On Friday 3 December, we will be spending a night sleeping on the streets to raise much-needed funds to support RESTART, a charity that cares for London's homeless. We are a team of five, all of us colleagues and none of us being close to truly experiencing what it is like to sleep on the street night after night after night. 

But we want to help and do something meaningful. 

Did you know that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London surged by a staggering 170% over the last decade? Nor did I. It’s shocking. Homelessness is such a big problem and four times as many people have come to RESTART for advice and support in the last 12 months than in the previous year.

Please sponsor us with whatever means you have available. It’s a cliché but quite literally every penny counts. Donations will be processed quickly and passed to RESTART to support its vital work.

The money raised will help Restart fund:-

- vital advice and support services across London for people with lived experience of homelessness

 - 4,000 free hot meals and a warm welcome at our drop-in every Friday night, this winter and throughout the year

 - mental health support in the form of counselling, mentoring and befriending for people recovering from homelessness and

- employability and work-readiness programmes for
people who are getting ready to return to the workplace after a period of homelessness or long-term unemployed. 

Any contribution you can make to such a great cause will make a significant difference to many, many lives. Your support is very much appreciated. Wish us luck. Weather forecast is cold and wet..