Christmas support 2021

This is a growing list of support and activities that are taking place across Cornwall this festive season, for those who are vulnerable or in need. Please let us know any activities that you want to add here – they must be FREE – by emailing Bev bev.wilson@cornwall.gov.uk

Food support

Volunteer Cornwall has a comprehensive list of Christmas meals, and Christmas events taking place across Cornwall, as well as opportunities to volunteer, or participate in giving, this festive season.

These include a Christmas day meal at Treverbyn Community Hall, and Kernow Connect’s Christmas fun activities, which we are not including here, to avoid reinventing the wheel.

If you have any activities or meals, then please get in touch with either them or us.

Activities

Countywide

Time2Move holiday activity programme for children and young people on Free School Meals

Partners include Mount Hawke Skate Park, Pencalenick School, Truro Leisure Centre, and many more, across Cornwall.
Different venues are running sessions on some or all of the days between Monday 20 and Thursday 23 December, with different age limits, and timings. Book quickly, as places are filling up.

children & young people

Redruth

Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change activities

CN4C has a range of Christmas activities at their centre on Redruth at St Austell, including

  • Wednesday 8 December – baking, at 10, and 12, Redruth
  • Wednesday 8 December – crafty chat at 2, St Austell
  • Thursday 9 December – crafts, 10, and 1, Redruth
  • Friday 10 – social meal, 5, Redruth
  • Saturday 11 – Wreath making 10-1, for young people, St Euny Church, Redruth
  • Sunday 12 – social meal, 12, community larder, 1, Redruth
  • Tuesday 14 – Christmas wreath making, 3, Redruth
  • Wednesday 15th – Christmas wreath making, 1.30, St Austell
  • Friday 17 – social meal, 5, Redruth
  • Sunday 19 – social meal, 12, community larder, 1, Redruth
  • Wednesday 22 December – crafty chat at 2, St Austell
  • Wednesday 29, Thursday 30, Friday 31 December – Festive coffee & chat, 10-2 Redruth

See full details on the CN4C facebook page.

anyone, young people

Events

Helston

Helston Town Band will be performing carols at CAST Café, Saturday 18 December, 4-5pm, free admission, mince pies and mulled wine on offer, all welcome. See the Facebook Event for more details.

Food

Truro

Specifically for people in the Truro area who may be eating alone this Christmas, or away from family and loved ones, All Saints is hosting a Boxing Day meal, with all the trimmings. 26 December, 12-2. There are 40 places available, so booking is essential. Please book via Eventbrite.

Homelessness support

Countywide

St Petrocs will again be running its Winter Service in a dispersed fashion, housing people temporarily in hotels and B&B’s, as close to where they present in Cornwall as possible. Where individuals are in our temporary accommodation, we will project services out to them including food. Our resettlement teams will be signposting people to voluntary organisations in Truro and Penzance for food over the Christmas period and beyond so as not to duplicate work.

To refer someone, contact the St Petrocs Team or use the Streetlink app on Google play or Apple.