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Spring Equinox

We are launching our new blog this week to celebrate Ostara/ the Spring Equinox - The natural world is coming alive, the sun is gaining in strength and the days are becoming longer and warmer. It's a time of regrowth and an exciting moment for starting new things.

Join us here for weekly updates from the allotment plots, bee keeping sessions, gardening group, forest skills days, and much more.

2021 is going to be a very exciting year for us as we will be working in partnership with lots of organisations such as Cambridge University Botanical Gardens with a film for Cambridge Festival.

Cambridge United Supporters Trust have made a donation and will be working on several projects with us this year (see previous post in our blog.) Newnham College Gardeners have donated plants to our new Winter Show Garden and we hope to visit their amazing gardens soon.

Cultivating Change, an organisation promoting well-being benefits from nature have donated lots of seeds to our community this spring.

We have registered with Cambridge Sustainable Foods to 'Grow a Row' for their emergency food provision. We have previously donated gluts of vegetables to the Food Hubs which are open access to anyone who needs them in the local area and we will do as much as we can again this year.

The bees are flying and we're already sowing and planting for the new season at the plots so keep following our blog for updates. And if you like what you see, don't forget to share our blog on all your own social media platforms!

Grace's story

When Grace* lost her home, she didn't know where to turn. After a period in a Refuge Hostel Arrangement, the council referred her to Cambridge Cyrenians, and since July 2025, she has been settled in our supported accommodation, beginning what has become a journey back to herself.

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Jill's story

When Jill* lost both her parents within just two and a half years, everything changed.

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Helen's story

Cambridge Cyrenians' Older Homeless Service (OHS) first supported Helen* in early 2020, when she needed help opening her post due to her poor eyesight.

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News

Cambridge Cyrenians allotment awarded in The Wildlife Trust's 'Gardening Award' scheme

We are thrilled to share that our allotment has been officially recognised as a wildlife-friendly space through The Wildlife Trust Gardening Award Scheme!

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News

Cambridge Cyrenians urges action as rough sleeping reaches record high

The number of people sleeping rough in England is now at its highest level since the official count began in 2010. Updated government figures show that an estimated 4,793 people were sleeping on the streets on a single night in autumn 2025, surpassing previous records and representing the fourth annual rise.

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News

Nominate a Cambridge Cyrenians champion in the BBC Make A Difference Awards

BBC Cambridgeshire is on the hunt for community heroes for the Make A Difference Awards 2026.

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Cambridge Cyrenians at Cambridge Pride 2026

Cambridge Cyrenians will be at Cambridge Pride on 13th June 2026. Come and chat to us in the Community Hive tent!

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Cambridge Cyrenians at Cambridge Half Marathon 2026

Five incredible runners will be taking on the Cambridge Half Marathon in support of Cambridge Cyrenians. Come along to cheer them on - just look for the Cambridge Cyrenians branded running t-shirts!

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End Women's Homelessness: An Assembly

This event is a collaborative, city-wide gathering dedicated to addressing and ending women's homelessness in Cambridge.

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