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SCT marks golden anniversary

November 01 2015
From SCT's archive. From SCT's archive.
Charity marks five decades of helping those battling homelessness and addiction

 

Fifty years go, the rector of Christ Church Spitalfields in East London found a homeless man had died on the church steps the night before. In November that year he opened up the crypt as a shelter for homeless, alcoholic men.

Half a century on, the Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is marking five decades of helping those battling homelessness and addiction.

The charity is planning a host of special events including choir performances (6 Nov, 6–7pm) followed by a sponsored ‘sleep-in’ at the crypt; and a service of thanksgiving at the church (7 Nov, 10.30am).

An exhibition of portraits – featuring people SCT have helped recover from addiction, and personalities and celebrities with a connection to addiction – will also be part of the celebrations.

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