Downstairs interior artist's impression of the Lincoln Nomad Centre. Photo: YMCA Lincolnshire
YMCA Lincolnshire will get just over £700,000 from Homes England to build a day and night centre for the homeless in the city.
As previously reported, YMCA Lincolnshire received outline planning permission to transform its former gym and leisure space on into the Lincoln Nomad Centre.
YMCA Lincolnshire was initially trying to raise £1.2 million for the renovation project which would extend its site on St Rumbold’s Street.
This latest funding helps them edge closer to their new higher target of £1.6 million, which allows them to upgrade to a higher spec project.
The Nomad Centre will also replace YMCA Lincolnshire’s Nomad Shelter on Monks Road.
The City of Lincoln Council previously approved plans from YMCA Lincolnshire for its Lincoln Nomad Centre.
Construction on the purpose built emergency overnight accommodation for the most vulnerable people in the city could begin as early as April 2019.
Along with 20 en-suite bedrooms, the new Nomad Centre will include a hub on the ground floor where there will be a kitchen facility providing three hot meals a day, toilets and shower rooms. There will also be consulting rooms.
CEO at YMCA Lincolnshire Caroline Killeavy. Photo: YMCA Lincolnshire
Chief Executive at YMCA Lincolnshire Caroline Killeavy: “We have been waiting with bated breath to hear the outcome of the bid to Homes England and are thrilled that Lincoln has been awarded this funding.
“We have listened to feedback and designed the new centre in such a way that it ensures the dignity and privacy of everyone who uses it. The Nomad Centre will break down barriers that were previously preventing people accessing essential services.”
Tackling a rising county problem
The latest statistics recorded that the number of rough sleepers in Lincolnshire rose 225% between 2010 and 2018.
Between October 2017 and October 2018 more than 260 people accessed the Nomad Shelter in Lincoln.
Caroline added: “The Nomad Centre will provide emergency accommodation, but crucially, in the form of en-suite rooms instead of the dormitory-style facilities on offer now.
“People accessing the centre will be given a helping hand to access medical services, find alternative, more permanent places to live and will be provided with support for addiction and mental health.
“We will continue to work collaboratively with organisations and local authorities across Lincoln and this will provide an opportunity to bring essential services under one roof.”
The grant was received through the Blue Skies Consortium – a group of housing associations led by Longhurst Group and Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA). They are strategic partners of Homes England.
The two providers are joint owners of Pitch Development Services which will be project managing the scheme on behalf of the YMCA.
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Saturday, May 8, is the final day of counting votes in the local elections, with results expected today for the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
People took to the polls on Thursday, May 6, to decide who would be their new ward councillors, as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner. Due to safety measures surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, votes for the PCC are counted Saturday.
Marc Jones was the second-elected PCC of Lincolnshire in May 2016 and this time his role is being challenged by Labour City of Lincoln councillor Rosanne Kirk and Chair of the Lincolnshire Police Independent Advisory Group (IAG), David Williams from the Lincolnshire Independents party, Ross Pepper from the Liberal Democrats and Peter Escreet from the Reform Party.
Local Democracy Reporters Daniel Jaines and James Mayer are at the Lincoln counting centre today to bring you the result as it is announced.
There have been 248 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and three COVID-related deaths so far this week – a 7% drop in cases but two more deaths than the previous week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 35 new cases in Lincolnshire, four in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire.
One death was registered in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported two hospital deaths this week so far. Friday’s death was at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, the first death there in over a month. This time last week, no hospital deaths were recorded across Greater Lincolnshire hospitals.
On Friday, national cases increased by 2,490 to 4,431,043, while deaths rose by 15 to 127,598.
In local news, all people under the age of 40 will be offered an alternative COVID-19 vaccination to the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab after fears that young people could get rare blood clots.
The move is a precautionary one after evidence of young people suffering from blood clots once they were given the AstraZeneca jab increased.
A Year 9 student at Cleethorpes Academy has tested positive for coronavirus, resulting in 28 pupils now self-isolating as a precaution.
Principal Mrs Janice Hornby sent a letter to parents/carers on Thursday, May 6 and said the school is continuing to monitor the situation and is working closely with Public Health England.
In national news, England’s R number has fallen slightly to between 0.8 and 1, latest figures show.
This means that on average, every 10 people infected with COVID-19 will pass it on to between eight and 10 other people.
The Prime Minister has said the government needs to carefully handle outbreaks of the India variant of coronavirus in the UK.
It comes as Public Health England (PHE) said one version of it had been elevated to a “variant of concern”.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Friday, May 7
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
59,937 cases (up 43)
41,627 in Lincolnshire (up 35)
9,614 in North Lincolnshire (up four)
8,696 in North East Lincolnshire (up four)
2,192 deaths (up one)
1,617 from Lincolnshire (no change)
307 from North Lincolnshire (up one)
268 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,305 hospital deaths (up one)
812 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
41 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
451 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
4,431,043 UK cases, 127,598 deaths
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.
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