Are we becoming heartless and callous? November 9, 2020November 9, 2020Malcolm Peirce Updated Immigration Rules on 22 October 2020 include new discretionary grounds for refusal of permission to stay, or cancellation in-country of permission for those [...]
Closure of B4N 2020 March 24, 2020March 28, 2020Malcolm Peirce Due to Coronavirus we had to close the Night Shelter a couple of days early. We had a great year with a wonderful [...]
WHY A NEW APPROACH IS NEEDED TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS March 3, 2020March 3, 2020Malcolm Peirce Figures, published in the Rough Sleeping Snapshot 2019, show that there is still much to do, to support people who are sleeping rough [...]
How many people are really homeless? February 27, 2020February 27, 2020Malcolm Peirce According to the BBC, more than 28,000 people in the UK were recorded sleeping rough in 12 months. In England five times as [...]
Our 2020 Nightshelter is up and running January 10, 2020January 10, 2020Malcolm Peirce The first week of the 2020 Nightshelter has just finished its first week. Unlike previous years that have seen a steady build up [...]
A Bed for the Night (Night Shelter) Training November 12, 2019November 13, 2019Malcolm Peirce Check out our training dates for new volunteers wanting to help with the night shelter in 2020. All training at The Pavilion 143 Oxford Road [...]
2019 A Bed for the Night Report October 16, 2019October 16, 2019Malcolm Peirce Download this year’s report here [...]
Reading Response to Winter Homeless November 8, 2018November 8, 2018Malcolm Peirce Extra emergency beds and support will be offered to rough sleepers in Reading this winter, to ensure nobody has to bed down on [...]
London’s Homeless @ Christmas November 3, 2017November 7, 2018Malcolm Peirce Homelessness is a serious and growing problem in the U.K. especially in London. Without the work of a whole raft of Charities they [...]