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We hope everyone is having a lovely year so far. It’s been a wet, chilly and windy start to the year, which does make things a little bit tricky for our twice-weekly allotment sessions, but we’re still meeting, enjoying each other’s company, and making the most of our plans despite the poor weather! Here’s a little of what we’ve been up to.
While there’s been a lot of huddling around our fire pit and wood burner with a warm brew, we’ve also been brainstorming and planning our ideas for the months to come and prepping our beautiful 6-plots ready for the Spring. This includes weeding, tidying and seed planting.
In February, we were delighted to welcome a visit from our friends at Cultivating Change. We gave Sally and Rosie a tour of our allotment site, and they kindly donated a large seed donation. We’re all keen to look at how we might collaborate in future, and Cultivating Change want to support us with seeds again. Thank you for your visit, team!
We're often asked what items our supporters can donate to help us continue running our twice-weekly sessions for people with experience of homelessness. It means so much to us that so many of you are thinking of our community. Thank you!
Our Wishlist includes gardening tools and supplies that help us to continue making the most out of these sessions together. The easiest way is to donate through our Amazon Wishlist. You can find the link to our Wishlist page here.
Thank you for supporting us and keeping up with our updates. Stay tuned for more from us soon!
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.
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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.
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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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Six modular homes that were due to be scrapped have been saved from landfill by Cambridge Cyrenians and are being prepared for their first residents. Instead of being wasted, they will give people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge a safe, secure place to live.
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National property consultancy Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of Cambridge Cyrenians has secured planning permission from Cambridge City Council for five modular homes and a support office for people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge.
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