By Jenny Lingham-Doe
Barton Peveril students organised a sponsored sleep out that raised at least £1000 for the homeless charity Crisis.
Thirty students and four staff from the college in Eastleigh took to the sub-zero temperatures and spent the night with simply boxes, bags and blankets for shelter.
The event took place on campus and was planned by the student committee who will be collecting contributions for the charity Crisis until mid-April.
Student Committee president, Harry Spicer, said: “No-one here can imagine doing this every day. We’re well aware that our experience was a very tame version of a harsh reality and that we were fuelled by the energy and adrenalin of it all.
“I think it’s given us all the ability to empathise more, but we still don’t really understand what it’s like to be homeless. These are real people and they need a little bit of love and compassion.”
After packing up their cardboard village, the sleep out team began collecting donations from staff and students to boost the £1000 already raised through sponsorship.