Welcome to Christmas Care - we have been providing food, warmth & hospitality for the homeless & lonely at Christmas since 1988.
Latest update (10th November 2025):
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​​The volunteer application period is now closed. Our elves are now hard at work behind the scenes, organising the roles. We're making out lists and checking them twice, so please bear with us as we go through this time-consuming process as we try to place people into each of the 260 slots we have open.
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Thank you to everyone who has applied this year, we are extremely grateful to each and every one of you.
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We will be emailing everyone in the next couple of days to confirm we have your applications, and we then expect to email volunteers their allotted shifts by the end of November. If you haven't heard from us by 1st December, please check your email junk folder, or get in touch with us through our contact page.
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Our donation days will be:
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Saturday 13 December - Long Life items
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Sunday 21 December - Fresh items
For information on what is needed, please visit the Donations page.
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Christmas Care will be open to guests from Christmas Eve until the 29th December.
Financial Donations
The easiest method for us to receive donations is via bank transfer to the following account:
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Bank: The Co-operative Bank
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Sort Code: 08-92-99
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Account Number: 67319718
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Account Name: Christmas Care
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Reference: Please use your name.
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Individual UK taxpayers may increase their donations by 25% with no cost to themselves by the filling in our online Gift Aid form.
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For other ways to donate, please see our Donate page.
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Christmas Care is a Swindon charity that has provided hospitality for homeless and vulnerable local people every Christmas since 1988. We are based in The Haven Day Centre, Queen's Drive, Swindon SN3 1AR.
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We provide a drop-in day centre for homeless and isolated people in the Swindon area over the Christmas period. It is run entirely by volunteers and a small committee, and is funded purely from donations, both cash and donations in kind.
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We offer a full English breakfast, a hot home-cooked lunch and an early evening snack. In between, there are hot drinks, chats, companionship and festive cheer.
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Guests do not need to book in advance.
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For insurance reasons, we are unable to accommodate anyone under 18 years old, guest or volunteer.
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The dates we open are from Christmas Eve for a week (exact dates are determined each year).
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Our opening times for guests are 9:00am - 5:30pm each day, other than the last day when when we close at 3:00pm.​​