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his year the Shelter ran for almost 13 weeks (closing slightly early due to Coron-19. For the seventh year, two of our members have helped – Margriet & Geoff Hallam. Their slot covered welcoming and cooking and clearing away the meal from 6.30 to 9.30 on Friday evenings at the Friends Church.
his year the Shelter ran for almost 13 weeks (closing slightly early due to Coron-19. For the seventh year, two of our members have helped – Margriet & Geoff Hallam. Their slot covered welcoming and cooking and clearing away the meal from 6.30 to 9.30 on Friday evenings at the Friends Church.The shelter had 57 guests register this year, 51 men and 6 females. 48 have stayed. 25 have been put into temporary accommodation by the local council, 15 are in other accommodation.
The shelter allocated 612 beds, 511 have been slept in and provided an extra 336 meals to guests in temporary accommodation.
There has been a lot of positive feedback from the guests who have stayed, and from those coming in for dinner, and they all send their thanks for the support people have given and for supporters giving up their time to be with them.
Their guests have enjoyed good food and great company. They really value the support and friendship they experience in the Shelter, as more than one has said, it makes them feel ‘normal’ and gives them some self worth.