howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
Can't find the original thread but rather impressively they will be running an overnight service this Winter.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#2
Do you think they are a replaced service for the Soup Kitchen?.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
Good point Sue, I don't think there would be a need for a soup kitchen for the Winter months now.
The rest of the year is a different issue as the Outreach Centre is only open mornings unless things have changed.
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#4
So Sue Nicolas and Howard mcsweeney are you going to Volunteer?
They are urgently needed.
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#5
A relief to see there were no rough sleepers, in shop doorways. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
Wonder where they have been whist off too?
Even the long-term ones in Cannon Street have disappeared.
I am pointing this out with hope, because it is bitterly cold out there. No-one should have such hardship in this day and age.
Let's hope it will all be resolved.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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#6
Christine I have done my bit over the years At my age 78 I don't have the stammer anymore .
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"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#8
The Outreach Centre is going great guns with most of the clients going on to a night shelter spread amongst local churches.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
A very detailed report on the success the centre was over the worst months of Winter.
file:///C:/Users/HowardMcSweeney/Downloads/Dover-WNS-Annual-Report-2017-final.pdfGuest 1997- Registered: 3 Mar 2017
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#10
That link is to your hard drive, Howard.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#11
Can't seem to edit it Stuart, this one is the long way round but the same information in the PDF.
http://www.doveroutreachcentre.org.uk/winter-shelter/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#12
I thought this had already been open for a week, said as much to the bloke behind me when I was queuing at the soup kitchen earlier.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
Opens this year on the 1st of December so quite a wait for our rough sleepers.
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Jan Higgins
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They only believe in Christianity at Christmas time Howard.
I can never understand why the various churches do not leave their doors open at night all year round for the rough sleepers. They could take turns if need be and could easily lock their valuables away for safe keeping.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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They certainly don't lack funding, in the first half of this financial year they received from the Town Council a general grant of £.10,000 and four separate payments for horticultural work totalling £.2918. 00. Considering they are only open for 3 months in winter it seems rather odd.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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