MORRIS dancers are helping homeless people endure the winter cold by paying for sleeping bags, tents and vacuum flasks.
Hurst Morris People (HuMP) dancer Ashwini Noronha-Jackson, 54, is part of a team of volunteers who prepare and serve hot breakfasts for homeless people.
Knowing that the charity behind the warming meals, the Brett Foundation, would need supplies for people sleeping rough in woods and sheds, she asked her fellow dancers to help foot the bill.
HuMP leaped into action, raising £300 from generous crowds watching them perform at pubs, shows and festivals in the Wokingham area.
Lauren Webb who runs the Maidenhead-based Brett Foundation collected a £300 cheque from HuMP squire (leader) Christine Taylor recently at Hurst Village Hall where the side practises on Thursdays.
Lauren said: “We’re really pleased, we’re a small charity, donations like this make such a large difference.
“We give breakfast to about 10 to 15 homeless people at Maidenhead Salvation Army hall on Thursdays, 90% of whom rough-sleep outside.”
The Brett Foundation aims to help people in poverty who live in and around Maidenhead.
Its main activities focus on people who are isolated, in poverty or in need of help.
For information, visit: hurstmorris.org and brettfoundation.charity
