AWARENESS WEEK: Worthing and Adur Poverty Action Group

A WORTHING and Adur group is organising a week of events to highlight the plight of homeless people.

Worthing and Adur Poverty Action Group is taking part in the national Poverty and Homelessness Action Week, which runs from January 31 to February 8.

The week will start with a sleepout organised by Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP), on Saturday, January 31 at Broadwater CofE Middle School.

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Then, on Sunday, February 1, 50 Chinese lanterns will be launched from Goring greensward to represent the 500 people to whom WCHP gave hope in 2008.

On Wednesday, February 4, MPs, local council members, parliamentary candidates, church and business leaders, school heads and many more people are invited to a hearing called Voices from the Edge.

The meeting will take place at Lancing Tabernacle from 7.15pm and everyone is welcome.

During the meeting, first-hand accounts of poverty will be given by people who have used homeless charities Catch 22 and WCHP.

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The Rt Rev Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton and Niall Cooper the national co-ordinator for Church Action on Poverty, will also speak.

The week will end with a sleepout at St Peter's Church in Shoreham on Saturday, February 7.

Anyone interested in taking part in any of these events, contact Sue or Katie on 01903 227829.

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