Lancing students sleep rough

PUPILS and staff from Boundstone Community College spent a night sleeping rough in aid of the Worthing Churches Homeless Projects.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Feb 2009, 10:44 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:54 BST

Assistant head Dick Bryant said: "It went very well. The kids were great.

"One of them came up to me and thanked me for making him aware of homelessness.

"I thought 'wow', he is only a teenager.

"It was one of those things you don't forget.

"That is what it's all about."

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The students and staff raised around 500 at the charity sleepout which was intended to give people an idea of what it is like to be homeless '“ trying to sleep outside in all weathers and noises.

Other groups that took part in the sleepout included St Andrew's Tarring Youth Group, St Richards Maybridge Youth Group, Queen Street Fellowship Youth Group and the Sea Scouts.

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