Shelter

You can expect us to be horizontal at the top of the vertical too. Photo from last year by Mike King. Vertical Rush is three and half weeks away and plucky Team Londonist’s training has reached another level entirely. Here’s a sneaky peak inside two …

Tower 42 by Mike King Yes, we’re going back. Whether it’s the post Christmas bulge, the straight up challenge, a desire to raise a shedload of cash for Shelter or pure new year insanity, a fresh team of Londonistas is all signed up for Vertical …

In 1969 a Soho vicar opened up the basement of his church to offer shelter to young people sleeping rough in the middle of winter. Forty years on, Centrepoint helps 825 young people every day, giving them a safe place to sleep, supporting them out …

There’s not much freedom within or without for many kids living in London homes, and Boris wants to do something about it. He’s compared the situation faced by many youngsters to living in a battery farm, and has joined with homeless charity Shelter and a …

Inspired by Shelter’s House of Cards ad campaign, 52 of the country’s leading artists, including Rankin, Marc Quinn, David Bailey and Vivienne Westwood have created a unique collection of art for an exhibition and fundraising auction in support. Members of the public can place silent …

If you find yourself in the City tomorrow around lunchtime with your tummy grumbling head over to Broadgate Circle for a free lunch prepared by Celebrity Masterchef winner, Liz McClarnon. Along with the grub (expect “a number of the nation’s best loved dishes” such as …

We totally conquered the tower. Yesterday, a team of five Londonistas sprinted, then walked, then paused, then inched, then wheezed, then walked, then sprinted again up the 920 steps of Tower 42, the tallest building in the Square Mile. We gave it our all in …

By Dave Gorman Spare a thought for Team Londonist who are right now at the foot of Tower 42 about to peg it up top all in the name of Shelter, the homeless charity. You can sponsor them, whilst they’re panting, wheezing, sprinting (ha) and/or …

Isn’t it high? By Richard Parmiter via the Londonist Flickrpool Remember we wanted to climb Tower 42? You probably thought we weren’t that serious since our plea for a final team member was hedged all around with promises of champagne, minimal fundraising and taking it …

Yup, all the way to the top. Homeless charity Shelter are organising a fundraiser with a difference. Vertical Rush will see hundreds of Londoners race up the 920 stairs of Tower 42, the City’s tallest building. The event takes place on 19 March and is …