Afternoon tea with Siloam Chapel

Every year through January and March the local churches open their doors to the street homeless, providing a night shelter where they can get some food, socialise and have a warm place to sleep.

The night shelter rotates around the many churches and chapels in the area, and volunteers work closely with the council and other statutory services so that wherever possible those who are able to benefit from this scheme are also introduced to other support services and hopefully can eventually be rehoused.

Where I live in Manselton, Christwell Church has participated in this venture for a number of years and I have tried to make a point of popping in to talk to those involved at least once during the period it is in operation.

It was a privilege therefore to go up to the Mansion House this afternoon to support Siloam Chapel in raising money to help finance this night shelter. As can be seen from the photograph there was a very generous spread of sandwiches and cakes for the sixty plus attendees and there was a tomobola and a raffle.

It was a lovely few hours with good company for a very worthy cause.