Lidl Downham Market

A christian movement committed to putting belief into action: taking a holistic approach, engaging with physical, emotional and spiritual needs, offering services without discrimination. in addition to christian worship, in buildings and the open air, services include drop in centres, lunch clubs, parent and toddler groups, debt advice, youth clubs, after school clubs & emergency food parcels.

We aim to be a one stop shop for residents of Ely to come and get some hot food and drinks and to get advice on issues they face. We are home to tearooms and a pregnancy information centre offering support, counselling and 'Kiddy Kits' to those in need. We also run a foodbank giving emergency food to local people in crisis. For older members of our community, we run a social club that meets for lunch, games, chat and bingo. And for youngsters, our children's groups create lots of fun for toddlers with ride-on toys, messy play, crafts, soft play and more!

The King’s Lynn Night Shelter is a partnership between churches, charities and agencies in King’s Lynn who are motivated by a common concern for the plight of the homeless in the borough. The project aims to provide a safe, warm place overnight for those who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets or in unsafe accommodation. We believe in providing a high quality and compassionate service to our guests, some of whom are likely to have a range of support needs, such as alcohol dependency and mental health issues. The shelter ran as a pilot project on Friday and Saturday nights in the winter of 2017-18 and following the success of this scheme expanded to a 7 nights a week, 5 month winter shelter for the winters of 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. We are currently in our seventh season and are operating as a 24-hour shelter. all of our guests are accommodated in single rooms, which they can access throughout the day, and are offered 1-to-1 support work, tailored to their specific needs. We are dependent on the generosity of our benefactors, donors and volunteers and would love to hear from anyone who is able to support us or would like to be involved in this project.