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Graham Coxon to headline our spring party

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Shelter from the Storm and Downstairs at Mother present an evening of exquisite music, featuring a 30 minute solo acoustic set from one of Britain’s best loved songwriters, Graham Coxon.
We are absolutely thrilled to have the support of musical hero and local resident Graham Coxon. Graham’s career began in the 1990s as the guitarist and co-writer in the Blur, achieving international success. Graham’s 8th solo record ‘A&E’ was released last year to widespread critical acclaim.
In support will be one of the country’s best and youngest talents, the incredible Denai Moore, and to start the party we have performances from the Cable Street open mic collective. To round us off we’ll be playing some rock and roll on the wheels of steel till they kick us out and it’s time to go home.
Not only that, we have that talented and fabulous Nail Something crew who’ll be coming down to paint the town – and your nails – red (or whatever colour or design you wish) for a small fee that will go directly to the shelter. Nail Something is a creative nail art business that draws inspiration from fashion, beauty and fine art to create amazing nail art – check out their website to find out more.
By attending this event you will not only experience incredible performances and artwork, but every penny of the ticket price – just £20 – and any money spent in the bar will go directly to the shelter To put it in perspective, every £10 provides a warm bed and food for one person for one night.
Visit our Facebook event page to say you’re attending – and invite your friends too!

Roll up to the Shelter from the Storm’s xmas fete this Saturday!

SFTS_XMAS_INVITE_2012_V4Come on down to Islington Green this Saturday for the festive event of the year: Shelter from the Storm’s xmas fete!

Need some last minute gifts? You’ll find them here, as well lots of fun festive treats such as santa’s grotto, mulled wine, organic coffee, a BBQ, cakes and mince pies, vintage clothes, books and art. Not to mention our lovely xmas cards – check them out here.

Enter our mega raffle and you could even win one of a host of fabulous prizes such as a De Longhi Expresso coffee machine, comedy tickets, gig tickets, tickets to watch Soccer am live, champagne and vouchers for some of London’s top restaurants. Visit the shelter to pick up your raffle tickets – and pick up more to sell to your friends and family!

Best of all, it’s free and all the money raised from the event will go straight back into the shelter.

So come on down – and make sure you invite your friends (you can even share it on Facebook here): looking forward to seeing you there!

Soccer AM presenter auctions his car for Shelter from the Storm

Soccer AM presenter Max Rushden and regular volunteer is auctioning his car to raise money for our shelter.

 

Max has donated the 2001 Renault Clio Alize for sale on celebrity auction website Sellebrity, run by former Norwich City and Leicester City footballer Darren Eadie. All the proceeds will go to help Shelter from the Storm.

 

“Darren was tweeting about Sellebrity and I just thought it would be funny, and great for the charity, if I gave them my car,” said Max, 33.

 

“It’s the first car I ever drove – it belonged to my mate John who bought it new when we were at sixth form. I bought it off him and spent four years hosting Soccer AM getting abuse because other people were turning up in Porsches and what have you. But I love it and I’m sure whoever buys it will love it.”

 

Max, who worked in radio for BBC London, 5Live and TalkSport before landing the Soccer AM job, was introduced to Shelter from the Storm by a friend.

 

“I did some charity stuff in Africa for a week, building stuff and helping out orphans and kids with HIV, but it wasn’t sustainable to pop to South Africa every week to help out,” he said.

 

“I wanted to do something sustainable and local to home, and a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to come down to the shelter. I really enjoyed it; I enjoy cooking and it’s a real challenge to see what you’ve got to cook with and trying to make the best thing you can with it.

 

“I’m learning all the time and as you go on you get more involved. It’s an emergency shelter so the people there literally have nowhere to go and that’s where they end up. There’s a huge variety of people there, from 18 to 80, people born and bred in London and others from all over the world.

 

“I mainly chop onions and gossip while someone else does all the hard work, but over the past year or so I’ve got to know the people staying there, and really believe in what the shelter does in trying to help them get into a position where they can get a job, and somewhere to live and get back into normal life, if you like.

 

“There are so many things that we need – the beds are just camp beds so it would be great to get more beds in there. You have to remember that this is where they are living so hopefully there’s more we can do in terms of making it more like a home, even like having a decent TV. I know there are more important things in life, but those things make a difference if someone’s been out on the streets all day.”

 

As well as the car, a 2001 metallic blue Renault Clio Alize with 69,000 miles on the clock, the buyer will inherit the contents of Max’s boot, including a Charlton Athletic home shirt signed by Dennis Rommedahl, a Celtic home shirt, a book by John Niven, golf balls, tees, and a selection of mix tapes made by former Chesterfield striker Martin Gritton.

 

Former England under 21 international Eadie said: “We’re extremely grateful to Max for letting us auction his car for such a worthy cause – I hope he’s now driving something that won’t show him up in his celebrity-filled car park!”

 

So head over to sellebrity now and start bidding!

Come to the comedy event of year for Shelter from the Storm: 5 July 2012

Shelter from the Storm in association with PBJ Management present an evening of brand new comedy

Where: Mason and Taylor, 51-55 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6LA

When: from 7.00pm on 5 July 2012

Tickets: Seetickets

Get ready to ROFL at the comedy event of year. Thanks to PBJ and JBJ Management, we are lucky enough to be hosting an exclusive showcase of their best new talent compered by the excellent Nish Kumar. Prepare to laugh your socks off along with Pat Cahill, Daniel Simonsen and Matt Rees all in aid of Shelter From The Storm. Imagine seeing Peter Kaye or Eddie Izzard play to 100 people before they were famous: this is your chance!

Tickets start from just £20 and each comes with a free speciality beer courtesy of Mason and Taylor. The entire ticket price for this exclusive event goes directly to those who need it most. Get yours here – and bring your friends too.

We hope you will join us on 5 July for some big laughs for a uniquely good cause. With your help we hope to continue helping destitute people get back on their feet and into permanent accommodation.

Skydive for Shelter from the Storm

Ever wanted to throw yourself out of a plane? Well now you can – and all for a great cause. We’ve teamed up with a skydive school to Reading to give 40 lucky people the opportunity to experience what it’s like to freefall on Saturday 8 September 2012. All we ask is that you raise £400 for the shelter.

This will be an unforgettable experience for those brave enough to take part – if you’re interested, fill in this short form and we’ll be in touch with more details or simply create your Justgiving page by clicking on the button below. If you have any questions about this, drop an email to comms@sfts.org.uk. Thank you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

x2_9df545c (1)Over Christmas, we have been overwhelmed by the kindness of people who have opened their hearts – and their wallets – for Shelter from the Storm.

Our Xmas fete on Islington Green on 17 December was a huge success with hundreds of people taking part, helping us raise close to £6,000 – a fantastic result.

And the generosity didn’t stop there. Through our Xmas appeal, supported by great coverage in various press articles, we raised in total over £20,000 which will go a long way in helping us fulfill some of our ambitions for the shelter, including:

  • Providing our guests with a counseling service one night a week
  • Providing regular medical support and surgeries
  • Building a mezzanine floor to provide a treatment and counselling room, a clothing store and space for language and IT tuition
  • Building a new shower block and refurbishing our shelter to enable us to provide a more comfortable environment for our guests.

And, of course, it will go towards the smooth day-to-day running of the shelter.

Thank you all so very much.

Xmas fete 2011 success

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Thank you so much to everyone who visited, worked at, organised and promoted our xmas fete on Islington Green last weekend. It was a huge success and we raised close to £6000 which will go a long way in helping us help our guests in 2012.

Come on down to Shelter from the Storm’s xmas fete 2011

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Come one, come all to the festive event of the year: Shelter from the Storm’s xmas fete from 12-6pm on Islington Green, Angel, on 17 December.

We have all sorts of fun, festive things in store: santa’s grotto, gifts galore, a kids craft area, mulled wine, hot food, cakes and mince pies, vintage clothes, books and art.

Good times. And it’s all for a good cause. It’s free to attend and all the money raised from the event will go straight back into Shelter from the Storm.

You can also take part in our raffle bonanza – tickets are only £1 each – and be in the running to win some awesome prizes, including:

  • Arsenal Family Stadium Tour
  • de Longhi Espresso machine (£250)
  • Fortnum & Mason Hamper £250
  • ghd hair straighteners
  • Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne
  • An iphone
  • A blackberry
  • 6 fragrances (Armani, Gucci and Hugo Boss), mixed men’s and women’s
  • 4 tickets to watch Soccer AM Live
  • 3 pairs of tickets for comedy shows
  • Hairdo Pimps & Pinups Spitalfields
  • 3x£20 Voucher Vintage stalls Camden Passage
  • Fruit Hamper Taylor & Son Chapel Market
  • £20 voucher from “The only place for pictures” 216 upper street
  • de Longhi Espresso machine worth £250.00
  • Bouquet of flowers voucher Theberton st. florist)
  • DAB Radio (Chapel St Electrical Store)
  • 2 tickets to a West End Show
  • 3 boxes of Prestat chocolates
  • 2 Tickets for Justice at Brixton Academy – Feb 2012
  • 2 Tickets for NME awards tour at Brixton Academy – Feb 2012
  • Front Cover Make up kit
  • £20.00 Foyles book token
  • 2 tickets Shaftsbury theatre
  • Lunch for 2 at Rochelle canteen
  • £50.00 voucher Pizza East

If you want tickets, get in touch at mail@sfts.org.uk.

Lock the date in now, people – it’s going to be big. Looking forward to seeing you there.

But if you can’t, you can always support our xmas appeal at www.sfts.org.uk/xmas.