Cathedral Archer Project

Grammy Award Winner - homeless for the night!

Tracy Viner — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:49:51 +0000

Grammy Award winning singer song-writer Eliot Kennedy swapped his glamorous jet-set lifestyle to live with the homeless on the streets of Sheffield. Eliot has written songs for Take That, The Spice Girls, Boyzone and Bryan Adams.

Before spending a night on the streets, he met Tim Renshaw for advice and was given a food parcel to help keep him going. You can see him with Tim in the video clip as well as how he got through the night: Eliot’s night on the streets

You can hear Eliot busking and his interview with Sheffield Star on their website, just click here to follow the link.

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Thank you for help

Tracy Viner — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:58:15 +0000

We received a lovely thank you note this week. We know that the people we work with are wonderful and kind but not everyone thinks that. I thought you might like to read for yourselves.

The thank you came on a postcard and was typed and headed SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL ARCHER PROJECT and continued:

Will you please convey my grateful thanks to GS (name withheld) who sells “The Big Issue” near the Cathedral, for the help he gave me when I tripped and fell down the steps near the Cathedral last Saturday morning. I was in shock and disorientated. (I’m 77). GS came to my assistance, helped me get up and sat me near the wall. He alerted two ladies who phoned the paramedics. They stayed till the ambulance came and GS kept me alert by talking about the Archer Project as I believe he thought I might faint. I should be fine in a few days, only aches and pains and bruising, but I want you to know of GS’s help and kindness.

We were delighted to receive this and have shared it with GS.

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Homeless benefit from bankers’ night out!

Tracy Viner — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:14:59 +0000

When the group of 11 South Yorkshire bankers slept out on the Cathedral forecourt in the January cold, they had set themselves a huge target to raise £4,000 to support the Cathedral Archer Project. This week they handed over a cheque for £5,050 to the fundraising manager, Tracy Viner. In total contrast to the cold, windy night, the group enjoyed the sunshine and flowers in the CAP’s garden.

Michael Hackett, Director for RBS Business and Commercial Banking, said, “I didn’t realise how difficult it would be to cope after one night outside. It had a huge impact during the following day and took me quite a while to recover. If people have to do this daily, it must be really tough to organise themselves, get to appointments and make changes in their lives. The Cathedral Archer Project is somewhere safe, warm and welcoming homeless people can go for support to help them.”

Tracy added, “we are delighted. The money will help us continue to offer the best level of support for everyone that comes into the project. But more than that, there are now more people that understand some of the issues facing homeless people and how difficult it can be to take steps to change their lives. People have to feel safe before they can begin to make changes, so we pride ourselbves on being a welcoming safe place where the clients can feel confident.”

Martin Gorman, Jon Cowley, Pete Sorsby and Mike Hackett

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And the winner is…

Tracy Viner — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:56:29 +0000

Tim Renshaw - came in first out of the Cathedral Archer Project Team on the recent 10K challenge. We actually, Tim Devey, the nurse that comes into the project 3 times a week to support our clients came in third out of everyone, and first from our small team. Tim Renshaw came in next, followed by some of the walkers of the 4Km challenge, including Yasmin, one of our volunteers with her son, Lawrence. Anne, Des and Scott came in after that.

And they're off

It was a lovely day, some of the spectators had to resort to shade and suncream!

The walkers - 2 for the price of one

I hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you for all the support. We don’t have a final figure yet but it is in the region of £1,000.00. There is still time to donate at www.justgiving.com/CAP10K

: Just finishing

: Warming up

2 more finish

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Running for CAP 2 - new team member

Tracy Viner — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:37:37 +0000

Des Bellamy, the CAP Drug Worker, is joining Tim and Anne at the FSI 10k challenge run on Saturay 5th June 2010 at Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire, to raise funds for the us.

Des is now stepping up his fitness regime to catch up with the rigiorous training schedule Anne and Tim have been following since signing up!

There are still places available for you to join them. If you are interested The FSI Challenge is a fun run/walk with 4 and 10 km courses that are suitable to all ages with a reasonable level of fitness. The route takes you through some of the most scenic parts of the Peak District, after which you can relax in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. The Challenge is part of a Fun Day so bring your family and friends too.

To add extra competition to the challenge, we are looking for corporate teams to enter and are offering a prize for the one that raises the most sponsorship money.

To take part, please contact Tracy Viner at tracy.viner@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk or 0114 2636973 for details and an application form.

Click here to sponsor Des, Tim or Anne.

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Learning from Wheelie Bin death

Tracy Viner — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:34:11 +0000

Client Posters

Last month a jury ruled that the person crushed following sleeping in a wheelie bin in Brighton prompted a special lesson at the Cathedral Archer Project.

Clients were asked if they had ever taken shelter from the wind or rain in an industrial bin. Everyone in the group of 7 had.

The clients were then challenged to design a poster to warn others. Messages from the posters are clear. The message has hit home.

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Running for CAP

Tracy Viner — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:09:13 +0000

Are you up to a challenge? We are looking for walkers and runners… or just sponsors!

On Saturay 5th June 2010 CAP Project Manager, Tim Renshaw, and Office Manager, Anne McGolrick, are going to run in the FSI Challenge 10 km run at Thornbridge Hall, Derbyshire, to raise funds for the us. We would like you to join in the race (there is a 4km option too).

The FSI Challenge is a fun run/walk with 4 and 10 km courses that are suitable to all ages with a reasonable level of fitness. The route takes you through some of the most scenic parts of the Peak District, after which you can relax in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. The Challenge is part of a Fun Day so bring your family and friends too.

To add extra competition to the challenge, we are looking for corporate teams to enter and are offering a prize for the one that raises the most sponsorship money.

To take part, please contact Tracy Viner at tracy.viner@sheffield-cathedral.org.uk or 0114 2636973 for details and an application form.

Click here to sponsor Tim or Anne.

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A tribute to Dennis

Tracy Viner — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:51:17 +0000

Dennis Bradley

The funeral forDennis Bradley, founder and director of the Cathedral Archer Project took place on Thursday 25th February in Sheffield Cathedral.

This is a short tribute to Dennis and the support he gave to the project and Sheffield Cathedral.

Dennis Bradley is one of the Cathedral Archer Project’s chief supporters and longest serving trustee.

Dennis has been an ever present figure for the project from its early days serving breakfasts in the Cathedral hall.

As a director, Dennis visited weekly to ensure all was well and to enquire whether his services were needed. Frequently they were. Dennis listened, supported, encouraged and joined in the work of the project. Over the past 20 years Dennis has served breakfasts, re-plastered walls, ensured health and safety standards and been a stalward director and trustee. Above all else, people at the project thought of him as a friend always available with words of wisdom and quiet advice.

As a member of the Cathedral, and former church warden, Dennis represented the needs of the project to the Cathedral congregation and kep the project informed of the Cathedral’s support for its work. It was during his service as church warden that Dennis has the opportunity to support the fledgling breakfast for homeless people. Since that time he has been an integral part of the project’s development and has consistently looked at any issue from the point of view of the service users.

Dennis will be sadly missed by the staff, volunteers and clients that got to know him over the years. We wish his family all the best at this very sad time.

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Archer Project makes you smile

Tracy Viner — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:04:51 +0000

The Cathedral Archer Project has been working with B and received this letter from her: (please note that the spelling, etc is exactly replicated! B is a given name to preserve identity.)

To Sam and Des and all the Staff at the Cathedral Archer Project

As I sat and thought of all the good things you have done for me these past months I would like to say a Big thankyou to you all, everytime I have Been to the Project you All have made me Smile, when Life has got tough you have Been there to help me through it all.

A special thanks to Sam and Des who have helped me in a big way and took me to the fitswilliam center and talked to me when I thought my Life had come to a end.

I no that I can come into the Project and all the Staff have a smile for everyone and I will never ever be able to thankyou all for that when Life gets to much you all was there for me and I no that you all care so much

Thanks again

Love

Keep smiling all of you - Archer Project make you smile xxx

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Celebration of Carols with generous gifts

Tracy Viner — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:58:52 +0000

Today we filled Sheffield Cathedral with supporters, volunteers and our homeless clients. It was the annual celebration of carols and over 350 people attended to join in the singing. We also received very generous donations of food, toiletries and goodies for our clients from many of the people attending the service.

Thank you to everyone that came and made it such a special occasion, also for the support and generosity throughout the year.

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