BUSINESSES and residents are wanted to wrap up warm and play a part in providing a valuable community base for vulnerable young people.

A Big Sleep Out will be held in Victoria Park to raise funds for the Life Skills Academy Appeal.

The purpose behind the Relationships Centre’s charity event is to make dreams come true by raising enough funds to create a Life Skills Academy.

The facility will offer young people the chance to access help and support to resolve issues affecting them.

Every year in the UK more than 100,000 young people run away. Anight on the streets can lead to being involved in crime, forced into prostitution, abused or even killed.

Money raised will go into the community resource that will include a kitchen, garden, an IT room, music area, family room and space for one-on-one sessions.

Teams of between four and 10 people are wanted to enter the event on September 26.

The Latchford park event will start at 7pm and end at 6am.

Corporate organisations whose employers would be able to match the donations raised are also welcome to take part.

The evening will involve an It’s a Knockout0style competition, speeches and a quiz.

The team which raises the most amount of money will receive a prize.

Those interested in taking part or businesses interested in sponsoring rooms within the academy should call Lucy on 246910 or e-mail lucy@healthyrelation ships.org.uk.