'Staggering' support for pub's homeless sleep-out event

A LANDLORD who organised a second sleep-out event in a aid of homeless veterans has said he is “blown away” by the support from the community after doubling last year's fundraising total.

Tommy Parol who runs The Lord Reresby pub at Thrybergh said: “Last year we had the idea to sleep out in the beer garden with nothing more than a sleeping bag.

“We had volunteers, some veterans, join us in order to raise money for the fantastic charity, Help 4 Homeless Veterans.

“Last year we raised just over £2,100.

“We held our second annual 'Sleep Out In Aid Of Help For Homeless Veterans' again this year and built on what we created last year and had a huge response.

“We had more people come join us from across the UK to sleep out rough in the beer garden all weekend.

“We raised this year a staggering £4510.70 - double what we did last year.

“This is a great amount that, Steve (Bentham-Bates), CEO of H4HV, has said will help massively with the running costs and maintenance of the newly bought home they have acquired to help those veterans in need.

“To raise this amount is honestly overwhelming.

“When we first organised this event back in 2025 we simply wanted to help a charity and raise awareness of the struggles homeless veterans face daily.

“To see our community come together and support our event has completely blown me away.”