On the 2nd of October I'm sleeping outside in a shelter I've built from cardboard, in aid of YMCA Bournemouth.

One night. Then I go home, have a shower, and get on with my day. That's the part that's been on my mind. For people sleeping rough in Bournemouth there is no morning where it stops, and I've walked past enough of them in town to know I've never really thought about what that's actually like.

YMCA Bournemouth do something about it. Housing, counselling, training, mental health support. Not just a bed for the night but an actual way out.

I can handle one cold night. What I can't do on my own is fund the work that follows. £5 from you is a few minutes of my discomfort turned into something that genuinely lasts.

If you can spare it, please donate. Thank you.