A CAMPAIGN group which hangs up warm clothes for homeless people has thanked a famous bass player for donating clothes to their cause.
Take One Leave One (TOLO) expanded to Brighton at the end of December last year to help vulnerable people who need warm clothes during the winter months.
The idea is for people to take a jacket or jumper if they need one, with members of the public welcome to donate and leave a clothes for someone who needs one.
On Saturday, Guy Pratt, who is well-known for his work as a session bass player for Pink Floyd in the 1980s and 1990s, came down to TOLO’s base at the closed down STA Travel shop in North Street, Brighton.
The 60-year-old, who has also played alongside Madonna, Michael Jackson and The Smiths, said: “This is a brilliant thing.
"I advise anyone who has spare clothes to come down. I have a lovely warm fleece here but I never wear it.”
Stefan Simanowitz, a journalist for Amnesty International, started the idea four years ago in London during the notorious “beast from the East” storm in February 2018.
Since then, it has grown across many towns and cities in the world.
Stefan said: “It was great having Guy Pratt down, he brought some warm clothes and fleeces down. He is definitely a very stylish man!
“It was a beautiful sunny day on Saturday but very cold, so the clothes we put up were put up and very quickly taken down. Whether they’re homeless people, rough sleepers or just people in need.”
Stefan said the group are approaching charities to see if charity shops will consider starting their own rails outside their shops to help vulnerable people during the winter. The aim is to get a rail on every high street in the UK.
He said: “If people know they can donate warm clothes for homeless people directly, I think charity shops will get more clothes. So it will not be a competitive thing. This is what I have found, we’re not competition with the work of charity shops, it amplifies their work.”
For more information on volunteering for the group or starting your own TOLO rail, visit their Twitter.
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