Visiting family for Christmas isn’t always a joyous occasion. These images from social media show some of the cramped quarters that people share during this homeless charity event.
- Many people on Twitter shared unusual Christmas sleeping setups.
- The Duvet knows It’s Christmas campaign includes these images.
- A decade-old tradition has helped Centrepoint raise funds for its homeless charity Centrepoint.
According to the lyrics of Away in a Manger, Jesus the Little Man had no bed for his crib.
This time of year many people have laid their heads at less than optimal locations.
The arrival of guests and a lack of spare rooms have seen a spate of unconventional sleeping arrangements – such as a bed, complete with festive duvet cover and toy snowman, set up in a kitchen.
Images have been shared on Twitter over the weekend for the Duvet Know It’s Christmas campaign – a tradition started a decade ago by writer Rhodri Marsden to help raise money for the homeless charity Centrepoint.
A picture of blankets being laid in the bathroom, and another shows the pillow perilously placed below a glass table.
Alice Eggeling wrote that her mom had taped the light up above her single bed “so my head doesn’t hit it” and added: “I’m 42.”
Amy Mills, assistant TV producer was housed in Amy’s ‘childhood room, with teddy Bears, old photos from uni and dancetrophies since I was ten’.
By last night, Mr Marsden’s JustGiving page had raised more than £38,000 in donations.
The kitchen is crowded with a bed decorated in Christmas that’s wedged between the cooker and washing machine
Lunging about: The festive living room floor is covered with a bed and a corner Christmas tree.
Sheet music: You might like to lay down beside a keyboard and a lamp at the corner of your room.
Keep your head low: One bed, hidden below a glasstable and surrounded with various pieces of furniture is arranged in a single room.
Night on the tiles: As floor covers are put down, a shower cord can be seen in the bathroom.
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