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Derek Player, General Manager writes...
Over
the 35 years of its life as a charity providing services to homeless
people, St. Martins has twice managed to develop major capital
projects. Firstly, St. Martins House and day centre, funded by
public donations, and Norwich City Council, and completed in 1989.
Secondly, Bishopbridge House, the city’s “direct access hostel”,
again part-funded by public donations, and by Broadland Housing
Association, was opened in 2002.
St.
Martins House has been under threat of closure since 2000 because it
did not comply with government regulations for care homes. Once
again the public of Norwich and Norfolk have shown how much they
care and understand about the issue of homelessness by helping to
meet the re-development costs of St. Martins House.
Kevin Long, Chair of Trustees writes...
The
development of Highwater House (the new name for the project) has
been the culmination of almost 5 years of planning, fund-raising and
partnership work with Norwich City Council, Norfolk County Council
and Norfolk Primary Care Trust. A previous group of Trustees have
to be thanked for their vision in getting both St. Martins House and
Bishopbridge House built. The present group of Trustees have worked
hard through a difficult set of decisions to get to where we are
with the new Highwater House. I am sure the new 22-bed Home will
serve the interests of some very vulnerable people for many years to
come.
Angela
Herbert, Manager of St. Martins House writes...
It must be
admitted that providing care to 16 residents whilst living alongside
a building site for 12 months has been challenging! However, staff
and residents alike are really excited about moving into the new
22-bed facility. We have produced a special pamphlet about
Highwater House for anyone who is interested.
Ž The
principle consultants for the Trust on the project have been:
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Jury Reynolds
(Architects)
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Davis Langdon
(Quantity Surveyors)
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P J Cozens
(Mechanical and Electrical Engineers)
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Alcock Lees
(Structural Engineers)
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Robert Bilbie
(Energy Assessors)
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D Mulley
Associates (Health and Safety)
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