Bus driver joins company team in sleep out to support rough sleepers

Andrew Boulby, from the Rawmarsh depot of Stagecoach, was joined by other Stagecoach Yorkshire staffers Cheryl Green and Diane Lyons from Barnsley, Laurence Pickford from Chesterfield, Anton Normal-Taylor from Ecclesfield, and Darryl Mycock, Ami Copp and Wes Harris from Holbrook in sleeping out to raise funds and awareness for Roundabout, the local youth housing charity.

Bus drivers, engineers, cleaners and the support team donated to support the effort which raised more than £1,000.

Darryl Mycock said: “Nobody would say that the challenge exactly replicated the experience of sleeping rough, but it was still a challenge to do.

“I feel so strongly about the young people who are forced to live without a home to make them safe and warm.

“It is easy to become disillusioned and think that nothing can be done to help them, but we can all do our bit, so it is good to make a positive step to help out.

“We are really proud of all our colleagues, who have either put themselves forward to participate in this event, or else donated to support us – we have received over £1,000 in donations already, and we would invite anyone to make further donations to support this wonderful charity.”

People can find out more about the work done by Roundabout at www.roundabouthomeless.org and donate to support the effort at https://tinyurl.com/8bctemaz

Matt Kitchin, managing director of Stagecoach Yorkshire, added: “As a local bus operator, we are an integral part of our local communities, so it is important to us to do something to support young people in need.”