Since March, when Covid-19 brought the country to a virtual standstill, there have been so many instances of independent hostels doing their bit to help others. Examples of housing the homeless, making scrubs, delivering shopping, returning to nursing and supplying free lunches to kids in half term should make us all proud to be part of the independent hostel network.
Helping others during the Corona Virus pandemic
With our hostel closed we've volunteered to be drivers for the Alston Essentials delivery service getting vital supplies out to those self isolating or in very rural places on Alston Moor.
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Rookhow Bunkbarn have helping reduce social isolation in their local community with Zoom coffee afternoons and meditation sessions.
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PubLove The Crown, in Battersea, South West London, has joined the army of small businesses offering free lunches to children this October half term. Along with 4 other pubs in the PubLove chain situated in central London, they will be offering a friendly smile and a healthy meal to the children Markus Rashford has been campaigning for.
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I re-trained as a Radiographer over the winter months after 16 years away! I got my registration back just last week and I am now working at my local hospital.
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The team at Callander Hostel are just one of the many in our network who have been able to successfully adapt to the cruel and unusual events of recent times. Not only are they able to keep running their hostel, but they're also continuing to prioritise the future of the youth in the local area.
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Free school lunches are being served this October half term by the staff at PubLove The White Ferry near Victoria in central London. Five more of the PubLove London pubs are doing the same. Such gestures of kindness in these strange and difficult Covid times are indeed heart-warming.
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A keyworker in Llandudno who was required to isolate from vulnerable family members is offered respite accommodation by Llandudno Hostel
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Situated close to London Bridge, The Rose and Crown is just one of 5 pubs in the PubLove chain that are serving free lunches to children this October half. The Publove pubs are vibrant, popular venues dotted around central London. They all have unbelievably great value accommodation upstairs. While downstairs they serve craft beer, a wide range of gins, designer burgers and much more. What could be better for a fun weekend in London?
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This iconic police headquarters, recently transformed into a chic accommodation for city breaks is now providing accommodation and counselling for people at risk during the Corona virus. The Bristol Wing will be closed to independent travelers and tourists until March 2022
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As well as volunteering as a First Responder, Meinir from Sgubor Unnos Bunkhouse on Tanrallt Farm has been masterminding a community effort to knit caps for key workers.
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Furloughed staff at the head office of the Independent Hostel network, have been working with volunteers in their village to produce scrubs for local care homes and hospices
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But MP's might be charged double!!! Close to Euston Station, this vibrant, quirky pub with low cost accommodation upstairs is probably not the sort of place your average MP would visit. But it is very popular with the young and the young-at-heart who want to spend a few days in central London without breaking the bank.
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Shining Cliff hostel is surviving the lockdown in several ways, including Kate working as a nurse at her local hospital, so the NHS has helped Shining Cliff hostel keep going!
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Yet another example of the kindness of the British people has been witnessed this October half term. Across the country cafes, pubs, restaurants etc are giving free meals to children. In the heart of Waterloo in central London, The White Ferry, one of the Publove chain is serving free school lunches from its craft burger kitchen.
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Since March, when Covid-19 brought the country to a virtual standstill, there have so many instances of independent hostels doing their bit to help others. Examples of housing the homeless, making scrubs, delivering shopping, returning to nursing and supplying free lunches to kids in half term should make us all proud to be part of the independent hostel network.
Furloughed staff at the head office of the Independent Hostel network, have been working with volunteers in their village to produce scrubs for local care homes and hospices
Bed linen donated by the people of Matock Bath has been repurposed as cheery scrub tops and scrub bags for local care workers. Organised by the head office of the Independent Hostels network from designs adapted by talented neighbour. These stylish scrub tops are sewn by volunteers in the village including staff on furlough from Independent Hostels UK. The scrub tops and scrub bags are now in use at a local hospice and care home.
