Hello again,

We know that it has been a while, but we wanted to get in touch and say a huge THANK YOU for signing our petition last year to try and get vacant Southend retail units opened up for rough sleepers in the colder months.

One aim of the campaign was achieved - raising awareness of the issue of rough sleeping in the local area with more than 30,000 of you lending your support.

We are going to continue supporting One Love Soup Kitchen in Southend, and we would ask you to head over to our Facebook page here and share their latest news - please also like our page for more about local life.

Thanks again!

Simon, wearesouthend.com