Norwich Open Christmas lunch and entertainment 2019 Free for all on Christmas Day

Posted 26th Nov 2019
It's that time of year again.

Open Christmas is for anyone who is alone or homeless on Christmas Day. If you feel it will help you to be with others on Christmas Day this year then please join us at anytime between 11am & 5pm.

Norwich Open Christmas is completely free for all those attending. There is no charge for Christmas Lunch or Christmas Tea, any refreshments, or any of the entertainment including the bingo and quiz sessions.

There is no need to book to attend Norwich Open Christmas, please just come along whenever you are ready. The event starts at 11am and finishes at 5pm and you can come and go throughout the day.

If you would like to use our free guest transport service on the day then this service does need to be booked in advance (see Guest Transport).

We look forward to welcoming you to Norwich Open Christmas 2019


norwichopenchristmas.org.uk/
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    Where is this held? The picture looks like St Andrew's Hall. Such a lovely endeavour for those who need it.
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    It is held at At Andrews
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    Well done OP for posting. A copy of this should be sent to every MP in the Country. Global warming which turned out to be getting colder and changed to Climate change , may or may not be true but gets all the publicity, and protests when we have a more urgent abdserious homelessness problem now.

    Norwich shops and pavement and subways have a for ever increasing number of sleeping bags outside ; one man and his dog, woman and beggers and druggies sleeping rough.

    A friend of mine is helping an EU Citizen try and claim Universal credit in London and he is getting refused delayed and knocked back every step if the way by the DWP
    The CAB gave him a list of churches that offer free breakfast lunches and evening meals. So it is possible for the homeless to go for a meal every day, albeit at different churches.

    This is a terrible indictment of our society today, that we are supposed to be one of the richest Countries in the world, and spend millions to get to Birmingham half an hour faster, yet the Government can't house the homeless and they have to rely on chariety handouts by Churches to have food to eat.

    All foreign aid should be stopped until we sort out this Countries problems and OP would not have to post such messages, good as it is.
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    Proveright26/11/2019 10:26

    Well done OP for posting. A copy of this should be sent to every MP in …Well done OP for posting. A copy of this should be sent to every MP in the Country. Global warming which turned out to be getting colder and changed to Climate change , may or may not be true but gets all the publicity, and protests when we have a more urgent abdserious homelessness problem now. Norwich shops and pavement and subways have a for ever increasing number of sleeping bags outside ; one man and his dog, woman and beggers and druggies sleeping rough. A friend of mine is helping an EU Citizen try and claim Universal credit in London and he is getting refused delayed and knocked back every step if the way by the DWPThe CAB gave him a list of churches that offer free breakfast lunches and evening meals. So it is possible for the homeless to go for a meal every day, albeit at different churches. This is a terrible indictment of our society today, that we are supposed to be one of the richest Countries in the world, and spend millions to get to Birmingham half an hour faster, yet the Government can't house the homeless and they have to rely on chariety handouts by Churches to have food to eat. All foreign aid should be stopped until we sort out this Countries problems and OP would not have to post such messages, good as it is.


    We have a bad issue in our local city too, shop doorways in the mornings littered with needles and human faeces, the poor shop keepers have to go to work and get changed after cleaning up and bleaching everywhere. I don't remember it being so anti social when I was younger, I tend to avoid the city now as it is a bad shopping experience with the stench and drug issues. And they wonder why we shop online.
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    What time do the doors open for the clothing
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    What a stupid website, I just had another look and none of the web pages tell you where the event is held at?
    I note other people have confirmed it is St Andrews Hall ; where they held pop concerts and craft markets. A solicitor moaned about the noise and they used to have a Man sitting there with a limiter/noise monitor!
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    Evidently a Church in Enfield /Ponders End does a similar do for those within the parish and even provides transport, but no where near as many as 550 people.
    Well done Norwich!
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