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The London and Slough Run was established in 1984 to support the homeless and people in need.
Farewell to Rev Griff
Good luck Griff and thanks for all the invaluable help you have given to the London and Slough Run food distribution over the pandemicYou will be greatly missed – Trustees of The London & Slough Run
Volunteer Award – Congratulations Malcolm!!
We are very proud to announce that our Trustee Malcolm has won the ‘Volunteer Award’ at the recent Berkshire High Sheriff Awards!! Malcolm works tirelessly supporting both the homeless and people in need so we are delighted his hard work and dedication has been recognised. Well done Malcolm!
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN, John Power:
Due to the Covid pandemic, we have concluded that there is no way we can safely operate a Night Shelter this year. The numbers of people sleeping rough in Slough has decreased significantly, in large part down to the successful efforts of the housing and outreach teams at Slough council in finding accommodation for those…
Can you help?
There is a unique opportunity to make permanent changes to the lives of rough sleepers and sofa surfers who have been housed every night in the borough during the coronavirus public health emergency. More here – https://t.co/oH9JgHw2U1 pic.twitter.com/8SCxCikFDk — Slough Borough Council 💙 (@SloughCouncil) April 22, 2020
Week’s Round-up : 15-23 February
Looking at the past week, as ever there has been lots of activity at the Run: dinners and breakfasts cooked, donations made, volunteers laughing in the face of Storm Dennis as they delivered Sunday lunch! The Twitter feed captures this on a daily basis, but its worth highlighting that many hands make the Runs and…
Slough Sleepout for the Homeless 2019 – Thank You!
On a very wet, but thankfully mild night, on the 23rd of November, approximately 60 people participated in the Slough Sleepout for the Homeless. As a result of the Sleepout, almost £20K has been raised, every penny of which will be used to fund the Slough Winter Night Shelter for the homeless. The Shelter opens…
Great News – We Have a Patron!
We are very excited to announce that Will Mellor @willmellor76 has agreed to be our Patron. Great news worth sharing and great to have you on board Will!
So Many Thank You’s
Thank you to our fantastic Sleepers who made the Sleepout such a success despite the rain! #sloughsleepoutforthehomeless #helpingthehomeless#winternightshelter
Saturday 23rd November 2019!! Sleeping bags at the ready, can you do it?? #sloughsleepout2019