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Monday 9:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm Tuesday 9:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm Wednesday 1:30pm - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm

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Preventing & overcoming homelessness together

Without judgement, our strong, passionate team works together with the local community to prevent and relieve homelessness. Through providing a range of specialist housing related advice, support and assistance services, we aim to empower a future where we all thrive in safe and secure homes. We will not tolerate any of the following behaviours:

Aggressive comments and swearing
Inflammatory comments
Intimidation, including threatening behaviour
Inciting hate, including sexism, racism and homophobia

Any person displaying such behaviour will therefore be removed from our page.

06/06/2026

⚡️OFGEM have announced that the energy price cap will rise by 13% from the 1st July.⚡️

💵This means that the average household will pay £221 more a year for their energy bills.💵

✅If you are struggling with bills, the cost of living, or concerned about how higher energy bills will affect you, there are a number of completely free ways you can get support.✅

Read on, or visit our website to learn more: https://thebridge-eastmidlands.org.uk/energy-bills-support/

1️⃣If you live in Charnwood, The Bridge offer home energy advice visits through LEAP. Our advisor will assess your situation to help you understand your energy bills and current usage, and provide money saving advice and support tailored to your circumstances.

If you are eligible, our advisor can also help you with boiler repairs and replacements, heating system tune ups, replacing old appliances, and fitting energy saving measures to your home.

We are hoping to expand our Home Energy Advice service to include Leicester City in the near future.

2️⃣If you don't live in Charnwood, anyone in the UK can self-refer to LEAP's energy advice service to help reduce their energy bills.

3️⃣The Leicestershire Welfare Provision provides emergency food and fuel support, and is available for households facing crisis anywhere in Leicestershire.

🔗Visit our webpage to apply to the Leicestershire Welfare Provision: https://thebridge-eastmidlands.org.uk/energy-bills-support/

🔗Check your eligibility for LEAP services here: https://applyforleap.org.uk/eligibility/

📞If you have other concerns about your housing situation, don't hesitate to get in touch with our Triage team by emailing [email protected], by phone on 01509 260 500/0800 038 5964, or through our website.📞

💜Don't wait until the cold winter months come around, get support on your energy bills now and start saving today!💜

05/06/2026

🏊Ian is taking part in the next Friday, swimming 10 KILOMETRES in open water to raise money for us here at The Bridge.🏊

📹Watch Ian's video to hear how his training is going, and why he's chosen to take on such an incredible challenge to support our work.📹

➡️Help Ian reach his £1000 goal on JustGiving: https://lnkd.in/e97yxwZ3

💜We can't wait to join Ian and our other swimmers at Lake Windermere next week!💜

04/06/2026

🥁🕺Dig out your dancing shoes and join us for a charity Bhangra class on the 30th June!🕺🥁

🏡All the proceeds will go towards supporting our work to prevent and relieve homelessness across the region.🏡

🌟So whether you're a pro or you've never danced in your life, join us later this month for some good vibes, and support a good cause in the process.🌟

Tickets can be bought on the door for just £7.

Event details are as follows:

📆Tuesday 30th June📆
⏰6:45pm - 8pm⏰
📍Avanti Fields School📍
21 Furrow View
Leicester
LE5 0BX

💜See you there!💜

02/06/2026

🌟A HUGE thank you to the ladies from Charnwood Forest Golf Club!🌟

⛳️We were very lucky to have been invited to their fundraiser last month which raised an incredible £655 to support our work here at The Bridge.⛳️

🥰We're proud to be part of such a wonderful community, and to be supported by incredible people who want to make a difference!🥰

01/06/2026

❤️Thank you to our INCREDIBLE volunteers!❤️

😊We are beyond lucky to have such amazing volunteers here at The Bridge, and we would certainly not be able to support so many people across our communities without them!😊

📸Ellen and Ayesha are two of our wonderful volunteers and are pictured here in our Triage Office at John Storer House. 📸

🎉We're proud to be celebrating , and celebrating the contributions of our own volunteers, and the millions of volunteers across the UK.🎉

27/05/2026

🥳 We're delighted to announce we've been awarded £40,000 by the Garfield Weston Foundation for the second year running!🥳

This funding comes at a critical time, as local authorities continue to make cuts, and the ever rising cost of living makes fundraising increasingly difficult.

🏡 This funding allows us to spend more time focusing on supporting those facing housing crisis across Leicestershire, Leicestershire, and Rutland.🏡

💜 So to the trustees and everyone at the Garfield Weston Foundation, thank you!💜

19/05/2026

🏆We are delighted to have been re-accredited by the AQS! This is a huge achievement, and a real testament to the dedication of our incredible team!🏆

🙌What's more, 'as a result of the excellent approach to quality within the advice service', not a single area of improvement or corrective action was identified!🙌

🏅Several areas of good practice were also recognised, covering access to our services, the delivery of our services, our organisational governance, operations, and our ongoing commitment to quality.🏅

📈It was also noted that since our last assessment in 2024 we have 'demonstrated continued growth and service development'.📈

💜We are extremely proud of everyone at The Bridge for this incredible achievement, which highlights our commitment to delivering the best possible service to the who need our support.💜

👊We won't stop here though. As people continue to face housing crisis across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, we will keep working to improve and develop our services so we can fight homelessness as effectively as possible.👊

15/05/2026

🧠Looking after your mental health matters.🧠

This we're encouraging people to around their mental health.

‼️More men are speaking out about their mental health, but the stigma surrounding mental health continues to discourage men from seeking the help they need. That needs to change.‼️

📘You can access a booklet shaped by local men's support groups to help you look after your mental health here:

➡️www.bit.ly/MensHealthLLR

😊Reflecting real experiences, it is a practical resource to support your wellbeing.😊

13/05/2026

🫂It takes courage to accept you're not ok, this we're encouraging people to around their mental health, just like Abbie did.🫂

🤝We all have a role to play when it comes to mental health, whether it is your own, or someone around you.🤝

☎️If you, or someone you care about, need to talk about mental health you can call 111 24/7, or you can text 0748 063 5199.☎️

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust's series of self help guides covering topics such as depression, anxiety and stress can help you understand your mental health, and learn how to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. You can read them here:

➡️https://bit.ly/LLR-self-help-guides

11/05/2026

❤️‍🩹It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and we're raising awareness around the devastating mental health impacts of experiencing homelessness.❤️‍🩹

's Dying Homelessness Project records verifiable homeless deaths across the UK, but they still cannot capture the full picture of homeless deaths.

❌Some local authorities do not record information around homeless deaths, and some authorities do not respond to FOI requests at all!❌

Our estimate is based on this data, but given the problems verifying the number and causes of homeless deaths it is highly likely to be an underestimate.

Most people experiencing homelessness have a mental health condition. Homeless people are around 10 times more likely to commit su***de than housed people.

🫶This Mental Health Awareness Week, we're encouraging you to around your mental health. Even small things like taking a walk, or spending more with loved ones, can have a huge impact on your mental wellbeing.🫶

📍There are also events and activities taking place across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland throughout the week, find out what's going on near you:

➡️https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/mhaw-2026/

📖You can read more about here:

➡️https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

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Monday	9:30am - 12:30pm
	1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 12:30pm
	1:30pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday	1:30pm - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 12:30pm
	1:30pm - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 12:30pm
	1:30pm - 4:30pm

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http://www.thebridge-eastmidlands.org.uk/

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