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austerity

Hope Centre

An old lady in a bobble hat hobbles in and sits down. The young person behind the counter offers her a free cup of tea. “How many minutes until church?””Two and a half hours.””Ok, I’ll just sit here then.” There’s a cafe near where I live which doubles up as a women’s refuge, “Hope Centre” Read more

June 22, 2023

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jamesofwalsh

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Brighton, Diary, Places

austerity, Big Society, Bloom Cafe and Hope Centre, Brighton, Capitalism, Community, London Road Brighton, Social Work
London Road, Brighton

I write from Hope. Specifically, the Bloom Cafe and Hope Centre. It’s a cafe space that doubles as a women’s refuge. When one buys a coffee one can also pay money down for another, so if anyone without the funds wants to pop in, they can do so without feeling judged or unwelcome. It’s one Read more

March 28, 2023

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jamesofwalsh

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Brighton, Diary

Aldi, austerity, Brighton, Hope, London Road