Everyday Wimbledon – Winter Night Shelter Update

by Malcolm Bream At the beginning of November 2016 I was on patrol with the Street Pastors in the middle of Wimbledon. It was about midnight. I saw him in the shop doorway, passed out through drink and totally oblivious to the people walking by. To make matters worse, he was the wrong way round, meaning his feet were up against the shop door and … Continue reading Everyday Wimbledon – Winter Night Shelter Update

Everyday Wimbledon – Winter Night Shelter

by Malcolm Bream Everyday Wimbledon will again be participating in the Merton Winter Night Shelter this December and January with thirteen other local places of worship, including the Wimbledon Synagogue and Wimbledon Mosque. When I retired just under four years ago, I became a street pastor and I saw first-hand the rough sleepers in the shop doorways along Wimbledon Broadway. Shortly afterwards the call went … Continue reading Everyday Wimbledon – Winter Night Shelter

Looking back on the Merton Night Shelter

By Malcolm Bream  Just after 8.00am last Monday morning we said a somewhat emotional farewell to our fifteen guests on the Wimbledon Night Shelter, many of whom had been with us for each of the previous six Sunday nights. A total of forty volunteers from Everyday Wimbledon had shared their meals, slept in an adjacent room, played numerous games of pool and watched Bourne, Bond and various other DVDs with … Continue reading Looking back on the Merton Night Shelter

Merton Night Shelter, Everyday Wimbledon

When you hear a homeless Nepalese man trying to encourage his homeless Polish friend ahead of a job interview later that day, it’s difficult not to stop in your tracks and take stock for a moment. Any argument that ‘the poor’ were not on our doorstep would just be foolish. The Night Shelter is an amazing initiative that provides meals and lodgings for the homeless in Merton, during the … Continue reading Merton Night Shelter, Everyday Wimbledon

Kingston Night Shelter

Last winter, Everyday Church’s Kingston venue opened its doors over 6 Tuesday evenings to take part in the Winter Night Shelter project, working together with other local churches to provide vital support to rough sleepers in the Kingston area. Kingston now has a purpose-built centre for homeless and vulnerable people all year round, which was developed by the Joel Community Trust in partnership with Kingston … Continue reading Kingston Night Shelter

SleepEasy 2014: raising money to tackle homelessness

A week on Saturday Everyday Kingston will open its doors overnight to support the brave souls who’ve chosen to sleep out in the (currently swamped!) memorial gardens for the annual SleepEasy event, raising money for the work that Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness and the YMCA are doing amongst the homeless population in Kingston. There’s still an opportunity for Everyday people to get involved – … Continue reading SleepEasy 2014: raising money to tackle homelessness

Winter Night Shelter 2013 – Kingston venue

Now in it’s 6th successful year, the Kingston Winter Night Shelter project offers homeless people temporary accommodation for 12 cold winter weeks and offers local churches the opportunity to bless others as we’ve been blessed. This year, for the first time, Everyday Church is taking part as we open our Kingston venue for 6 Tuesday evenings over December 2013 & January 2014 – and whichever … Continue reading Winter Night Shelter 2013 – Kingston venue