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  • The Great Sock Appeal 2020 launches today on Giving Tuesday (1st December). More images available below.

    Great Sock Appeal Needs YOU This Christmas

    As Covid-19 deepens the poverty crisis, Govia Thameslink Railway partners with local charities across its network once again to support homeless people over the winter season and break stigma associated with homelessness.
    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s largest rail network, will join forces once again with a variety of its regional charity partners this Christmas, to provide support f

  • NOAH Enterprise's Outreach Team member Nela Mazilu hands over socks to one of the charity's clients.

    Warm new socks given to Luton’s homeless

    ​Homeless people in Luton have received new pairs of socks this winter thanks to the generosity of Govia Thameslink Railway staff and passengers.

  • Sock collections took place across the Govia Thameslink Railway network

    Govia Thameslink Railway's Great Sock Appeal collects over 4,000 socks

    More than 4,170 pairs of socks were donated at stations across the Govia Thameslink Railway network on Thursday 5th December, to support six key homeless shelters across the route.
    Sock collections took place at train stations across the network, as selected homeless charities and Govia Thameslink Railway – the UK’s largest rail network – joined forces to give those sleeping rough a new pair of