Journal · 1 March 2018 · 1 min read

01st March 2018 – LandAid- Sleep out

Did you know over 80,000 young people are homeless in the UK every year.

I participated in the LandAid sleep-out by sleeping rough on the streets of London to help raise awareness and support this worthwhile cause. We helped to raise over £140,000, every penny of which goes toward the rebuild of the city YMCA and helps to bring more children in off the streets.

It was a truly humbling experience, the coldest March day on record at -12C, so a little chilly, but something I’m glad I was able to be a part of. It was certainly an eye opener, very sobering. I know I certainly view homelessness from a different perspective after my experiences here last night.

Once again a massive thank you to everyone that supported us.

Bed for the night: a sleeping bag, some flattened boxes and a coffee stall for a neighbour
Bed for the night: a sleeping bag, some flattened boxes and a coffee stall for a neighbour
Lights out. I’m the one in orange
Lights out. I’m the one in orange
Tucked in on the cardboard. Five-star, it was not
Tucked in on the cardboard. Five-star, it was not
The morning after, coffee in hand
The morning after, coffee in hand

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