Service of Lament 17th October 2025
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was launched at Leicester Cathedral some seven years ago. We are delighted that on October 17th, Bishop Martyn Snow will lead a service of lament to remember those who have died on our streets, or without permanent homes. Friday 17th October 2025 Leicester Cathedral 5.30p.m. This will be a gentle reflective gathering …
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Action Homeless Open House Sept 2025
On Wednesday 24th September Action Homeless will be holding our second Open House event, opening up the doors of some of our key projects and providing an opportunity for professionals from partner agencies to visit our range of projects, meet our team and learn more about our services which are designed to break the cycle of homelessness. A member …
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Free Emergency Dental Clinic : Friday 12th Sept at The Bridge
Still a few spaces left.
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Recovery Festival September 2025 Timetable
Full monthly timetable of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Recovery Festival
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Recovery Week 1st to 5th Sept Falcon Centre
The Recovery Festival 2025 will be in full swing from Monday and we are pleased to work with partners on offering a wide range of opportunities.
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Community orchards : pick your own fruit and nuts for free
You can pick your own fruit and nuts for free at our community orchards in parks and open spaces across the city. It is a great place to enjoy freshly picked fruit, fun for all the family to be active in the fresh air, and learn about locally grown produce too! Please see the attached …
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Charter Networking Event, Wed 3rd Sept, John Lewis
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. Monthly …
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Vodafone grant helps Raising Health support homeless families through digital connectivity
Raising Health, the registered charity of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), has been selected for Vodafone’s Digital Inclusion Programme to help expand digital access for homeless families. (please see link for full story) Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) cares for people at all stages of their life, in their own homes, in the community and as inpatients …
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Bitesize PIE Training for all Homelessness Services Staff
Summer 2025 Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs) for people who are homeless are places where the emotional and psychological needs of service users at the centre of the service provided. The PIE approach aims to take into account psychological thinking about issues which are over represented in this population, including histories of neglect, abuse and trauma, …
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Homeless Mental Health Service Families Event, Tuesday 12th August
Event this summer to bring families in temporary accommodation together.
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Charter networking event Wed 6th August, John Lewis
Leicester’s Homelessness Charter was founded on the principle that we can achieve much more together than we can in isolation. Efforts to tackle homelessness in Leicester are much more effective when we work in partnership. With this in mind, we’ve established some regular events which bring people together to share learning, expertise and information. Monthly …
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Temporary housing plan for student flats approved
Plans to convert an empty seven-storey block of student flats in Leicester into temporary accommodation have been given the go-ahead. The building in York Street, which comprises of 134 self-contained flats, has stood vacant since 2020. Plans to turn the building into 118 units to “alleviate some of the short-term homeless need” in Leicester were …
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Funded workshop for volunteers: providing practical support regarding immigration and housing
This workshop is part of our Supporting Homeless Migrants training package funded by MHCLG. It is the first of our events aimed specifically at the voluntary sector, volunteers and community groups with no prior understanding of the topic. Additional live events and elearning packages will be added soon, all free to eligible organisations. What this …
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School Holidays 2025 free things to do this summer
Courtesy of Visit Leicester, free things to do in the Leicester school holidays
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Summer Services Pause 14th to 29th July
From the 14th July until the 29th July, our drop in services will be put on pause to give our amazing volunteer teams a well deserved break! Tuesday Pie Night will still go ahead on the 15th and 22nd July. All other services will continue as normal. For more information, visit our website.
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Kids Eat Free Summer 2025
List of establishments in city and county where children can eat free, updated for summer 2025
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Homeless Link : Understanding the Homelessness Workforce Survey
Homeless Link is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to better understand the workforce within the homelessness sector. We want to be able to show the scale of the sector, who works within it, and the challenges and opportunities that we face in recruiting, developing and keeping staff. This knowledge …
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LCH Charity, Free School Uniform Shop, Highcross
Lifting Children’s Hope (LCH) are opening a pop-up school uniform store on Monday 7th July in the Highcross (upper mall, next to the Foxes Fan store, opposite Costa). Will you be struggling to cover the costs of new school uniform this summer? LCH Charity in partnership with Leicester City Council is opening a free school …
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