Coventry Open Christmas Grubngabclub

Coventry Open Christmas is a voluntary organisation managed by the "Grub & Gab" club. We are also a charity. We provide shelter and food to the homeless and lonely over Christmas - and additional support such as 'pop-up' shelters during the year.

During Christmas 1991 it was recognised by one of our founders that there was a real need for a shelter for the homeless who were arriving in Coventry simply to get a meal at Holy Trinity Church.
The very next year the Coventry Open Christmas shelter opened its doors for the very first time, as a ‘one night only’ project. This proved to be a roaring success and so much so that it has now grown from those very humble origins to a shelter that is now preparing to open its doors again this Christmas.