A homelessness charity, which recently featured on a hit TV show, is opening B&B rooms and a dining space at its historic site.
Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney is based in the 19th-century All Hallows Convent in Ditchingham, near Bungay.
It provides a home for as long as needed to its 32 'companions' who have experienced homelessness and they are provided with therapeutic support, rehabilitation and training opportunities.
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The convent was recently featured on BBC One's Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr, which saw the 10 contestants transform the former nun's bedrooms into B&B rooms.
Since filming, these are now being used as homes for the companions, with the charity fundraising to open 23 B&B rooms to the public.
The annual income from one room will provide a homeless person with a place to stay in the Emmaus community for a year.
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In addition to this, last autumn the charity received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to refurbish and re-establish its grade II-listed refectory into a dining room.
This will open to the public in April 2024 and both projects will provide the companions with hospitality experience.
The Ditchingham site also has a large charity shop selling quality second-hand furniture, electrical items, white goods, upcycled items and more.
Donate to the 'Room for a Room' B&B project at emmaus.org.uk/norfolk-waveney
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