How The Independent’s readers changed Christmas morning for this family

11-year-old Carl has been sleeping on secondhand mattresses for a year with the Springs piercing through the fabric and leing marks on his skin he is not alone nearly a million children in the UK sleap without beds the independent backs Zara’s Christmas appeal to provide 500 beds for the most vulnerable

Children in society and thanks to the generous readers of this publication we reached our Target so this Christmas morning Carl and 850 other families will finally wake up while rested in their new beds

Karl*, 11, and his six-year-old brother are among 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal
This Christmas morning, the two boys will wake up in their very own beds – complete with brand-new mattresses and wearing brand-new pyjamas.
They are among the 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal.
Writing in The Independent, former prime minister Gordon Brown said the charity highlighted the reality of poverty in the UK in 2023, adding: “It is a state of affairs I never thought I would see again in my lifetime.
Generous readers of this publication have raised some £145,000 to purchase new sleeping spaces for some of the UK’s most disadvantaged children.
And, by working with Leeds-based charity Zarach, the vast majority of those beds have now been delivered in time for today’s festivities.
“It’s just made this the best Christmas ever,” said Karl’s** mother. “It’s such a weight off my mind. I was dreading going into the new year with those springs getting worse so this just really feels like Santa has visited.”
*Names have been changed to protect identity

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3 comments

  1. Me and my families stolen identities used here to human sex traffick us while we are stopped from defending ourselves , these people feel entitled to use my isn't for this child , instead of using his own . This is making my life worse

  2. The Independent has gone very quiet about the latest attempt to stop Trump. Maybe cos it's backfired. Merry Christmas President Trump, we look forward to you winning next year and Britain can have a great ally back. Biden is trash and should be charged for extortion.

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