It is a sad truth that we will all, in our daily lives, bare witness to the increasingly common sight of homeless people camped out in the door ways of often empty buildings.
Once the sheer irony of this tragedy has sunk in a little, we can turn our thoughts to the very real problems faced by these people when they are forced to carry their entire inventory with them at all times or face the seemingly random "street cleaning" policies of county councils. Time and time again we are required to take people new sleeping bags and clothing as theirs have been swept away by bin men and dumped as so much rubbish...
It is not just the more practical items that are removed, essential items such as medicines, identity documents and telephones are also swept away and perhaps most distressing of all, reminders of a previous life: Photographs of family and friends, letters and all the small items that bring us comfort but in normal life are barely given a second glance.
We intend to do something about this. As well as lobbying for a chance in the attitudes of local councils, we will place lockers in town centres and make them available to those who have no security for their possessions.
We are currently talking with churches and homeless charities in order to site these lockers in safe, secure locations and are heartened by similar schemes already in operation in Cambridge and other centres.
Security is a human right and we can at least ensure that what little is possessed by those in an horrendous position remains intact.
We are starting by targeting Rugby and the surrounding areas but we see no boundaries either geographical no in the potential to make a real difference which is where you come in. One bank of six high security lockers cost around £490, installation is thankfully free as we are a capable bunch and there will be no cost for the management of these lifelines. We cannot say how many lockers we will need to purchase in the future but we currently require two banks totalling twelve. Please help us with this if you are able and share this project on what ever social media platform it is that you use.
Thank you for your time, have a blessed day.
