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Offline Flin5tone

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Festive Football
« on: December 26, 2019, 12:40:05 AM »
Many of you will have sat down with family and friends and stuffed your faces over the last few days and may well continue to do so until the New Year! (I will) but there's excessive amounts of chocolate, biscuits etc knocking around the house!

I don't know what route you take but I've noticed a fair few homeless people along my walk to the ground, something I'd never seen before until last season.

So pop a spare chocolate bar in your coat pocket and hand it over on your way to the Ground. I know it's only small but just the offer alone could cheer someone up just that little bit
 
Merry Christmas

Offline Holte132

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Re: Festive Football
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2019, 08:36:48 AM »
That's a lovely, kind thought. I'll see what I can find to take.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Festive Football
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2019, 08:46:15 AM »
Yes, nice thought.  It's probably a bit off topic, but it's quite shocking that 1 in 88 people in Brummie's are homeless according to Shelter. 

https://england.shelter.org.uk/media/press_releases/articles/more_than_300,000_people_in_britain_homeless_today

One of many things that puts football in perspective.


Offline dorsetvillian

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Re: Festive Football
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2019, 09:33:45 AM »
I stayed over in Brum for the weekend after the Saints game. Noticed a lot of homeless. Got chatting to a homeless guy who was waiting for the YMCA to open so that he could get a bed for the night. He needed money as it was £8 a night!  Hopefully he had a bed, hot meal and some warmth over Xmas.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Festive Football
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2019, 11:56:41 AM »
Yes, nice thought.  It's probably a bit off topic, but it's quite shocking that 1 in 88 people in Brummie's are homeless according to Shelter. 

https://england.shelter.org.uk/media/press_releases/articles/more_than_300,000_people_in_britain_homeless_today

One of many things that puts football in perspective.
That’s over 12000 people

 


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