The Silent Partners Sleep in the Park

Our experience of sleeping under the stars

Huge thanks again to all of you who donated so far we have raised over ￡3K and donations still coming in! This is a fantastic result and we are just 5 of thousands who took part.

Although we made light of our evening It was a very sobering experience. OK we had entertainment in the evening which was great for the artists to give their time, but the real reason we were there was to experience sleeping out under the stars, and yes we did see stars at times, thankfully no wind and rain but it did get very cold early hours in the morning!

The difference was we had it easy, yes you heard right, with plastic survival bags to stay dry, Brian kindly supplying blow up beds with pillows (very much appreciated) for comfort, toilets to hand when nature calls, people to chat to when you can't sleep, within a safe and secure area with people watching over us, a warming tent with teas & coffees when we get too cold plus we get to go home afterwards to a nice warm bath and bed. None of these things our rough sleeping homeless have and they endure this night in night out, how they do it I don't know. This was an experience to remember but probably never too repeat unless it actually happens to me!

Did you know our rough sleepers are only a very small percentage of homelessness in Scotland, as many manage to get shelter but this still isn't a home! It was very humbling to hear stories from many of the young kids, teenagers and adults who've found themselves in this situation, but have been helped by Social Bite to help move their lives forward to a better future. We were so happy with our not so realistic effort to put ourselves in their shoes, it's heartwarming to know that our efforts are making a difference and so are you by raising money so once again THANK YOU ????

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