Local estate agent donates to St Petrocs charity in Cornwall

A Cornish estate agency has donated to a homeless charity, saying “it’s one thing to struggle to save your first-time deposit, it’s quite another to spend a Cornish winter outside day and night”.

Representatives from Lillicrap Chilcott, Cornwall Community Foundation (CCF) and Cornwall Chamber of Commerce visited St Petrocs Resource Center in Truro to hear how the charity is working to end homelessness, supported by generous donations.

Ian Lillicrap, chairman of Lillicrap Chilcott Estate Agents, donated £10,000, of which £5,000 was given to St Petrocs to be used for emergency beds. This donation also supported a wide range of projects in the Foundation’s Cost of Living Crisis Fund, including Newquay Foodbank, Transformation CPR, TRELYA and Whole Again Communities CIC in Penzance.

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CCF Chair of Trustees and Cornwall Chamber of Commerce CEO Kim Conchie and CCF CEO Tamas Haydu joined Ian Lillicrap and Iain Inchley St Petrocs Service Manager for a tour of the charity’s resource centre.

Iain Inchley said: “People often come to us in crisis and we welcome them and help them through. We are here to help people take the next steps back to independence. We have emergency supplies, a charging point for people’s phones, they can temporarily store bags here, shower and change here and take bedding and food. People can also access a specialist doctor at St Petrocs, which is delivered by NHS Health for the Homeless in a special treatment room.

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“We believe people are incredibly resilient and we believe we must continue to work together to invest in people to overcome the chronic demand we have from the pressures pushing people into homelessness here in Cornwall. We welcome donations to the charity, especially underwear, socks, boxers, tins.

“We have homes in Cornwall, from Liskeard to Camborne, which house people who have been pushed into homelessness and help them gain independence, but we desperately need to find suitable accommodation in the Penzance area to help people in the area who they want to stay close. home.”

Ian Lillicrap, chairman of Lillicrap Chilcott Estate Agents said: “It’s one thing to struggle to save the deposit for your first purchase, it’s quite another to spend a Cornish winter outside day and night. What St Petrocs is doing is eye-opening, so vital and invaluable to the probably 500 homeless people in Cornwall.

“To be able to provide such a wide range of basic facilities and services to people experiencing homelessness, what most of us take for granted is a godsend and can have the greatest admiration for your enthusiasm and dedication open team St Petrocs. .”