Only a Pavement Away’s Winter Warmth campaign runs through the National Winter Warmth Week from November 14 to 20.

It’s for anyone who feels they need a coat, they can come and get one and this isn’t about judging. It’s really about cutting out that middleman.” Your support changes lives. Find out how you can help us help more people by signing up for a subscription This window is dedicated to the memory of all the individuals and their effected families whose organs and tissue were removed and retained without the knowledge or consent of relatives and families following post-mortem examinations in former times.The outline of a mountain peak and converging pathways speak of hardship shared by those who mourn; while the leaves fall silently from the tree as tears. A red ribbon binds all together in passion and pain. The rising sun however signifies promises of a new dawn. Hope is symbolised by doves ascending and a butterfly spreading its wings in anticipation of flight. United in the light of remembrance, both candles and a multitude of stars preserve the memory of the many loved one commemorated by this window. The Pathways Memorial Window was unveiled by The Right Honourable Lord Mayor Councillor Tom Ekin on Tuesday 18 January 2005.The window was funded by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and was designed by Nora Gaston. The design was in collaboration with members of the relatives’ reference group and Karl Harron. It was manufactured by Glass Scene. Wrap Up is a nationwide coat donation drive run by charity Human Appeal in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Bradford, Glasgow, Leicester and London.In September we tend to do a need assessment with the charities and the food banks we support. The demand definitely seems higher with certain organisations,” said Shah. The building includes some stunning features including the Grand Staircase, Banquet Hall and Reception Room. Although much remains from the original foundations, the Banquet Hall was partially destroyed during the Belfast blitz in May 1941 and had to be rebuilt. Public memorials in the grounds Around 100 rails were in operation in 2021, Simonwitz said, with some running weekly and others even running all year round. We will just have to put a little bit of extra effort in,” he added. “We’ve been recruiting extra volunteers for sorting, we’ve got a lot more collection spots opening right across the city. So we’re hopeful and conservatively confident that actually we will be able to meet that extra demand because that’s the reason we’re here.”

The council’s Women’s Steering Group worked with the women’s movement across the city and a local historian to develop the window which is an illustration of Belfast women mill workers, and signifies the struggles that women have faced throughout history, some of which still exist today. Belfast City Hall is located right in the heart of the city in Donegall Square. It’s a 5-minute walk from St George’s Market and a 25-minute walk from both Crumlin Road Gaol and the Botanic Gardens. 2. Opening hours and admission The Belfast City Hall tours take about an hour and are led by an experienced guide who explains the interesting history of the building and grounds. There is also an audio guide that you can use for the visitor exhibition. Tours are free but donations are welcome. 4. The Bobbin Coffee ShopHandsOn London chief executive Jon Meech told The Big Issue he has already seen the cost of living impacting on demand for coats in 2022. The main players including Take One Leave One, the WrapUp campaign, Only a Pavement Away and Care4Calais collect thousands of coats every year for people experiencing homelessness, refugees and anyone else who needs it. The coat of arms of Thomas Hibbotts, a burgess mentioned in the original charter - Three fleurs-de-lis piercing through the heads of gargoyles appear on a silver and green shield with blue medieval armour above. The historic tablet below states “1688 charter annulled by James II and a new one issued but the original charter was restored by king George II” Belfast coat of arms - The centre window of the staircase is the coat of arms of Belfast.Underneath reads the following inscription “1888 the charter of Her Majesty Queen Victoria conferring the rank and privileges incident to a city upon Belfast”. We’re anticipating that there is going to be more demand. There’s the fact that there are more people who are not from the homeless community, not from refugee communities. These are people who have homes who probably have relatively low income jobs who are also in need of coats and also in need of support in one way or another. It’s not something we are typically used to. It’s quite unprecedented.”

In 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the status of the city and it was agreed that a grand and magnificent building was required to reflect this new status. City Hall opened its doors on the first of August 1906, at a time of unprecedented prosperity and industrial might for the city. Elsewhere charity Care4Calais is on a mission to provide a warm winter coat to every refugee in the UK and France. By donating at one of their many drop-off points, your coat will help someone facing uncertainty stay warm in the cold months. The window is in dedication to the king’s tribute to Ulster’s contribution in the First World War, particularly to the courage and valour of the 36th Ulster Division. The window depicts a medieval warrior and female figure in front of a stone monument headed with the Royal coat of arms. At the bottom is the Ulster flag between the flags of the allies from the First World War; Britain, France, USA and Ireland. In the centre is the following inscription, “their name liveth for evermore”. Underneath is the king’s message that reads, “Your prompt patriotic answer to the nation’s call to arms will never be forgotten. I shall continue to follow with interest the fortunes of your division. I pray that god may bless you in all your undertakings”. George I. The memorial window was unveiled by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Field Marshall the Viscount French of YPRES. K.P., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G. on the 26 July 1920, and was created by Ward and Partners, Belfast. The lower segment of the window depicts the Custom House which is Belfast’s ‘Speakers’ Corner’ where ‘Big Jim’ held many public meetings. On the steps I have placed a poster seen on the Falls Road at the time of the strike with the words ‘Not as Catholics and Protestants, not as republicans and unionists, but as Belfast workers standing together'The symbols probably have their roots in seventeenth century Belfast as these are found on tokens used by merchants of that time – for example, the bell, the ship, the sea-horse and the chained wolf are all found on the money of Belfast merchants. It is probable that the arms were composed from the merchant’s signs or that the merchants themselves took parts of the arms for use on their coinage. What I love about the idea and what makes it work is the simplicity and simplicity of the name and the concept and the sign.

Now in its fifth winter, Take One Leave One is returning in 2022 with the same simple concept that made it such a hit in previous years.

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Arms: Party per esse argent and azure, in chief a pile vair and on a canton gules a bell argent, in base a ship with sails set argent on waves of the sea proper. The sea-horse and ship were almost certainly selected to indicate the emerging maritime importance of Belfast as a trading port. The wolf was probably taken as a compliment to Sir Arthur Chichester who was instrumental in the founding and expansion of Belfast in the early 1600s as wolves featured on his own coat of arms. At the present time we have received requests for 17,000 coats. That’s about 50 per cent up on normal for this stage a couple of weeks before the campaign,” said Meech. While coat donations are usually for people experiencing homelessness, the range of people expected to need support is set to widen due to the cost of living crisis. Image: HandsOn London