11th Bristol - Sleep Out

11^th BRISTOL COMPANY – THE BOYS’ BRIGADE

SLEEP OUT

As part of their Queen’s Badge, James, Tom, Fraser V and Fraser J took up the challenge to sleep one night outdoors and raise money in aid of homeless people in Bristol.  They joined hundreds of others to highlight the reality of homelessness in the city and help those affected by poverty. They were joined by Callum Slocombe (Warrant Officer) and our Chaplin, the Rev Denise Yeadon. Thanks to everyone who found cardboard and polythene.  They certainly needed it.  As you can see from the photos they made a good ‘cardboard village’.  They even managed to get a photo taken with the Mayor of Bristol, George Ferguson.

After all the rain we had in the weeks leading up to the Friday evening, it was, with a sigh of relief, dry, but, of all nights the temperature suddenly dropped to about -1.  They were cold but dry.  They say they did sleep a little, although they had cold feet, and it was noisy from the road and they also had to contend with blue flashing lights, when the ambulances left the Ambulance Station.

The Sleep Out was organised by Crisis Centre Ministries and held at Pip ‘n’ Jay Church in Bristol, on Friday 28 February/Saturday 1 March, from 10.30 pm until 6.30 am.    Crisis is open throughout the year, providing a Christian response to the needs of people with life-disrupting problems.  Their aim is to extend the opening times for the Spring of Hope Ladies’ Night Shelter, opening nights a week, which is likely to cost around £40,000.00. 

The total they raised through sponsorship, a donation from KMC and the on-line sponsors, was an amazing £1,360.00.

Well done to everyone and a very big thank you to all those who sponsored them.

SUE BLOWER

COMPANY CAPTAIN                                                 

March 2014

PS :  Over £10,000.00 has been raised