So it's that time of year again, once again I will be sleeping rough on Friday night in an attempt to help raise some money for the Winter Night Shelter MK.

As a Night Supervisor for the Winter Night Shelter I have regularly spent Tuesday nights sleeping in a church in Milton Keynes which is a safe haven for our cities homeless.  The WNS provides warmth, accommodation, food and somewhere safe for people to rest at night.

I remember when I first became involved with this charity how shocked I was when I first learned about the "employed homeless".  These are people like you and me, that have jobs, and often work huge hours for not magnificent pay, but cannot afford to pay rents, even for just a roomshare in a house.  You would be surprised to know that some of these people work for huge multi national companies, some of them companies that we all use on a weekly basis.  These guys are putting in a huge shift, and can't even go "home" to rest at night.

If you could find anything, even just a couple of quid, it would be more than appreciated.

As usual, I will have no electronic devices, no airbeds or fancy mattress, just myself, a few cardboard boxes and a sleeping bag.

Thanks for any help.