Cambridge Cyrenians Blog | Deer-proof fencing underway at our community allotment

Deer-proof fencing underway at our community allotment

We made the most of Thursday’s sunshine with a productive day at our community allotment!

Thanks to generous funding from the National Garden Scheme Community Grants Programme, we’ve started building deer-proof fencing around our crop plots.

With help from our team, all the posts are now in, and our brilliant maintenance duo, Frank and Mick, have begun crafting hand-made gates.

We’re aiming to finish the fence in the next couple of weeks so we can get the rest of our crops planted. Watch this space for another update soon!

View all of our progress photos on our Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Graham's story

Graham* could not move on from Cambridge Cyrenians' supported housing for one reason: he had no valid ID. He would have been living on the streets without the help his Cambridge Cyrenians support worker who has been working with him from day one.

Jack's story

Jack* is self-employed, has been in recovery for 14 years, and he has just moved into a new home through HomeLink. It hasn't been a straight road to get there. Jack experienced homelessness once before, alongside substance use. A relationship breakdown a few years ago left him homeless again, and he moved into one of our move-on houses to start rebuilding.

Jake's Story

It only takes one change in circumstances for homelessness to happen. For Jake*, it started with a rotator cuff injury at work. He lost his job, then his home, and found himself sleeping on a park bench in the freezing cold on his first night without one.

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