Brighton and Hove churches winter night shelter reopens today

The Brighton and Hove Churches Night Shelter reopens today (Saturday 23 November).

The project is a joint venture between the churches of Brighton and Hove, with nine of them offering somewhere for homeless people to stay.

Throughout the winter it offers places overnight each night for up to 15 people who would otherwise have been sleeping rough.

This is the third year that the project has been run after the closure of beds at St Patrick’s Church in Hove.

Those who stay are referred by agencies across Brighton and Hove. They are met and assessed by the project co-ordinator who puts together the list for each night.

Given the level of need it has not proved possible to accept people who turn up unannounced.

The aim is to provide a warm, safe and friendly environment from 8pm when the doors open to 7.30am when people leave.

During their stay the 15 people are given an evening meal and breakfast, with time for games, films or just a chance to chat and have someone listen to them.

The churches offering overnight beds are

All Saints Hove in The Drive, Hove
Bishop Hannington in Nevill Avenue, Hove
Church of Christ the King at the Clarenden Centre in New England Street, Brighton
Church on the Rock in St Mary’s Hall in St James’s Street, Brighton
One Church in Gloucester Place, Brighton
Sacred Heart Hove in Norton Road, Hove
St Andrew’s in Church Road, Hove
St Joseph’s in Wellington Road, Brighton
St Peter’s in York Place, Brighton