We met at the Newham Dockside office at 11 p.m., and after an extensive briefing, we headed to various known “rough sleeping” hotspots to count how many people were out.
Split into teams of two or three, we were given maps and information on available support services. The main goal was to gauge the scale of the issue and assess the effectiveness of our policies, but if we encountered rough sleepers open to talking, we could connect them with help.
It was a bitterly cold night, and I was glad our patch had no one sleeping rough. Returning to Dockside just before 1 a.m., we found two other teams had also come back with nil returns. I’m not sure about the other teams’ results, but hopefully, the numbers were very low.
Many thanks to the staff for their professionalism and dedication, and to Paul and his team for organising everything and keeping us all on track.
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