On Friday, 6th March young best friends, Ben Ashman and Ruby Roberts from Paulton, will be returning for the second time to take on the eleventh Big Bath Sleep-Out to help raise even more funds to support local men and women suffering from homelessness.

After taking on Julian House’s challenge last year and raising over £250, the pair are returning with Ruby’s mum, Helena, to sleep out again for one night in Alice Park, Bath, to help support the growing number of men and women suffering from homelessness across the area.

Of her involvement in the event, ten year-old Ruby said: “I like helping people and I feel that people don’t realise that the homeless are just as important and special as we are.

“Last year, I found sleeping out fine, but obviously I only did one night, and the weather wasn’t actually too bad. By taking part before, it has helped me explain to others how lucky we are to have a roof and walls every night.”

In 2019, the charity provided support to over 1,400 vulnerable individuals who were suffering from, or at risk of, homelessness across the area. Without support like Julian House, the life expectancy of a long-term homeless person is just 45 years.

You can support Ben and Ruby and the charity by donating at: https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ helena-roberts6

Readers can also join them by signing up at: www. bigbathsleepout.co.uk or by emailing Events Organiser, Jessica Gay, on: jessica.gay@ julianhouse.org.uk