
We have a diverse selection of sheds with a variety of functions at our community allotment, from compost loo to wood store to beach hut! So, here's our shed collection in all it's glory :)
Starting of course with our main meeting space - The Barn. The large structure was built by a group of Cambridge University first year Architect students who came to volunteer with us several years ago.
Initially it was built as a working space and it has the tool shed nestling under the rafters.
It's now been repurposed as our main meeting space, where we hold group meetings, workshops and have our tea breaks. And we've extended the seating and planting areas around it.
Our Beach Hut was donated to us as an old black broken down shed when we were planning our Summer themed garden. We based our themed garden on a trip we took to Wells Next-the-Sea in Norfolk. We loved the stripey beach huts so this was our version, surrounded with drought resistant planting, an old surf board and hammock.
The Old Tea Shed is our random storage shed with a second undercover seating/ meeting space. One one side of the structure we have a grape vine trained up the posts and the other side, built from pallets is covered with a large Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) which looks magnificent in Autumn.
Our Forest Skills fire circle and wildlife area has a wood shed where we keep all the fire building and craft equipment and wood pile.
A few years ago, one of the group members suggested that we needed a bike shed as several of us cycle to the community allotment. So, as usual we thought - Pallets! And here's the result...
Last but definitely not least, our compost toilet shed! We built the toilet to our own designs. It has two cubicles with a trench running underneath both. We alternate the use of the cubicles to give the compost chance to rot down. The non-toilet cubicle is useful as a storage space which is currently used as a paint store. We were lucky to have a local artist volunteer to come and paint the toilet block shed for us. We love it!
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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