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How Croydon is tackling rough sleeping Over one quarter (27%) of all people sleeping rough in the UK are in London. Pic: Nick Fewings.  Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon councils have received government grants of over £1m to tackle rough sleeping, Croydon receiving the highest sum of £1.76m. This funding is part of a £ 203million investment from the government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative, which provides accommodation and health support for rough sleepers.  According to a statement, the funding will be allocated to councils across England and will support projects such...

Dozens of homeless people and rough sleepers were vaccinated at a special session held at the Deptford Reach centre last month.

L To R Ammar & Perouz From The Iranian Church With Jackie & Peter Hall. Provided by the family. Free for use by all BBC wire partners . Tributes have been paid to a selfless charity worker who could say hello in more than 40 languages and would collect donations for refugees on his days off. Peter Hall was a well-known figure in Croydon and spent many years working with the homeless and refugees in South London. He was born in Thornton Heath, one of nine children, and lived in South Norwood for the past 35 years. He passed away aged 66 at Croydon University Hospital on January 24 w...

We Begin Again, created with The Guardian. This House) and music by Jim Fortune ( Pericles), the piece is part of the National's Public Acts scheme to make work alongside communities across the UK. The piece features Anita Dobson ( EastEnders), Zubin Varla ( Enola Holmes) and Noah Thomas ( Everybody's Talking About Jamie) as well as members of the NT's Public Acts community partner organisations in Doncaster in partnership with Cast (B:friend, Conversation Club, Edlington Community Organisation (ECO), Cast Young Company, darts, Right Up Our Street) and Greater London community partners (Brom...

Friends of Queen Mary   Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE, DL Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE DL is an actress, presenter, writer, independent producer and businesswoman. Her elected positions include Vice President of Barnardos and President of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.   Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL is a British Indian entrepreneur and life peer in the House of Lords. He is the founder of Cobra Beer and currently operates as the company's chairman. He is Founding Chairman of the UK India Business Council, and in June 2020 was appointed President...