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Cyrenians are hard at work across Edinburgh

Cyrenians are always active and busy as a charity in Edinburgh, but more so now than ever. They have a variety of ways of carrying out their work with those experiencing homelessness or mental health issues. They have a farm out in West Lothian, a supported house in Leith, the Social Bite Village, their Cook School and Fareshare is a method of distributing surplus food from supermarkets.

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Cardboard Citizens challenge Edinburgh Fringe audiences to help homeless

Cardboard Citizens challenge Edinburgh Fringe audiences to help homeless @CardboardCitz @edfringe @crisis_uk @shelterscotland @Cyrenians1968 @our_MoH @sohotheatre @SMKcampaigners #homeless

Today, the UK’s leading homelessness theatre company Cardboard Citizens supported by local and national charities including; Crisis, Shelter Scotland, Cyrenians and The Museum of Homelessness launched Citizens Do, a campaign to challenge Edinburgh Fringe audiences to no longer be bystanders to homelessness.

The campaign calls on Fringeaudiences to take a series simple actions to improve the lives…

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BBC's Flour Power comes to Edinburgh

BBC’s Flour Power comes to Edinburgh

BBC Scotland’s bakery series Flour Power is coming to Edinburgh tomorrow night, with its sixth episode in its ten-part run featuring Edinburgh-based homelessness charity Cyrenians.

The series features workmates from a different part of the country each week, who put their baking to the test in the Flour Power challenge.

In this episode Flour Power is in Edinburgh at Cyrenians featuring…

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The Big Interview - Josh Littlejohn

The Big Interview – Josh Littlejohn

Josh Littlejohn MBE needs little introduction. He and Alice Thompson founded Social Bite in 2012 to tackle homelessness.

This is the charity which brought George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio to Edinburgh, and which made hundreds sleep out in Princes Street Gardens last December, and it seems that it is all down to Josh’s determination and drive.

Josh Littlejohn

The Social Bite Village is the…

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Cyrenians have a new kitchen - get booked up for some cookery classes

Cyrenians have a new kitchen – get booked up for some cookery classes

Ian Grimwade is the Head of Business Development and Marketing at Cyrenians, a charity that does so much for the rehabilitation of people affected by homelessness. Here Ian tells us about the ideas behind the new kitchen in Leith, where they will run classes for everyone – we are told the bread-making classes are already in high demand. He writes : “We were delighted to have Queen Margaret…

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Danielle Shaw - talks about Roadtrip and how music helps you overcome difficult times in your life 

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Lewis Gaursden - talks about his love of music and how it helps him focus

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Graeme Smith - talks about his journey learning to drive