On 18th November I'll be joining others to sleep rough for the night at Burnley FC's Turf Moor Stadium to raise money for four great local charities. Over 50 fundraisers took part in the 2019 sleep out and raised £28,000 for charity. In 2022 we aim to raise a whopping £50,000. Here is some more information about the charities we are supporting:

Burnley FC in the Community

Burnley FC in the Community is the award-winning, official charity of Burnley Football Club. The mission of the charity is to inspire, support and deliver change to communities across East Lancashire and West Yorkshire with over 50 different community benefitting projects, including the main foodbank for Burnley.

Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity with a branch in Burnley. As well as offering a bed for the night, Emmaus also offer a home, meaningful work and a sense of belonging.

Pendleside Hospice

Pendleside Hospice exists to help and support patients and their families in your local community where lives are affected by advancing long term and life-limiting illnesses. Every day is dedicated to making the most of every moment. Patients come to the Hospice for therapies and counselling, respite care, pain management and, when the time comes for specialist palliative and end of life care. Pendleside also offers bereavement support for families and children who have lost loved ones both at the hospice or unknown to us. All our services are free of charge.

Safenet

Domestic abuse affects many people, regardless of age, gender identity, financial status, location, religion, or sexuality. SafeNet offer a safe place to stay if needed, along with support, guidance, and practical help to create a safer, happier, and healthier future for survivors of domestic abuse. We offer inclusive, non-judgemental, and respectful outreach support and accommodation services to women, children, men, non-binary, and transgender. Our domestic abuse services cover the North West of England, with support based in Burnley, Lancaster, Rochdale, Preston, Pendle, Bury and Oldham.

Please give what you can as these causes are doing some amazing work in our local area.