On Friday 9th October, teachers from the Hampshire School (including Head Mr Brennan) will be giving up their warm beds to sleep rough on the pavement. Why? Alongside some of the highest-value property in the country, West London also has one of the highest numbers of rough sleepers. They are doing this to raise funds for a very worthwhile local charity, Glass Door Homeless Charity.  Glass Door runs London's largest winter night shelter for the homeless, and offers casework to get people into stable accommodation and work.  

It won't be as frightening for the teachers to sleep rough, they will be together and in the company of up to 300 others, on Duke of York Square with portaloos and stewards, as it must be for people who are truly homeless, alone and with no other option but to sleep on the street. It probably won't be too cold (let's hope it doesn't rain) and it's only for one night. Then they'll be back in our own homes and beds. The men and women who come to Glass Door's emergency winter night shelters have no such comfortable expectation, and nowhere else to turn.  

Please give generously to help some of London's most vulnerable men and women this winter. 

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