On Friday March 20th, I will be taking part in The Big Shettleston Sleepover at the Shettleston Community Growing Project. As many of you will know, I have spent time volunteering at this project - they do a lot of good work in the community and I am proud to support them.
The Big Shettleston Sleepover is an organised event where participants are sponsored to camp out on a cold night in the community garden in Ardgay Street. The sleepover is a fun way of raising money to help local people to keep warm in winter. Nobody should have to choose whether to heat or eat. If you would like to get involved and show your support for the most vulnerable members of this community please join the campaign or make a donation. For the campaign to succeed we rely on the goodwill, sponsorship and donations from our supporters. Every penny raised will go directly to the ‘Keep Warm in Winter' campaign.
Keep warm in winter: About the campaign
According to the estimates by the Energy Bill Revolution, over 25,000 in the UK die of the cold every winter, and in Scotland one in three households are living in fuel poverty. More people than ever are struggling with high energy bills and individuals, couples and families often have to choose between heating and eating. We are facing an energy bill crisis, with millions of people struggling to heat their homes.
Those who are on low incomes find it particularly difficult to cope and some people who worry about high fuel bills leave the heating off, resulting in cold homes which can have a negative impact on their health and the well-being of all family members.
