW1: Passage, The 3pm; –

08457 725 725 725 08457 St Giles day centre, SE5: 10am 10am SE5: centre, day Giles St @ online available Now

Royal British Legion British Royal Concern, NW2: 10.30am - 3.30pm; 3.30pm; - 10.30am NW2: Concern, education and work finding in Help The Welcome Project Central and NW London The Whitaker Centre 11 Green Lane, Essex, IG1 1XG Substance Misuse Service 91–93 Tollington Way, N7 6RE 020 8220 4111 282 North End Rd, SW6 1NH 020 7263 4140 Tue & Thur: 12.30–3pm; 020 7381 7700 Mon–Thu: 12noon–4pm Wed & Fri: 10.30am-3pm Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm. C, MS A wet day-centre for alcohol users AS, BA, BS, CL, FF, H, L from Islington and Hackney Druglink BS, FF, L West London Day Centre 103a Devonport Rd, Shep- 134–136 Seymour Place, W1H herds Bush, W12 8PB 184 Camden 020 7569 5900 020 8749 6799 184 Royal College Road, NW1 9NN Mon–Fri: 8.45–10am (rough sleep- Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm (needle 020 7485 2722 er’s drop-in): 10am–11.30am (drop- exchange and telephone Mon: 10am-3pm; Tue & Thu: 10am- in, hostel residents join): 11.45am– service); Mon & Fri: 2pm–5pm 8.30pm; Wed & Fri: 10am-5.30pm 12.45pm (advice, appointments & Wed: 3pm–6pm (drop-in) AS, BA, C, D, ET, MS, NE only); Mon & Thur: 1.30–3.30pm C, D, OL, NE (drop-in for those with tenancies) EASTERN EUROPEANS & AC, BA, BS, C, CL, F, FC, IT, East London Drug and Alcohol MIGRANTS L, LS, MS, OL, P, SK, TS Support Services Capital House, 134–138 Romford Ania’s Recruitment Agency Whitechapel Mission Road, Stratford, E15 4LD 31 Fallsbrook Rd, SW16 6DU 212 Whitechapel Rd, E1 020 8257 3068 020 8769 0509 020 7247 8280 Drug and Alcohol Service for Daily: 6–11am (cooked break- London (DASL) provides free and East European Advice Centre fast 8am–10am); Sat: 12noon- confidential services to anyone who 2.30pm (women only) Palingswick House, 241 has concerns about their own or King Street, W6 9LP AS, AD, B, BA, BS, BE, CL, C, another person’s drug or alcohol DA, D, F, H, IT, OL, SK, P, TS 020 8741 1288 use, working with people from Open weekdays 10am–12pm & 2– Newham, Tower Hamlets, Red- 3pm, for appointments; closed Wed The 999 Club bridge and Bexley and Greenwich. Ring for appointment 21 Deptford Broadway, SE8 4PA A special Eastern European service 020 8694 5797 is listed in Eastern European section Mon-Fri: 9.30am-5pm A, C, D Eastern European Drug and AS, AD, A, B, BE, CL, C, DA, D, FF, Alcohol Support Emmanuel’s Church, F, H, L, LA, MS, MH, OB, SH, TS The Hungerford Drug Project Forest Gate, E7 8BD www.999club.org 32a Wardour St, W1D 6QR 020 8257 3068 020 7437 3523 Support for drug and alcohol DIRECT ACCESS (YEAR ROUND) Mon–Fri: 12noon–5pm, except Wed treatment, advice, contact with HOSTELS/ NIGHTSHELTERS 2–5pm (drop-in); Sat & Sun: 1–5pm; other agencies;Thur: 5–7pm Antidote (lesbian, gay, bisexual and Part of DASL in Drug & Temporarily removed to make transgender drug/alcohol service) Alcohol Services space for Seasonal Shelters drop-in Thursday: 6– 8.30pm C, D, FF, IT, LA, MH DRUG / ALCOHOL SERVICES Hackney Migrant Centre Needle Exchange Van St Mary’s Church, Spenley Walk, Stoke Newington Addaction (Harm Reduction White van under Centrepoint Church Street, N16 9ES Team) Tower, Tottenham Court Road Mon–Fri: 4 - 7pm [email protected] 228 Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 Wed: 12.30–3.30pm 020 8880 7780 Free advice and support for Wandsworth Drug Project Drop-in: Mon, Fri 10am–4pm; refugees and migrants 86 Garratt Lane, SW18 4DB Tues, Wed & Thurs 12noon–6pm; AD, BA, FF, H Closed each day 1.30pm–2.15pm 020 8875 4400 D, OL, MS, NE, SH Mon–Fri: 1–5pm; Sat: 1-4pm AS, A, AD, AC, CA, C, D, H, NE, OB, SH UR4JOBS Upper Room, St Saviour Church, Blackfriars Road CDAT Team Cobbold Road, W12 9LN Westminster Drug Project (WDP) 151 Blackfriars Rd, SE1 8EL 020 8740 5688 470-474 Harrow road, W9 3RU 020 7620 1888/ 6500 07967 312207 (English) 020 7266 6200 Mon: 2pm–4pm (drop-in) 07772 565815 (Romanian) Mon–Fri: 10am – 12.30pm MH, MS, NE 07772 473554 (Polish) (appoinments and needle- Mon-Fri: 5.30-6.45pm (hot exchange); 1–5pm (open access) supper); Mon & Tue: 12noon-5pm

AD, C, D, H, NE, OB, SH

(Migrants workers job club)

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47 Lime Grove, W12 Grove, Lime 47

for verified rough sleepers) & 1.30– & sleepers) rough verified for

Lime Grove Resource Centre, Centre, Resource Grove Lime

Mon–Fri: 9.30am–12noon (8.30am (8.30am 9.30am–12noon Mon–Fri:

St Christopher’s Centre Christopher’s St

020 7375 0020 7375 020

LA, MH, MS, OL MS, MH, LA,

82 Wentworth St, Aldgate, E1 7SA E1 Aldgate, St, Wentworth 82

AS, B, BA, BS, BE, CL, FF, FF, CL, BE, BS, BA, B, AS, FF, H, LA, LF, MC, MH, MS, P MS, MH, MC, LF, LA, H, FF,

The Dellow Centre Dellow The

Mon–Sat: 9am–12noon Mon–Sat:

A, AD, AS, BA, BS, CL, C, D, ET, FC, FC, ET, D, C, CL, BS, BA, AS, AD, A,

Providence Row Providence

020 7928 1677 7928 020 - contact Spires for more info. more for Spires contact -

6–8 Webber St, SE1 8QA SE1 St, Webber 6–8 Mon-Fri adult learning courses courses learning adult Mon-Fri

H, IT, L, MH, MS, P, TS P, MS, MH, L, IT, H, Christian Centre) Christian 10.30am–1.30pm (women only) (women 10.30am–1.30pm

A, BA, CA, CL, D, ET, F, FC, FC, F, ET, D, CL, CA, BA, A, 9–10.30am (rough sleepers only); only); sleepers (rough 9–10.30am Webber Street (formerly Waterloo Waterloo (formerly Street Webber

tion); Sat–Sun: 9am–12noon. Sat–Sun: tion); 9am–1pm (rough sleepers only); Fri: Fri: only); sleepers (rough 9am–1pm

- invita by – sleepers rough (verified

(rough sleepers only); Thu: Thu: only); sleepers (rough

ET, IT, FF, H, OL H, FF, IT, ET,

2–6pm (appointments); 4.30–6pm 4.30–6pm (appointments); 2–6pm

(drop-in); Wed: 10am–12noon 10am–12noon Wed: (drop-in);

A, AC, BA, C, CA, CL, D, D, CL, CA, C, BA, AC, A,

sleepers); 12–2pm (Lunch); (Lunch); 12–2pm sleepers);

sleepers only), 10.30am–2pm 10.30am–2pm only), sleepers

Sat–Sun: 12.30 –1.30pm 12.30 Sat–Sun:

Mon–Fri: 8am–12pm (for rough rough (for 8am–12pm Mon–Fri:

only);Tues : 9–10.30am (rough (rough 9–10.30am : only);Tues

5.30–6.45pm; Fri: 1-6pm (UR4Jobs); (UR4Jobs); 1-6pm Fri: 5.30–6.45pm;

020 7592 1850 7592 020

Mon: 8am–12noon (women (women 8am–12noon Mon:

Mon: 1-6pm (UR4Jobs); Tue–Thur: Tue–Thur: (UR4Jobs); 1-6pm Mon:

Carlisle Place, SW1P Place, Carlisle

020 8696 0943 8696 020

020 8740 5688 8740 020

St Vincent’s Centre, Vincent’s St

8 Tooting Bec Gardens, SW16 1RB SW16 Gardens, Bec Tooting 8

Cobbold Rd, W12 Rd, Cobbold

(25+) Passage The

Spires Centre Spires Upper Room, St Saviour’s St Room, Upper

BA, BS, CL, FF CL, BS, BA,

LS, MH, MS, P, TS P, MS, MH, LS, CL, FF, LF FF, CL, Mon: 10am–1pm 10am–1pm Mon:

and Wed: 7-830pm Wed: and

A, BS, C, CL, D, FC, H, L, L, H, FC, D, CL, C, BS, A, 020 7272 2104 7272 020

Mon: 12noon-1.30pm; 12noon-1.30pm; Mon:

Mon–Fri: 9.30am–3pm Mon–Fri: 11 Tollington Way, N7 Way, Tollington 11

020 8802 1600 8802 020

020 7267 4937 7267 020 Upper Holloway Baptist Church Baptist Holloway Upper

(Entrance on Evering Road) Evering on (Entrance Town, NW1 Town,

Newington Rd, N16 7UE 7UE N16 Rd, Newington 6 Greenland St, Camden Camden St, Greenland 6

BS, CL, FF, HA, L, LA, LF LA, L, HA, FF, CL, BS,

St Paul’s Church Hall, Stoke Stoke Hall, Church Paul’s St Spectrum Centre Spectrum

Sun: 3pm–5pm Sun:

Homeless (NLAH) Homeless

020 7359 4019 7359 020

North London Action for the the for Action London North AC

Compton Terrace, Upper Street, N1 Street, Upper Terrace, Compton

1–2.30pm (lunch and bible study) bible and (lunch 1–2.30pm

(Margins) Chapel Union

lunch); Thurs 10am–3pm; Fri Fri 10am–3pm; Thurs lunch); BA, CL, H, LA H, CL, BA,

Wed 1¬–3pm (drop-in with with (drop-in 1¬–3pm Wed 12.30am–2pm (table tennis club) tennis (table 12.30am–2pm

AD, C, FF C, AD,

020 7928 7136 7928 020 (drop-in - soup & sandwiches); Fri: Fri: sandwiches); & soup - (drop-in

Sun: 10–11am (open drop-in) (open 10–11am Sun:

1 Princess Street, SE1 6HH SE1 Street, Princess 1 (reading group); Wed: 5.30–8pm 5.30–8pm Wed: group); (reading

020 8800 6001 8800 020

Southwark Salvation Army Salvation Southwark ies, film group); Tue: 2.30–4pm 2.30–4pm Tue: group); film ies,

South Tottenham, N15 5AD N15 Tottenham, South

- enquir & (advice 3–5.30pm Mon:

136 West Green Rd Green West 136

(advice & enquiries); enquiries); & (advice B, BS, CL, FF, H, IT, L, OB, P OB, L, IT, H, FF, CL, BS, B,

Triumphant Church International Church Triumphant

Tue, Wed, Fri: 2.30–4pm 2.30–4pm Fri: Wed, Tue, Mon, Wed & Fri: 11am–3.30pm Fri: & Wed Mon,

020 7629 4061 7629 020 020 7485 6639 6639 7485 020

F Friday: 9am–12.noon, 9am–12.noon, Friday: 10 Princes Street, W1B 2LH W1B Street, Princes 10 Town, NW5 4HS NW5 Town,

020 7739 3076 7739 020 Army) 129 Malden Rd, Kentish Kentish Rd, Malden 129

20 Hackney Rd, Shoreditch, E2 Shoreditch, Rd, Hackney 20

Simon Community Simon

No 10 – Drop in Centre (Salvation (Salvation Centre in Drop – 10 No

The Tab Centre Tab The

AS, AC, CA, C, ET, LA, MS, MC, OB MC, MS, LA, ET, C, CA, AC, AS, FF, BA, OL, P OL, BA, FF,

BS, CL, FF, L FF, CL, BS, Daily: 10.30am–4pm Daily: 12.30pm; Tues: 2–4pm 2–4pm Tues: 12.30pm;

10am–12noon (key work session) work (key 10am–12noon 020 7388 5560 7388 020 Mon & Wed; 9.30am– Wed; & Mon

1–3pm (drop-in – B and FC); Fri: Fri: FC); and B – (drop-in 1–3pm 020 7613 3232 7613 020 68 Chalton Street, NW1 1JR NW1 Street, Chalton 68

Tues: 7–9pm (drop-in); Weds: Weds: (drop-in); 7–9pm Tues: – 21 year olds) year 21 – Shoreditch High St, E1 St, High Shoreditch

020 7226 5369 7226 020 New Horizon Youth Centre (16 (16 Centre Youth Horizon New (SCT) St Leonard’s Church Leonard’s St (SCT)

17 Canonbury Rd, N1 2DF N1 Rd, Canonbury 17 Shoreditch Community Project Project Community Shoreditch

St Stephen’s Church (The Manna) (The Church Stephen’s St AD, ET, FF, L, LA L, FF, ET, AD,

Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm Mon–Fri: BS, CL, FF, H FF, CL, BS,

AC, BS, C, CL, F, H, IT, L, OL L, IT, H, F, CL, C, BS, AC, 020 7732 0209 7732 020 Sun: 3 – 4pm – 3 Sun:

All Saints, Monson Rd, SE14 Rd, Monson Saints, All Mon–Fri: 11.45am–3.45pm Mon–Fri: Mon, Wed, Fri: 2 – 3pm; 3pm; – 2 Fri: Wed, Mon,

020 7835 1389 7835 020 New Cross 999 Club 999 Cross New 020 7485 9160 7485 020

51 Philbeach Gdns, Earls Court Earls Gdns, Philbeach 51 Entrance in Falkland Road Falkland in Entrance

The Philbeach Hall Philbeach The 4 Lady Margaret Road, NW5 2XT NW5 Road, Margaret Lady 4 FC, H, MH, MS, OL, P, TS P, OL, MS, MH, H, FC,

St Cuthbert’s Centre Cuthbert’s St SanKTus AS, BA, BS, BE, CL, DT, FF, FF, DT, CL, BE, BS, BA, AS,

Every day: 8.30am–1.30pm day: Every

020 7403 1931 7403 020 L, LA, LS, MH, NE,OL, SK,SH, P SK,SH, NE,OL, MH, LS, LA, L, AC, BS, CA, ET, FC, IT, L, MS L, IT, FC, ET, CA, BS, AC,

A, AC, BA, BS, C, D, ET, FF, H, IT, IT, H, FF, ET, D, C, BS, BA, AC, A, times: 020 8740 9182 8740 020 times: 6 Melior St, SE1 St, Melior 6

Please call for opening opening for call Please Manna Day Centre Day Manna 3.30pm (appointments & activities) & (appointments 3.30pm

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BS, CL, F, IT, L, SK L, IT, F, CL, BS,

Mon – Fri: 10am – 12.30pm – 10am Fri: – Mon

LA, LF, MC, MH, MS, OL, SS, TS SS, OL, MS, MH, MC, LF, LA, 0845 8333005 0845

CA, CL, D, DA, DT, ET, FF, H, L, L, H, FF, ET, DT, DA, D, CL, CA, 83 Margaret St, W1W 8TB W1W St, Margaret 83

A, AC, AD, AS, B, BA, BE, BS, C, C, BS, BE, BA, B, AS, AD, AC, A, IT, L, LA, MS, MH, ML, P, SK, SH, TS TS SH, SK, P, ML, MH, MS, LA, L, IT, London Jesus Centre Jesus London

Mon, Tues, Thu & Fri: 9am - 3.30 pm 3.30 - 9am Fri: & Thu Tues, Mon, AD, A, BA, BS, CL, DA, D, ET, F, FC, H, H, FC, F, ET, D, DA, CL, BS, BA, A, AD,

020 8692 6548 8692 020

(groups & appointments) & (groups

AD, BA, BS, CL, F, H, L, TS L, H, F, CL, BS, BA, AD,

Speedwell St, Deptford St, Speedwell

- 11am (drop-in); 2 – 4pm 4pm – 2 (drop-in); 11am -

– 12noon (women’s group) (women’s 12noon –

Deptford Churches Centre Churches Deptford

Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10 10 Fri: Thu, Wed, Mon, (rough sleepers only); Wed: 9am 9am Wed: only); sleepers (rough

020 8735 5810 8735 020 Mon, Tues & Thur: 9am – 12noon 12noon – 9am Thur: & Tues Mon,

Market Lane, Shepherds Bush, W12 Bush, Shepherds Lane, Market AC, BA, BS, H, IT, L, MS, OL MS, L, IT, H, BS, BA, AC, Mon – Fri: 12noon – 3pm (drop in); in); (drop 3pm – 12noon Fri: – Mon

Broadway Day Centre Day Broadway Tues–Fri: 10am–12 noon. 10am–12 Tues–Fri: 020 8446 8400 8446 020

wood, NW2 3AQ NW2 wood, 36B Woodhouse Road, N12 0RG N12 Road, Woodhouse 36B

- Crickle Rd, Chichele 77 A, B, BA, CL, D, DT, ET, F, FC F, ET, DT, D, CL, BA, B, A, Homeless Action in Barnet (HAB) Barnet in Action Homeless

above St Gabriel’s Hall Gabriel’s St above Call for opening times opening for Call

in flat flat in drop-in: health Mental

020 8992 5768 8992 020 AC, FF, H, IT, LA, LF, MH, P MH, LF, LA, IT, H, FF, AC,

1 Berrymead Gardens, Acton Gardens, Berrymead 1 Weds & Thurs: 12.30–2.30pm Thurs: & Weds asylum seekers session). seekers asylum

Emmaus House Emmaus Tues & Fri: 10am–2.30pm; 10am–2.30pm; Fri: & Tues 12 noon–3pm (refugees and and (refugees noon–3pm 12

Acton Homeless Concern Homeless Acton Rd, Craven Park, NW10 9RE NW10 Park, Craven Rd, (Italian speakers session); Fri: Fri: session); speakers (Italian

28a Fortunegate Fortunegate 28a drop-in: Homeless (ticket required) Thurs: 5–8pm 5–8pm Thurs: required) (ticket

[email protected] www.aceofclubsclapham.org Mon: 2pm–5pm; Tues: 6–9pm; 6–9pm; Tues: 2pm–5pm; Mon:

020 8208 8590 8208 020 020 7278 8687 7278 020 L, LA, MS, MH, OB, P, TS P, OB, MH, MS, LA, L,

60 Ashford ROAD, NW2 6TU NW2 ROAD, Ashford 60 Cromer St, WC1 St, Cromer AS, A, B, BS, BE, CL, DT, F, H, H, F, DT, CL, BE, BS, B, A, AS,

Cricklewood Homeless Concern Homeless Cricklewood The Crypt, Holy Cross Church Church Cross Holy Crypt, The Mon–Fri: 12noon–3pm Mon–Fri:

Holy Cross Centre Cross Holy 020 7720 2811/0178 7720 020

AS, BA, CA, CL ET, F, IT, LA IT, F, ET, CL CA, BA, AS, St Alphonsus Rd, Clapham, SW4 7AS SW4 Clapham, Rd, Alphonsus St

Mon–Fri: 10am –3pm 10am Mon–Fri: Ace of Clubs (16+) Clubs of Ace users: no using on day or no entry no or day on using no users:

020 8686 1222 8686 020 For self-treating drug & alcohol alcohol & drug self-treating For

70a Wellesley Rd, Croydon, CR0 2AR CR0 Croydon, Rd, Wellesley 70a Mon: 6pm–10pm 6pm–10pm Mon: DAY CENTRES AND DROP-INS AND CENTRES DAY

Croydon Resource Centre Resource Croydon (See below). (See

At the Holy Cross Centre Centre Cross Holy the At www.stonewallhousing.org

The Haven Club Haven The H, IT, MC, MH, MS, OB, P, SK, SS SK, P, OB, MS, MH, MC, IT, H, 020 7359 5767 (advice line) (advice 5767 7359 020

A, AC, BA, BS, CA, CL, D, ET, F, FC, FC, F, ET, D, CL, CA, BS, BA, AC, A, 14 - 15 Lower Marsh, SE1 7RJ SE1 Marsh, Lower 15 - 14

Employment & Training & Employment under invitation). by sleepers, (under 25s) Lighthouse South, South, Lighthouse 25s) (under

the New Hanbury Project, and listed listed and Project, Hanbury New the rough to (Limted Weekends: Street, W1D 3SY; Thu: 2 - 3.30pm; 3.30pm; - 2 Thu: 3SY; W1D Street,

confirmed, and they’re now called called now they’re and confirmed, Wed). (except 1pm from sions Urban Centre, Great Chapel Chapel Great Centre, Urban

Details of their changes have been been have changes their of Details - ses afternoon Various Wed). Mon: 2 - 3.30pm; Contemporary Contemporary 3.30pm; - 2 Mon:

Hanbury Community Project (SCT) Project Community Hanbury (12pm 12.30pm - 9am Fri: - Mon Three weekly sessions running: sessions weekly Three

020 7766 5544 7766 020 for LGBT people of all ages. ages. all of people LGBT for

12 Adelaide St, WC2 St, Adelaide 12 (breakfast club) (breakfast advice housing confidential Free

The Connection at St Martin’s St at Connection The Mon–Thurs: 8am–9.30am 8am–9.30am Mon–Thurs: 3QP N1 Road, Essex

0208 985 6707 985 0208 2a Leroy House, 436 436 House, Leroy 2a

219 Mare St, E5 St, Mare 219 Housing Stonewall H, IT, L, LA, LF, MC, P MC, LF, LA, L, IT, H,

Hackney Methodist Church Methodist Hackney AC, BA, BS, CA, CL, C, ET, FF, FF, ET, C, CL, CA, BS, BA, AC,

Advice (Thames Reach) (Thames Advice A, BA, BS, D, ET, H, L, MH, MS, P, TS P, MS, MH, L, H, ET, D, BS, BA, A, 12 noon–1pm (sandwiches). noon–1pm 12

Hackney 180 First Contact & & Contact First 180 Hackney (drop-in); 12pm–3.30pm (advice); 9.30am–12.30pm Mon–Fri:

020 7703 7000 7703 020 Mon–Thurs: 9.30am–12pm 9.30am–12pm Mon–Thurs:

020 7262 3818 7262 020 64 Camberwell Church St, SE5 8JB SE5 St, Church Camberwell 64 CL, FF CL,

1–5 Cosway St, NW1 St, Cosway 1–5 Trust Giles St Tue & Wed: 2 – 4pm – 2 Wed: & Tue

Church Army (women only) (women Army Church 020 7471 7030 7471 020

A, BA, C, CL, D, H, MH, P P MH, H, D, CL, C, BA, A, Addison Road, W14 8LH W14 Road, Addison

F, L, P L, F, St Barnabas Church, 23 23 Church, Barnabas St [email protected]

0800 174 047 (Freephone) 047 174 0800 2012, but still open at: open still but 2012, 9am–3.45pm Thu: & Tues Mon,

020 7352 9305 7352 020 Ungoing renovation until until renovation Ungoing in) (walk 2–4pm Fri: Thu,

Earls Court Community Project Community Court Earls 5TX SW3 Road, Kings 155a Tue, Mon, (appointments);

Chelsea Methodist Church Church Methodist Chelsea 09.30am–12.30pm Fri: Mon–

: Scots) (for Borderline AD, AS, AC, BA, C, CL, FF, H, MC, OB MC, H, FF, CL, C, BA, AC, AS, AD,

BA, CA, H, B, P, TS P, B, H, CA, BA, AD, L, FF L, AD, Tue–Fri: 10am–5pm Tue–Fri: –5pm, 10am Mon–Fri:

Call the helpline on 0800 6522 989 6522 0800 on helpline the Call 020 8698 9403 8698 020 Mon: 10am–6.30 pm; pm; 10am–6.30 Mon:

22 City Road, EC1Y 2AJ EC1Y Road, City 22 020 3489 1765 3489 020 SE17 2US, 2US, SE17 5HR BR1 Downham,

in London) in Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow Street, Street, Thurlow 1 Lodge, Thurlow Way, Downham 424

Divine Rescue Divine Club 999 Bromley Scots (for Borderline & ScotsCare

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BA, C, CA, FF, H FF, CA, C, BA,

www.depauluk.org

For those aged 16 – 25 years, years, 25 – 16 aged those For

ing refugees and asylum seekers asylum and refugees ing

020 7939 1220 (central office) (central 1220 7939 020

2-4pm (advice and appointments) and (advice 2-4pm

- French-speak for Service (drop-in)

1JG

Mon-Fri: 9am–1am (first contact); contact); (first 9am–1am Mon-Fri:

Mon and Thurs: 11am–4pm 11am–4pm Thurs: and Mon

291-299 Borough High Street, SE1 SE1 Street, High Borough 291-299

020 7278 4224 7278 020

020 7434 1619 7434 020

Depaul UK (young people) (young UK Depaul

London, N1 7SU N1 London, 5 Leceister Pl, WC2H 7BX WC2H Pl, Leceister 5

Unit 6, 48 Provost Street, Street, Provost 48 6, Unit

Notre Dame Refugee Centre Refugee Dame Notre

C

Alone in London (16–25 years) (16–25 London in Alone

some access to counselling to access some

A, BA, C, CL, D, ET, H, MC H, ET, D, CL, C, BA, A, A friendly ear to listen, with with listen, to ear friendly A

www.squatter.org.uk Ring for service times service for Ring – 7pm: Tues – Fri; 11am – 7pm – 11am Fri; – Tues 7pm: –

020 7916 2222 7916 020 outside London) outside Open daily: Sat – Mon; 10am 10am Mon; – Sat daily: Open

50–52 Camden Sq, NW1 9XB NW1 Sq, Camden 50–52 Piccadilly, W1 Piccadilly, 0845 644 5814 644 0845 from land lines lines land from

London Irish Centre Irish London St James’s Church, 197 197 Church, James’s St 0203 216 0099 216 0203 (cheaper to call call to (cheaper

The Caravan Drop-In Caravan The Street, E1 7QX E1 Street,

BA, FF, H FF, BA,

Angel Alley, 84b Whitechapel High High Whitechapel 84b Alley, Angel

020 8255 2439 8255 020 CA, ET, IT ET, CA,

Advisory Service for Squatters for Service Advisory

36a Fife Rd, KT1 1SU KT1 Rd, Fife 36a 0208 960 6798 960 0208

KCAH Close, W10 6TW W10 Close,

ADVICE SERVICES ADVICE

Bridge Close, Kingsdown Kingsdown Close, Bridge

Bridge Resource Centre Resource Bridge AS, H, TS, P TS, H, AS,

3 added: Services (appointments only) only) (appointments

7 entries: Updated Mon–Fri 10am–4pm 10am–4pm Mon–Fri www.als.org.uk

Or write to our address on page 3 page on address our to write Or 020 7713 7655 7713 020 AS, BA, CA, H, IT H, CA, BA, AS,

[email protected] 360 City Road, EC1V 2PY 2PY EC1V Road, City 360 of becoming homeless becoming of

HOPE worldwide / Two Step Two / worldwide HOPE who are homeless or at risk risk at or homeless are who to: suggestions and changes Email

Tenancy support – TS – support Tenancy LF – facilities Leisure C – Counselling

SSAFA – SS – SSAFA LA – activities Leisure CL – Clothing

Sexual health advice – SH – advice health Sexual L – Laundry CA – advice Careers

Safe keeping – SK – keeping Safe IT – access Internet BE – available Bedding

Pavement stockist – P – stockist Pavement H – advice Housing/accom BS – Bathroom/showers

Outreach workers – OB – workers Outreach FC – care Foot BA – advice Benefits

Outreach worker links – OL – links worker Outreach F – Food B – Barber

Needle exchange – NE – exchange Needle FF – food Free AC – classes Art

Music classes – MC – classes Music ET – Education/training A – workers Alcohol

Mental health – MH – health Mental D – workers Drugs AD – Advocacy

Medical services – MS – services Medical DT – Dentist AS – assistance Accom.

Luggage stowage – LS – stowage Luggage DA – advice Debt list: the to Key

Updated 28 November 2011 November 28 Updated services homeless London’s of directory The