Colchester Rough Sleepers Bus Launch

Colchester Rough Sleepers are today showcasing their bus in Colchester High Street outside Colchester Town Hall.

With 14 months of effort a 12-strong team and a total of £50,000 in funding, the Chariot 180 is now roadworthy

Vic Flores, project manager, said it was a transformation beyond imagination.

The bus cost the group £23,000 - but in February last year a mystery benefactor donated £25,000 to pay for it.

It saved the group a year of fundraising, and meant they were ahead of schedule.

The group also had to pull together a team of eight for renovation works, a resident bus mechanic, and a marketing expert.

Thanks to a further £25,000 for the renovation via rants and fundraising events, the bus has been decked out with sleeping pods, showers, a lounge and relaxation area, a TV and sofas.

The aim is to take eight homeless people and rough sleepers off the street each night by picking them up in the town centre and driving to an out-of-town location.

Crucially, the bus will include several dog crates for the dogs of the homeless people and rough sleepers who do not want to part with their best friends.

Several rough sleepers have lost their lives this year in the Colchester area and this with be an excellent way of helping those without a place to call home.

Image: Colchester Rough Sleepers bus

Perhaps you might like to donate:

Colchester Rough Sleepers Contact Details:

PHONE & EMAIL

Phone: 07379987181

Email: hello@crsgroup.org

Web: https://crsgroup.org

Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/ColchesterHomelessBus/

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