Can You Help?
​Can you, or your organisation, make this Christmas special for our guests? We need your help to provide food parcels to every guest and to offer warm winter clothing to those that need it most, especially those who are homeless or sleeping rough.

How to donate

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​Food
Many of our guests live alone, therefore need a variety of small size non-perishable food items and for our homeless guests, easy to open tins (e.g. ring-pull).

Non-Perishable Food for out guests to take home​​

Small boxes/cartons

• Breakfast Cereals
• Cake
• Fruit Juices
• Pasta & Pasta meals
• Rice & Rice meals
• Instant Mash Potato
• Chocolate Bars
• Biscuits & Snacks & Crisps
• Cup a soups
• Tea & Coffee
• Milk (UHT or powdered)
• Custard (ready to eat)
• Sugar

Tins

• Fruit
• Stew
• Sausages & Beans
• Steak & Kidney pies
• Salmon/Tuna/fish
• Ham
• Potatoes
• Peas
• Tomatoes
• Soup
• Baked Beans
• Vegetables
• Puddings

 Any Vegetarian options of the above.
...above are just some ideas, other small items are welcome.

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Warm Clothing
For our guests who maybe sleeping rough, or for those struggling with heating bills, good condition warm clothing can literally be a life-saver.

Warm Winter Clothing (good condition)

• Coats - especially those that are waterproof
• Jackets & Fleeces
• Trousers - including waterproof over-trousers
• Sturdy Waterproof Boots & Shoes
• Hats, Gloves & Scarves
• Warm Shirts, Socks, etc
• New underwear
• ...please note the majority of single homeless people are men.

Non-Food Items

• We are unable to accept ordinary blankets, duvets and towels due to bulk.

• Compact Sleeping Bags.
• Foil Blankets & Foam Camping Mats.
• Range of Unisex Toiletries - in 'handy' sizes.
• ...plus other useful, compact & lightweight items.

  Other Items Required

• Christmas Cakes (Alcohol free) for Christmas Teatime.
• Biscuit Selection Tins for our free refreshments table.
• Tins of Wrapped Sweets for our guests to enjoy on their tables.
• ...plus other snacks our guests might enjoy.

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Support Beyond Christmas
Any items we do not distribute on Christmas Day will be donated to local charities that help support our guests throughout the year.