EthicsNo, I don’t mean the county to the north east of London but ethics, as in conducting yourself ethically.Many moons ago I learned a business model that I apply even today – probably because it’s one of the simpler ones to understand! It was called the “Four Es”, which stands for “Efficiency, Effectiveness, Economy and […]
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Do you or does anyone you know have a commercial property such as a care home that is due to stand empty for some time? Perhaps while it is going through a lengthy planning application before redevelopment? Ideally this needs to be in the west Kent region. If so please do get in touch as […]
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Our Own Kind of GraceI have one of those desk calendars at work which has some of those inspirational sayings for each day of the year. My version is a Christian one and on the day I write this it says:“The meaning of life. The wasted Years of life. The poor choices of life. God […]
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There are so Many People who Really Need Your help Over the Christmas period people often start to think about those who are less fortunate and in the case of The Bridge Trust that is inevitably those who are without somewhere to call a home. The majority of homeless people in our region are “sofa […]
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The Debate About Begging Over the past few months there has a been a lot in the local news about the rights and wrongs of homeless people begging on our streets, or more particularly about whether you and I should give to beggars. I listened with interest as a BBC Radio Kent reporter told about […]
Read more...Don’t forget if you would like to attend our AGM on Thursday 12th October at Tonbridge Old Fire Station please RSVP by 6TH OCTOBER to info@thebridgetrust.org.uk or 01732 368363 for catering purposes. We would love to see you there!
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We can Lead a Horse to Water Some people I encounter are surprised to hear that we don’t look after homeless people for free. They assume we give them free accommodation, free food….. free everything. So why don’t we then? You see it’s all about preparing people for the world they will have to face […]
Read more...Advanced notice: The Bridge Trust Annual General Meeting, Thursday 12th October 2017, 6.30pm, The Old Fire Station, Castle Street, Tonbridge
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Choose GoodFirstly, I apologise for this blog sounding like a sermon. It’s not meant to be, but as a Christian I have always found the hardest question to answer is “why does God allow bad stuff to happen” – including why he allows someone to becomes homeless. Many struggle with this and to quote just one […]
Read more...Paying the Ultimate Price of Rough Sleeping (part 2)My last blog was on the very sad subject of a rough sleeper in west Kent losing their life. I said at the time that:“….. I suppose that sooner or later we hear about someone in our neighbourhood who has been hassled, attacked or as was the […]
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