Karl*, 11, and his six-year-old brother are among 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal
This Christmas morning, the two boys will wake up in their very own beds – complete with brand-new mattresses and wearing brand-new pyjamas.
They are among the 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal.
Writing in The Independent, former prime minister Gordon Brown said the charity highlighted the reality of poverty in the UK in 2023, adding: “It is a state of affairs I never thought I would see again in my lifetime.
Generous readers of this publication have raised some £145,000 to purchase new sleeping spaces for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged children.
And, by working with Leeds-based charity Zarach, the vast majority of those beds have now been delivered in time for today’s festivities.
“It’s just made this the best Christmas ever,” said Karl’s** mother. “It’s such a weight off my mind. I was dreading going into the new year with those springs getting worse so this just really feels like Santa has visited.”
*Names have been changed to protect identity
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,1,Karl*, 11, and his six-year-old brother are among 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal
This Christmas morning, the two boys will wake up in their very own beds – complete with brand-new mattresses and wearing brand-new pyjamas.
They are among the 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal.
Writing in The Independent, former prime minister Gordon Brown said the charity highlighted the reality of poverty in the UK in 2023, adding: “It is a state of affairs I never thought I would see again in my lifetime.
Generous readers of this publication have raised some £145,000 to purchase new sleeping spaces for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged children.
And, by working with Leeds-based charity Zarach, the vast majority of those beds have now been delivered in time for today’s festivities.
“It’s just made this the best Christmas ever,” said Karl’s** mother. “It’s such a weight off my mind. I was dreading going into the new year with those springs getting worse so this just really feels like Santa has visited.”
*Names have been changed to protect identity
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