Oliver’s Brighton – Oliver’s parachute jump raised £1,065 for SHS but he hasn’t stopped there … On 15th September 2018, Oliver Dall, owner of Oliver’s Brighton, jumped out of a plane to raise money for SHS. The Harry Potter enthusiast jumped in Slytherin attire with Hedwig attached to his shoulder. He has been an avid […]
Teenager Gabriel raises £700 climbing Snowdon
Teenager Gabriel Preston climbed Snowdon for us – August 2018 Distressed by seeing so many homeless people on the street, teenager Gabriel Preston and his mum, Andrea, a SHS volunteer, decided to raise funds for the charity, by climbing Snowdon. They did it and raised a whopping £700 – over double their initial goal.
The 2019 Sussex Homeless Support Fundraising Auction raises £3,263 – thank you all
We are delighted to say that our 2019 Sussex Homeless Support Fundraising Auction , which ended on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 has raised the amazing sum of £3,263. We had 79 incredible ‘lots’ donated to us. This is our second year of running this highly successful auction, raising much needed funds for the charity and […]
Joining the PRIDE march
On August 4th 2018, we built a bus for Brighton Pride and joined the procession. What a privilege and what an amazing day. We couldn’t take the real bus so we made one! Our volunteers and homeless service users joined in the carnival atmosphere, partying into the evening.
We went to the Royal Wedding in the big orange bus
On the 19th May, we took the orange bus, volunteers and some of our homeless service users to Windsor, to see the wedding. We were given a prime parking spot and we worked with the police and other organisations to offer the ‘displaced’ homeless a place to relax, have a cool glass of water and […]
2018 Jumblebee Online Auction for the Mobile Night Shelter (Bus)
In March 2018, we launched an online auction to raise funds for the ‘Orange Bus’. We needed funding to keep the bus taxed, insured and to keep the generator running every night we were open – the generator keeps the lights on and the bus warm and costs £25 per night in fuel to […]
We spoke to the man who transformed a Brighton bus into a homeless shelter
Jim Deans turned an old, out-of-service double-decker school bus into a refuge shelter for rough sleepers. We met up with Jim to have a chat about his bus, homelessness and how you can help.
A brief summary of 2018
Last year was a busy one for Sussex Homeless Support. We saw the number of homeless and rough sleepers rise dramatically and we did our best to answer their needs. We were lucky to have more volunteers join us. Support came in all different ways – fundraisers, cooks, cleaners, people wanting to help serve food and […]
Bus suffers fire damage
On Monday 21st January we had a serious fire on the mens bus. The upstairs bedding area is water and smoke damaged. The locker area is gutted with the fire. It seems to have started in a strip light behind the lockers. The bus has special non heating lights so it looks like the electrics […]