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Centrepoint's Sleep Out
 
7:06
David Williams -  Good evening from Old Spitalfield's Market.
7:07
David Williams -  The volunteers are arriving in their numbers now.
7:08
David Williams -  

A old red London bus is the centre point of the market space here, emblazoned with the Sleep Out promotion imagery.

7:10
David Williams -  Around that workers from the charity are greeting the sleepers and issuing them with t-shirts and passes to wear around their necks.
7:11
David Williams -  I'm hoping to get a selection of the volunteers to Twitter during the event. Will report back later.
7:58
Twittersineadpurcell -  It's all starting down at the sleepout. Got my cardboard box and getting my pitch #sleepout09
8:14
David Williams -  We've had the introduction speeches and The Choir With No Name - an ensemble made up entirely of homeless people - has entertained the crowd of sleepers with a range of songs.
8:15
David Williams -  

The crowd has just been informed the evening has already helped to raise £130,000 for Centre Point. A  huge cheer  goes up.

8:18
TwitterRedHealth -  Just laid down our cardboard ready to spend the night at spitalfields for centrepoint
8:37
[Comment From tak]
humble people
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