December 2019
Jonny
Owen
“Well I did it and it’s
unbelievably hard work. Uncomfortable, damp, noisy.”
Club's Chief Executive
Ioannis Vrentzos, and Executive Director Jonny Owen joined Nottingham Forest
for the Big Sleep Out, raising money for the homeless through Framework. So far
they've raised over their £5000 target. 'All funds go directly to supporting
those who are sleeping rough locally, getting people off the streets...'
This is Nottingham Forest's second Big Sleep Out. It took place on 23rd
November at The City Ground.
You can still donate to
the page by helping them raise even more, by following this link.
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Jonny posted on his
Facebook page about his experience at the event, photos are also courtesy of
Jonny Owen.
“The life expectancy of
someone who is homeless is 47... You can totally understand that at 1am on a
damp November. It's so difficult to get warm let alone sleep. It’s in your
bones the rain. Winter must be particularly awful. Also, you're much more
likely to be attacked or abused when you're on the street sleeping. How you're
much more vulnerable. I mean you're in cardboard boxes but people kick you and
spit. Dreadful really, isn’t it?
The great Nye
Bevan said we judge our society by how we treat those less fortunate than us.
The sick, the homeless, the poor. I actually think it’s incredible how many DO
care and try to help. There [are] loads of people doing as much as they can.
Volunteers lots of them. They told me about a Welsh lad from Cardiff who was
sleeping rough in some church grounds in North Notts. They saved his
life. They woke him and his thin tent had completely frozen and he was hours
away from dying. He’d recently got off the drink and drugs because they’d got
him on a course and into temp accommodation and was even applying for jobs now.
That’s Framework. They really do care.
Bless them for that. Bless
them for everything they do."
John
Barrowman
John Barrowman is back
with his latest web series Acursian, the time travelling journey between 1745
and present day, where Charlie Stewart, descendant of Bonny Prince Charlie
looks set to lose everything on his 40th birthday, if three talismans are not
retrieved from Bregan, the god of war.
If anyone fancies writing
a review of this latest series, in the New Year, do please get in touch, by
email or through our social networking sites.
On 1st December, Barrowman
had a little procedure after suffering a C5/6 facet joint injury. He was given
a series of intraspinal injections which reduced the inflammation and got him
back on his feet again. An injury like this, can take up to 6 weeks to
fully heal. So, we hope he takes it easy and avoids back flips for a while!!!
On 29th November, John's
new Xmas album A Fabulous Christmas was released, and I don't think there are
many fans left who don't own a copy, downloaded or physical ones. Plus, a
gorgeous collection of merch. Joshua has eyes on the teddy!!!
That’s it for now. See you
all in 2020.
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