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Spires offers a range of services for users:
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Open
access drop-in, food & clothing
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Open access drop-in
Toast, hot lunch (including vegetarian option), tea &
coffee. Last lunch served 30 minutes before closing. Radio,
no smoking area, no children under 16 allowed.
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Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday |
11:30–3:00
10:30–2:00
10:30–2:00 |
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Rough sleepers space
Food, showers, clothing, resettlement advice, drug &
alcohol support, health advice.
Sunday: showers and free clothing only
Wednesday: no clothing |
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Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday |
2:00–3:00
9:00–10:30
10:00–12:00
9:00–10:30 |
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Women's space
A session for vulnerable women only, with a focus on meeting
The needs of women involved in sex work. Breakfast, showers,
Support and referrals. |
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Friday |
10:00–1:00 |
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Clothing
20p per item, except coats and shoes which are £1
per item.
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Tuesday |
10:30–12:00 |
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Nurse's clinic
Run by NHS nurse practitioner. Can also help with referrals
to health services including registering with a GP.
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Tuesday
Friday |
10:30–1:30
10:30–12:30 |
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Optician
Run every 4 weeks. |
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Tuesday |
12:00–1:00 |
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Chiropodist
Run monthly on 1st Thursday of every month. |
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Thursday |
10:30–12:30 |
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START
Homeless mental health team |
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Tuesday |
9:30–11:00 |
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Art & Craft Group
Provides a much needed stimulus and outlet for creativity.
We have acrylic and poster paints, watercolours, inks, chalks,
pastels, felt tips, pencils and charcoal, and lots of paper.
See the showcase for examples of
users' work. |
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Thursday |
10:30–12:30 |
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Creative Writing
Advice and tuition in all aspects of writing including short
stories, poetry, novels and writing for the theatre. See the
showcase for examples of users' work. |
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Wednesday |
10:00–1:00 |
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Music Group
The Tuesday sessions are open to all those interested in
making music. The Thursday practice session is only open to
those who regularly attend on Tuesdays. |
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Tuesday
Thursday |
10:30–12:30
2:00–3:30 |
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Help with reading, writing and numbers
One to one help given at a pace to suit you. Plenty of reading
material available at all levels. |
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Thursday |
10:00–1:00 |
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Computer training
Six computers, printer, scanner and internet access available.
One to one tuition available. |
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Wednesday |
10:00–1:00 |
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