Welcome to St Paul's Hostel Website

The hostel has been concentrating on developing the activities that are available to clients on a daily/weekly and more irregular basis.
We can now offer guitar lessons, baking, film nights, quiz nights, as well as the allotment, great walks-big and small- and twice weekly appointments at the Good Soil Project. We have badminton and basic or advanced computing in the pipeline, to be run by volunteers.
One-off projects have included a photo marathon and repainting the downstairs of the hostel.
If there are any activities that you would like to offer, or help with, please let the Volunteer Coordinator know.

Please look around our website to see how we can help you and how you can help us.

Current goings on

The Big Sleep Out 2009

13th - 14th June from 5.00

We are holding our THIRD Big Sleep Out on College Green, behind the Cathedral.

Come and sleep out under the stars!

There will be a bouncy castle, a tea and homemade cake stall, soft ball skittles, giant jenga, and music.
Enter the competition to decorate your own big cardboard box.

Enjoy homemeade soup and rolls, with a Continental breakfast in the morning.

See the "Current Goings On" page for more details!

Cardboard City 2008

The Mayor comes to the Hostel

In February 09, the Mayor, Lucy Hodgson, came up the hostel to help serve the evening meal. The hostel uses two volunteers every evening to help serve and clear up the evening meal. Here, she is serving Sam.

Who we are

We are the Direct Access Hostel itself, the Resettlement Project and the Dry House, providing a vital service to community.
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What you can do for us

St Paul's Hostel uses volunteers, and we always have vacancies for more people to join our teams.

The Fund Raising Group devise and organise events on a yearly basis. Some are fundraising, and some are awareness raising.

We are always happy to accept donations which go towards the Resident's Fund, unless otherwise stated.
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Gallery

Take a look at the hostel and see Who's Who
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Our new staff!

Admittance policy

The hostel operates on a first come first served basis. However, if you are on route to the hostel, ring up, and if there is a vacancy, a bed will be held for you until an agreed time on the same day.
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