Wednesday 12th February
Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
(Check out Gosia's wonderful Insta video here!)
There is a large hall in Tottenham Court Road's American International Church.
It's the sort of hall you can imagine Charles Dickens in - he'd probably say something profound like - this is a nice hall.
And it's usually home to West End casts rehearsing plays and musicals - if you sneak in on a Wednesday night, you'll usually glimpse costumes and sets and a large double bass.
But last night we were tasked with turning the hall into the evening's winter shelter. And by 'we', I mean our wonderful group of our first good-gymers Auriela, Kiera, and Kayla (welcome, all!) and our Camden regulars Alex, Emilie, Emily, Gosia, Louise, Jackie, John, and Steve!
On arrival and having been welcomed by our brilliant host, Brooke, a smaller group of Auriela, Emilie, Kiera, and Kayla headed straight to an empty room that they soon turned into a welcoming dining room!
And while our smaller group were good-deeding, our larger group were doing the same - the hall popped with beds and the beds got dressed with warmth!
After 30 happy minutes, we turned out into evening Camden just as the shelter's guests were starting to arrive - nice one, everyone!!
Camden
The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities