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Nightwatch’s volunteers remember Jamie Keating every night
CROYDON CHRONICLES: This week, Minster archivist DAVID MORGAN has gone back just 50 years, for a heart-rending story of volunteers and sacrifice that began with a local newspaper reporter and the Parish Church’s curate going out on to the streets … Continue reading
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Nightwatch at 50: pride in the fight against poverty and misery
PHOTOGRAPHS by MICHAEL SHILLING Croydon homelessness charity Nightwatch marked 50 years of caring for and helping the borough’s vulnerable and most-in-need citizens with a special anniversary reception for its volunteers held at Braithwaite Hall last night. Jad Adams, chair of … Continue reading
