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Welcome to Christmas Care - we have been providing food, warmth & hospitality for the homeless & lonely at Christmas since 1988.
Volunteers and homeless guests enjoying a meal together.

Latest update (17th November 2025):  

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Our elves have now finished their lists, and checked them (twice).  Emails have now gone out to all volunteers with your confirmed shifts.  Please check your email and your junk folders if you haven't received any emails yet.  You should have one email for each shift you have been selected for.​​

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Thank you to everyone who has applied this year, we are extremely grateful to each and every one of you.  You are the lifeblood of this charity and without you, we really couldn't do this every year.

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If you have any questions, please check the rest of the website, and if still not answered, please contact us.​

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We now turn our attention to our donation days.  These will be:

  • Saturday 13 December - Long Life items

  • Sunday 21 December - Fresh items

For information on what is needed, please visit the Donations page.

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Christmas Care will be open to guests from Christmas Eve until the 29th December.

Financial Donations

The easiest method for us to receive donations is via bank transfer to the following account:

  • Bank: The Co-operative Bank

  • Sort Code: 08-92-99

  • Account Number: 67319718

  • Account Name: Christmas Care

  • Reference: Please use your name.

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Individual UK taxpayers may increase their donations by 25% with no cost to themselves by the filling in our online Gift Aid form.

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For other ways to donate, please see our Donate page.

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Christmas Care is a Swindon charity that has provided hospitality for homeless and vulnerable local people every Christmas since 1988. We are based in The Haven Day Centre, Queen's Drive, Swindon SN3 1AR.

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We provide a drop-in day centre for homeless and isolated people in the Swindon area over the Christmas period.  It is run entirely by volunteers and a small committee, and is funded purely from donations, both cash and donations in kind.

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  • We offer a full English breakfast, a hot home-cooked lunch and an early evening snack.  In between, there are hot drinks, chats, companionship and festive cheer. 

  • Guests do not need to book in advance. 

  • For insurance reasons, we are unable to accommodate anyone under 18 years old, guest or volunteer. 

  • The dates we open are from Christmas Eve for a week (exact dates are determined each year).  

  • Our opening times for guests are 9:00am - 5:30pm each day, other than the last day when when we close at 3:00pm.​​

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