We produce a newsletter every quarter.
November 2026
Hi supporters – thank you for taking the time to read our bulletin, do pass on the good news it contains.
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We’ve had another busy few months at Hope House and it’s a privilege to share our updates with you – hopefully you can see where your money, prayers and other support are working.
We are still running a full house and residents continue to keep busy with house duties, work experience and other meaningful activities. Adult education courses are a new addition to this – we currently have four residents attending Construction Skills, one studying Functional Maths and another attending a Photography course. We were also able to take the men away in September on an activity and team building residential in the Lake District, thanks to some generous donors who made this possible. This is a course that we’ve accessed in previous years, which has been very successful in raising confidence and self-esteem. We see tangible strides in their recovery after this experience, as they realise what can be achieved with the right mindset and support.
A bible study is now being held each Thursday in the house with six residents attending, which is in addition to Tuesday nights watching The Chosen together, with discussions following.
We are also delighted to report that two residents have moved into their own accommodation since our last bulletin. Hope House staff have been intrinsic to this, helping them to gather all the household items they need. We are also grateful to those of you who have offered us household items when they have become available. We have liaised with Rykneld Homes and Chesterfield Borough Council’s Home Options department over these moves and really value the ongoing support we receive from them.
Some ex-residents still pop in from time to time, and one of those supports the new residents with lifts to the Chesterfield Football Club Aspire course – he is a great inspiration to our current residents, showing how far he has come.
Last week we held our first annual quiz night at Chesterfield Football Club. The event was exceptionally well attended with eighteen paying teams undertaking intense quizzing over six gruelling rounds testing everyone’s knowledge on geography, history, sport music as well as general knowledge and picture rounds. It was tough! The winners scored consistently throughout the whole quiz and it was great to see a team captained by our Chair of Trustees, Karen Riley, achieving a very creditable second place. Feedback from the event was excellent and was very successful in both raising funds and awareness about Hope House and the work we do. We would like to thank Chesterfield Football Club for their great support in this event, particularly their Chairman, Ashley Kirk, who undertook a sterling role as quiz master, while providing a fabulous setting for the event. We also received support from The Derbyshire Makers as well as a number of individuals who sponsored raffle prizes. Liam O Connell, Trustee, said ‘This was a great event which helped to highlight the invaluable work that Hope House undertakes in the homelessness field in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. We would like to thank everyone who supported us in this quiz and look forward to hosting a bigger and better Hope House quiz in 2027.’
Fundraising has become more and more vital to us as the years have gone on and costs have increased so rapidly. We are very grateful to all our sponsors and always looking for new ones. This year we have worked to engage regular corporate sponsors to help us and we are delighted with the support we have received. We have had grants from institutions both large and small, which are vital to our financial wellbeing. In this bulletin we highlight the support of Peter Hoare Financial Services Ltd, www.peterhoare.com, over the last year. Andy Needham from Peter Hoare stated that he recognises the problem of homelessness in the area and feels that if his organisation can help alleviate this problem by supporting Hope House, this is an important part to play in our community. Through the sponsorship from Peter Hoare, Hope House can undertake a number of capital and technological projects which will help improve the support we can offer our residents. Andy has attended Hope House events and has been inspired by the stories of our residents.
If you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or donating to Hope House in any way, please email us at contact@hopehousecfd.org
If you’re a praying person, please keep praying for our financial situation, our generous donors and for more supporters to join them. Please also pray for the Christmas season which is a tough period for our residents, please pray they make new memories this year that will sustain them now and in the future. The next Zoom prayers will be held on Monday 25 January at 7pm. If you haven’t attended before and would like to, email us at contact@hopehousecfd.org
If you would like to support Hope House over the Christmas period, the gift of an Aldi voucher would help us with our Christmas food shop and help make Christmas a memorable one for our residents.
That’s all for now. Season’s greetings to you all, and thanks once again for all your ongoing support.
Hope House Trustees