Sleeping rough to support homeless young people

“On our short walk from the tube station to the event area we passed at least three homeless people and this really hit home as to why we were doing this,” says Georgina. “Although due to a storm we did sleep inside a marquee, the cardboard box and sleeping bag gave us little protection from the cold hard concrete floor.

“Luckily for us it was a mild evening, but the temperature dropped dramatically by around 2am at the same time the rain, thunder and lightning began... the noise and cold made it almost impossible to sleep.

“The journey back to Northampton definitely felt longer than the way there and I actually felt physically sick due to the lack of sleep. Once we got to work it was very difficult to concentrate... even basic tasks like answering the phone and talking to colleagues became harder throughout the day. It was Sunday before I felt a little back to normal after missing just one night’s sleep so I can’t even imagine what that would be like indefinitely.