black santa appeal

The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Christina Black, visited the steps of Belfast Cathedral where she made a donation to the annual Black Santa Appeal. Councillor Black, second left, is pictured with, from left: The Rt Rev George…

The 2021 Black Santa Sit-out for charities got underway on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Monday December 13, 2021.This is the fourth Christmas sit-out for the Very Rev Stephen Forde, Dean of Belfast, with last year’s event…

It is 44 years since Dean Sammy Crooks stood on the steps of Belfast Cathedral for the very first Cathedral Sit Out in 1976. Wrapped in his black clerical cloak, the press gave him the name which has stuck - Black Santa. Five different…