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RE: The Pals Battalions of World War 1
I've never heard of pals battalions before @molometer. That explains a lot. But I can also see why people thought it was a good idea at the time.
Although many churches are being converted I'm glad they are not, at least, being raised to the ground.
The best conversions in my opinion are the ones that still give something to the community. One near us, for example, has recently been turned into a stunning health centre. I've not seen that before but it's been done reall well. 😊
The impact on these communities was long lasting especially in France where rural populations never recovered.
Good to see these old churches repurposed.
They could easily be converted to shelters for the homeless?
There are quite a few shelters for the homeless here and a number of initiatives to help people get off the streets.
But apparently its not that simple. I've a friend who works with the homeless and he says a number of people on the streets prefer to be there rather than in housing. They like the freedom. That's only one subset obviously.
This winter, I noticed that people were getting more organised. They'd choose one of the promenade shelters, for example, to sleep in, leave their stuff there during the day and then go back again and set up camp for night.
These things are always more complicated that they look at first glance I think.