A HOMELESSNESS charity is urging people to sign up for it's Big Sleepout event.

The event, which is organised by Oxford Homeless Pathways in partnership with Aspire Oxford, asks peoples to give up their bed and spend the night in Hill End Outdoors Centre.

The event on October 7 will run from 7pm to 7am and all money raised will help those without a home in Oxford - of which the numbers have increased in recent years. Minimum sponsorship is £100.

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