Wrap Up Warm MK launches tomorrow: Donate a coat and spread a little warmth this Christmas

Putting on a coat and keeping the winter chill at bay is something most of us don't think twice about as we wrap up warm.

We don't think of it as a luxury, and yet for some people it's a luxury they don't have, and can't afford.

Milton Keynes resident Karen Phillips noticed a London Underground campaign to collect winter coats for the homeless, and sent a tweet out to the locality.

'Can we do this is MK?' she asked, and an overwhelming response came back: 'Yes we can!'

"I've been overwhelmed by the offers of support," she said.

"It's phenomenal!  Coats are already pouring in and I'm so proud that Milton Keynes has shown what a great city it is by reacting in such a positive way."

The official launch of Wrap Up Warm MK is tomorrow (Wed, Nov 30) at MK Central Railway Station when commuters will be asked to donate their unwanted winter coats.

So come on folks, dig into the back of the wardrobe, and gather up last year's coats still occupying the coat rack and go donate - the campaign runs to December 18, so hurry along.

A number of drop off points have also been secured for people to donate their coats around Milton Keynes, as follows:

Bar Bar Community Arts Bar, 16 The Square, Wolverton (Danny Quinn & Georgie Tillery)

St Andrew's Baptist Church, St Andrews Road Bletchley MK3 5DR

Metro Bank - Oakgrove Branch MK10 9SU (Kerry Reynolds)

The Frank Moran Centre, Melrose Avenue, Bletchley, MK6 3PA

West Bletchley Town Council, 221 Whaddon Way, Bletchley, MK3 7DZ

Lovat Hall, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0EG

Stonedean Practice, Health Centre, Stony Stratford, MK11 1YA

The Galleon Pub, Old Wolverton, MK12 5NL

Stony Stratford Library, 5-7 Church St, Stony Stratford, MK11 1BD

 

For more details on how you can get involved visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/1284374711614417/