{"id":55264,"date":"2021-11-23T14:29:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=55264"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T14:29:59","slug":"rhiwbina-knitter-raises-money-for-rough-sleepers-with-homemade-christmas-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/11\/23\/rhiwbina-knitter-raises-money-for-rough-sleepers-with-homemade-christmas-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhiwbina knitter raises money for rough sleepers with homemade Christmas gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The local knitting queen sold items made during lockdown to raise money for the Huggard Centre <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A RHIWBINA resident has raised more than \u00a3350 for a homelessness charity by selling homemade Christmas gifts she knitted during lockdown.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Brooke, 79, organised the Christmas Gift sale on Saturday outside Calon Rhiwbeina, a neighbourhood boutique. She sold a variety of items, including scarfs, jumpers, gloves and homemade soft toys that she\u2019d machine-knitted and hand-spun from fleece and wool whilst stuck indoors last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A prolific knitter, the Rhiwbina resident began machine-knitting over lockdown with a sewing machine donated to her by a member of her embroidery class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had a lot of free time, not being able to go out,\u201d she said. \u201cSo over lockdown I just went overboard and I produced so many things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary admitted she was delighted by the reaction from the local community, and is now considering making the sale an annual event. \u201cI had no idea that so many people would come,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite popular and people seem to like it &#8211; people have been spending money on the gifts, but they also give a little more because they know it\u2019s for the Huggard Centre.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an incredibly 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used to spending Christmas with my family, but last year I was on my own which wasn\u2019t very nice,\u201d she said. \u201cI just thought, wouldn\u2019t it be so much worse if you were homeless as well?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it opened in 1988, the Huggard Centre has been one of the leading organisations providing practical help for rough sleepers in Cardiff. The charity\u2019s Critical Intervention Hub on Hansen Street is open 24\/7, and offers rough sleepers hot drinks and meals, as well as shower and laundry facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"605\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1.jpg 806w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1.jpg 806w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/Hnet.com-image-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Mary Brooke (pictured left) behind her stall outside Calon Rhiwbeina boutique. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I&#8217;m used to spending Christmas with my family, but last year I was on my own- I just thought, wouldn&#8217;t it be so much worse if you were homeless as well? <\/p><cite>Mary Brooke<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huggard Centre also runs a 20-room hostel, and manages 14 shared houses across Cardiff where formerly-homeless residents receive personalised support from charity workers, in addition to substance misuse programmes and advocacy services for those who need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a charity, we are extremely grateful to Mary and all our supporters who generously give their time to raise money for us,\u201d said Hefina Rendle, a spokesperson for the charity. \u201cTheir support is very important and means we can continue our work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the Welsh Government\u2019s stated aim in their 2019 homelessness strategy of making homelessness in Wales \u201crare, brief, and un-repeated\u201d, rough sleeping continues to be an issue across the country, and especially in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the city reported the highest number of households assessed as homeless in Wales, with 2,226 households being classified as legally homeless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Rhiwbina resident has raised over 350 pounds for a homelessness charity after selling homemade Christmas gifts she knitted over lockdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":736,"featured_media":55266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1011],"tags":[],"coauthors":[7309],"class_list":["post-55264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rhiwbina"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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