Thank you so much to the 2nd Burnham Guide Group who made me very welcome last night to talk about the works of The London and Slough Run. I hope the girls found it interesting and thought provoking…….some very good questions raised by all. Thank you very much for your generosity in donating tins of food which will be used on the ‘Runs’.
A plea for help!
The shed at the Gerrards Cross location for storing and depositing food and clothing for the homeless runs is about to fall down! Does anyone out there have a shed they would like to get rid of/donate?? If so, please contact us via the Contact Form……..many thanks.
Tesco Fundraising Day
Many thanks to all volunteers who took their turn in the rota to make this possible.
Pilates by Candlelight – raising money for the homeless
Suzy B’s Pilates by Candlelight session raised a wonderful £150 for The London and Slough Run. Many thanks to Suzy Bujakowski and everyone who attended.
Homeless Christmas Street Party
Christmas Street Parties - Monday 12th December 2011
Once again, we depend on your very kind generosity to help supply the goody bags for the street parties. The list of contents is below and we would like to thank you in advance for thinking of our friends on the street at a particularly lonely time of year.
Bag contents (suggested items):
- 1 x cooked chicken or turkey breasts or thighs, (foil wrapped)
- 1 x round of meat sandwiches
- 1 x round of jam or cheese sandwiches
- 1 x portion of Christmas/fruit cake/mince pie
- Bar of chocolate
- Bag of crisps
- 1 x soft drink
- 1 x banana or orange
- A Christmas wrapped present of warm hat, gloves, socks or toiletries
- A Christmas card
Delivery
For the Burnham London Run – bags can be placed in the hut at the back of Our Lady of Peace Church, Lower Britwell Road, Burnham, SL2 2NL, on Monday 12th December. – Contact Bob Bryant 01628 543650.
For the Slough Run - bags can be placed in the church porch at St Gilberts, Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick, SL4 6JH, again on Monday 12th December. – Contact Keith Sykes 01753 830171.
For the Gerrards Cross London Run – bags can be delivered to The Priory at St Josephs Church, Austenwood Common, Chalfont St Peter, SL9 8RY. – Contact Therese or Helena at The Priory 01753 886581 or Nan Jacobson 01753 884502.
Join Us! - If you would like to join us on Monday 12th December, to help hand out the food, distribute the goodie bags or join in our carol singalong, you would be extremely welcome. Contact Brid Vaughan on 07540 013181 for more details.
Pilates in aid of the Homeless
Suzy B’s fitness classes will be holding a ‘Pilates by Candlelight’ session on Wednesday 14th December 2011 at 8pm, serving mulled wine afterwards, with all profits raised being donated to the London and Slough Run for the homeless.
A Change to Clothes Distribution – The American Church
For many years now, the London Runs have been distributing clothing from the back of the minibuses on the Monday night ’Runs’. More recently, this method has been causing problems, in that it has not been possible to distribute the clothing fairly.
We’re in the local press…..
The London and Slough Run featured in the Burnham Advertiser on September 1st, Click here to see the article.
www.burnham-advertiser.co.uk
Westminster Proposed bylaw will criminalise rough sleepers and soup runs
Reply
On 24th February 2011, Westminster Council started a public consultation on a byelaw that will make it an offence to both sleep rough and to distribute free food to homeless people in a large area of central London around Victoria. The consultation closes on 25th March. Westminster council argues that rough sleeping has no place in the 21st century and that existing services are adequate; they also say that soup runs encourage rough sleepers to stay on the street.
For more information, visit Housing Justice.
London and Slough Run supporting SHOC
At a recent meeting between Ray Waite, (SHOC), Brid Vaughan and John Power (London and Slough Run), a cheque was presented to SHOC on behalf of the London and Slough Run for £3,000. This was a contribution towards their food costs for the homeless and was the second donation of this kind made by the Charity.
