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The Prince Rupert Hotel for the homeless : a true story of love and compassion amid a pandemic /
by Lamb, Christina.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2022Description: 308 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008487546 (hbk.) :; 0008487545 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 362.5928 LAMSubject(s): Prince Rupert Hotel | Shelters for the homeless -- England -- Shrewsbury | Emergency housing -- Government policy -- Great Britain | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Great Britain -- Personal narratives | Society | Society | United Kingdom, Great Britain | 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100 | True stories of heroism, endurance & survival | Reportage & collected journalism | Poverty & unemploymentSummary: When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4 star hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 362.5928 LAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003106930X |
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| 362.5094 MCG Poverty safari : understanding the anger of Britain's underclass / | 362.583 HIG Voices from the workhouse | 362.592 WIN The wild silence / | 362.5928 LAM The Prince Rupert Hotel for the homeless : a true story of love and compassion amid a pandemic / | 362.6094 CAR Caring for loved ones in old age | 362.6094 RAY Social work with older people | 362.6109 LON I'll die after bingo : the unlikely story of my decade as a care home assistant / |
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the government launched its 'Everyone In' programme, aiming to house the homeless through lockdown. The Prince Rupert, a 4 star hotel in Shrewsbury with four poster beds and suits of armour, were asked to play their part and host 33 rough sleepers. This is the story of how the hotel owners and rough sleepers - many of whom had been out of housing for decades - spent months locked in together and wound up transforming each other's lives.
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