Welcome to Christmas Care - we have been providing food, warmth & hospitality for the homeless & lonely at Christmas since 1988.
Financial Donations
The easiest method for us to receive donations is via bank transfer to the following account:
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Bank: The Co-operative Bank
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Sort Code: 08-92-99
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Account Number: 67319718
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Account Name: Christmas Care
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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.
Donations in Kind
In 2024, we have the following donation days in place:
Saturday 14th December - 10am - 2pm
Sunday 22nd December - 10am - 2pm
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Both donation days will be held at The Haven, Queens Drive, Swindon (next to the ambulance station). A map can be seen on our Contact Us page.
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For details of items we need, please refer to our Donations page.
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If we find we are low on specific items, we will post on our Facebook page, so please follow and like, and keep an eye on this page on and around our donation days.
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We thank you in advance for any donations you can provide.
Latest update (14 October 2024):
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We've started getting enquiries, and today we can announce that volunteer applications are now open for Christmas Care 2024.​
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The closing date for applications is 10th November 2024.
We will be opening to guests for the following hours over the Christmas period:
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December 24th - 09:00-17:30
December 25th - 09:00-17:30
December 26th - 09:00-17:30
December 27th - 09:00-17:30
December 28th - 09:00-17:30
December 29th - 09:00-15:00
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To allow us to provide this support to the community, we rely on the amazing, generous support of volunteers, so we appreciate anyone who can offer some time to make a difference to people's lives. For more information, please visit our Volunteer 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 now 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.
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The dates we are open - from Christmas Eve for a week (exact dates are determined each year).
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Our opening times for guests are 9:00am - 5:30pm each day, other than the last day where we close at 3:00pm.
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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.
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Guests do not need to book in advance.
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For insurance reasons, we are unable to accommodate anyone under 18 years old, guest or volunteer.
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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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