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Representatives of 120 charities gathered at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday February 4 for the annual Good Samaritans Service and to celebrate the £171,000 raised by the 2023 Black Santa Sit-out. Welcoming guests from across…

Charities across Northern Ireland are invited to submit applications for funding raised through the 46th Black Santa Sit-out which will take place at St Anne’s Cathedral this Christmas. The Black Santa tradition was started in 1976 by…

Belfast’s Black Santa will take to the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral on Wednesday, 9th March, 2022 for a special sit-out to raise funds to support those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Dean Stephen Forde will be back on Belfast Cathedral…

The 2021 Black Santa appeal at Belfast Cathedral has raised £150,000 to support the vital work of Northern Ireland charities. This will be distributed to around 200 organisations at the annual Good Samaritans Service in St Anne’s…

The 'Black Santa' tradition at Belfast Cathedral was started in 1976 by Dean Sammy Crooks, and as the Cathedral enters their 45th year of the annual appeal, they are pleased to announce the release of the Black Santa Applications for 2021!…