A DISUSED office block in Chertsey Road has been bought by Woking Borough Council to provide accommodation for the homeless. The council secured the block with the assistance of £3.125 million in... Read more »
THE Countess of Wessex joined staff and volunteers at Woking’s York Road Project to help pack goody bags for clients in the run-up to Christmas. The charity, which provides support and accommodation... Read more »
A BIG Sleep In event has raised more than £2,000 for the Woking homelessness charity York Road Project. The coronavirus-compliant version of the YRP Big Sleep Out has also led to a... Read more »
WOKING residents are being invited to take part in a Big Sleep In at their homes to support the homelessness charity York Road Project tonight. YRP usually holds a Big Sleep Out... Read more »
HOMELESS people were safely evacuated from their temporary accommodation in a hotel after a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms on Sunday afternoon (18 October). The blaze started in an... Read more »
THE York Road Project has launched its annual Harvest campaign for donations of clothes and other items and has added a scheme for financial donations to be made by text message. A... Read more »
THE COVID-19 pandemic has created more homelessness with changing circumstances forcing people onto the streets, says the York Road Project. Cath Stamper, the chief executive of the Woking charity, said around 20... Read more »
From its roots as a soup kitchen and winter shelter to a charity offering services all year round, the York Road Project tackles homelessness in Woking. Jennie Buzaglo finds out more: THE... Read more »
ONE of the UK’s fastest-rising stars of comedy and magic is hosting a quiz night in aid of Woking’s homelessness charity. Danny Buckler is compering the event this Saturday 30 November, on... Read more »
TWENTY people raised more than £2,000 for a homelessness charity when they experienced a night of bedding down on the street. The sponsored sleep-out was in aid of the York Road Project,... Read more »