{"id":15637,"date":"2016-12-13T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T17:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15637"},"modified":"2016-12-13T17:06:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T17:06:39","slug":"silent-night-like-homeless-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/12\/13\/silent-night-like-homeless-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent night &#8211; What is it like to be homeless at Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2019S hard to ignore the Christmas spirit in Cardiff city centre. Shops are advertising their winter sales in the windows, the Christmas markets are scattered across Working Street and there is even the faint sound of Jingle Bells echoing from a nearby shop.<br \/>\nBut while we are all buying our Christmas presents and planning how we will spend the holidays with our loved ones there are around 87 street sleepers in the city and, for some of them, Christmas can be the worst time of the year.<br \/>\nThis year, Coffee for Craig, a Cardiff-based charity run by volunteers, will be providing the homeless with Christmas dinners and gifts.<br \/>\nSian, Coffee for Craig\u2019s project manager, said: \u201cWe run rain or shine and I\u2019ve been feeding Cardiff for three years. The homeless are ignored until winter comes and people start to think of them in the cold.\u201d<br \/>\nSpeaking to Sian made me realise how passionate she and many others across the city are about helping the homeless and giving them a sense of normality and dignity.<br \/>\n\u201cOne year I made 42 Christmas dinners for the run, but it almost killed me as I\u2019m disabled,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nBut speaking to homeless people on the streets gave me a different, depressing and darker insight into what it is like to live on the streets.<br \/>\nJohn, 36, who wishes to not use his full name, has been sleeping on the streets of Cardiff since February when he was released from prison. It is his first Christmas being homeless and I was interested to find out what he would be doing on Christmas Day.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15638\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15638\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-300x229.jpeg\" alt=\"John, 36, will be spending his first Christmas on the streets of Cardiff\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1024x783.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-770x589.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1536x1174.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-2048x1566.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-500x382.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-293x224.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1400x1070.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15638\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-300x229.jpeg\" alt=\"John, 36, will be spending his first Christmas on the streets of Cardiff\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1024x783.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-770x589.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1536x1174.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-2048x1566.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-500x382.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-293x224.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_000-1400x1070.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> John, 36, will be spending his first Christmas on the streets of Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cI might go to one of the churches with some of my friends because I\u2019ve heard they open up to two weeks before, but I won\u2019t be going to a Christmas meal at any of the shelters,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nJohn is a recovering alcoholic and drinking is what led to him being sent to prison and, ultimately, becoming homeless. His main concern about being on the streets is the temptation to drink again, and he fears that if he goes to a shelter for Christmas he will be encouraged by others.<br \/>\nIt is not only homeless shelters and food kitchens that provide accommodation and hot meals over the winter.<br \/>\nRhiwbina Baptist Church night shelter will be open to the homeless from 8pm to 8am every night from December 19 until March 31.<br \/>\nNeil, from RBC, said: \u201cWe are expecting to find our doors bursting again this winter.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Homeless Night Shelter was set up nine years ago by Pastor Dave Prichard at the Beacon Centre in St Mellons after he conducted the funeral\u00a0of\u00a0a homeless man who died of hypothermia on the streets of Cardiff &#8211; something he believes should not happen in today\u2019s society.<br \/>\nThis Christmas, Dave will be picking up homeless people and driving them to the centre where they can watch films, eat mince pies, enjoy tea and cake.\u00a0The centre provides three-course hot meals cooked by professional chefs who give up their Christmas Day. Gifts are also donated for guests at the night shelter.<br \/>\nNeil said one of the biggest struggles is to find enough churches to provide this support on Christmas Day as each venue is limited to just 14 people.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cOver the nine years that I have been involved in volunteering with these people, more and more of society are becoming aware of and having more sympathy towards them.&#8221;<br \/>\nLayton is only 27 and he too will be spending his first Christmas on the streets this year after being released from prison in May.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15639 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"file_001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15639 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"file_001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-293x220.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/12\/File_001-1400x1050.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Layton, 27, will also be spending his first Christmas homeless on the streets of Cardiff.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAs I spoke to him\u00a0an elderly woman came up to him and gave him two Greggs\u2019 pasties and a coffee. She buys him lunch every\u00a0day and this simple gesture is the highlight of Layton&#8217;s day.<br \/>\n\u201cYeah, she brings me a pasty every day. It really makes a difference and is a nice change to the people who shout abuse at me,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe too would rather spend Christmas Day on the streets than at a shelter, church or an event hosted for the homeless.<br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s no chance I would go going back to a shelter, even for a day. I\u2019d rather spend it sat here,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cChristmas isn\u2019t a special day for me,\u201d he added while he began to sip on his coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2019S hard to ignore the Christmas spirit in Cardiff city centre. Shops are advertising their winter sales in the windows, the Christmas markets are scattered across Working Street and there is even the faint sound of Jingle Bells echoing from a nearby shop. 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