Help homeless in the sunshine

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Extreme heat can be just as dangerous as extreme cold to those people who have no shelter and are forced to spend their days and nights outside.

And the Bedford Homeless  Partnership is urging the  public to help if they can.

The rough sleeper partnership teams will then distribute donations to homeless people in Bedford.

Sam Price, of the Bedford  Homeless Partnership, said: “Rough sleeping at any  time of year is very dangerous,  but during heat waves  dehydration and heat  exhaustion pose a particular threat.

“If you see someone on the streets who looks like they are sleeping rough, ask them if they need water.”

Prebend Day Centre in Prebend Street is now  collecting donations.

For more information on how you can help the  homeless in Bedford, contact Sam on [email protected], or via Facebook at Bedfordhomeless.