A DOG WALKER made a heartening discovery when taking his chihuahua on an evening stroll.

Stellar Andrews, 49, was walking his dog Dolce when he saw what looked like bags of rubbish dumped in Vale Park, Portslade, on Tuesday evening.

On closer inspection he realised the bags contained a large selection of men’s clothing and there was a note left on top of the bag.

Mr Andrews, of Vale Gardens, said: “The note said ‘These clothes are for the needy’.

“I think whoever left them there just didn’t want to walk through the woods at that time of night, so they’d left them by the lamp post.

“I took them to a homeless guy in the park, he loved it and was so grateful to take the clothes.”

Mr Andrews shared the picture on social media as he wanted people to know about the act of generosity, but also wanted to make a point about attitudes towards rough sleepers.

He said: “I see so much negativity about homeless people on the community pages I follow, when what they really need is need some kindness and help.

“I wish everyone was as kind as the person who left the clothes.

“By coincidence I saw Coronation Street actor, Antony Cotton, being interviewed on This Morning about his character’s current storyline.

“His character, Sean, had a good job and place to stay and now he’s sleeping in a tent.

“It can happen to anyone.”

Mr Andrews told The Argus the homeless man in Vale Park couldn’t believe the clothes were all the right size for him.

He said: “The bag was full of pants, boxer shorts, socks, jeans, tops.

“He asked me how I knew his size, but I told him the clothes weren’t from me, someone had left them in the park.”

The homeless man, who Mr Andrews believes to be in his forties, is said to be “very hopeful” the council will find him somewhere to live.

Mr Andrews said: “He hasn’t been given anything temporary so has made his home in the park for now.

“The council can’t do it all, they have thousands of applications waiting to be processed.

“For every 500 they clear, they get another 400 in.

“There are too many people with cotton-wool in their heads, making negative comments, thinking homeless people are to blame for their own situations.”

The rough sleeper in Vale Park “tidies up his pitch” every morning and pushes his stuff into the bushes so it is hidden.

Local residents have taken supplies to him, such as sandwiches, soup and carpet to sleep on.