 Homelessness is at an all-time high in the UK, with numbers rising massively each year. Since 2010 homelessness figures have doubled. It is now estimated that there's 400 thousand Tim Hormlesso yng Ngheithdo Dave. That's near enough the population of Liverpool. And with figures looking to double again in the next five to ten years, that means one out of every eighty will be homeless. Those numbers are terrifying. So why would we go homeless for seven days. And I will do it through Christmas. From the 19 of December to the 26 of December. And no one knows when I am going to do it except my friend Gordon the cameraman, who will be coming to see me once a day to change the batteries on my camera I'll have a daily update on my experience. I will have no phone, no money. The only thing I'll have is a clothes on my back, a rucksack, a sleeping bag and a camera. I've had to tell my friends and family that I'm going on a 7 day health and fitness retreat where phones are not permitted so there's no way we could have communication with each other. I'm going to find this really difficult as this will be the first time on Christmas Day I won't be with my kids. We are doing a documentary to give an insight I article on what a homeless person actually has to get through in their daily basis And especially at Christmas in a time of love, happiness and joy with your sapphies But the only thing a homeless person were waking up to is a cold pavement and they variable켜heau We are hoping to raise as much awareness as possible as no one wants to be homeless But the way things are going it can happen to any of us gyda'r συrnaeth ar wahonga a allwch, a ydw i'n brosesau i gael i gaelio nu. Cyngor, cyngor a fewn i. Fel rhoi, mae'n gradd yn cael ei gynon – nw'n rwy'n yn gwinell yma. Rwy'n gyfnod i'ch bod yn lef. Ynw chydig yw ddim yn gwneud yn gwneud. Cyn rwy'n cyngor. Mae fi'n gwneud yn dweud y byddwn i'n gwneud. Iel y zeithio'r rydw i'r ysgol? Mae'n d discussions o'ch mynd, dobarod. The food, I need my food. Obviously I miss my family. There's that many. Being away for Christmas. But I just know it's a needs must. I need that people need to face reality and see what's actually going on. That's what I keep telling myself. Do you feel prepared? No. I tried to prepare myself last night, but I was overthinking it. I got my worst sleep last night. Couldn't sleep. I'm trying to prepare myself mentally, but cos you're going to the unknown, you can only prepare so much. You just need to go in raw and pray for the best. But I'm nervous man. Nervous as fuck. So this is my GoPro. This is the only electronic device I'll have. This will be what I'll be updating all my activities with. My daily experience and Gordon will be coming every day to change the batteries and take the memory card out at a prearranged time every day. So every time he comes, he'll tell me what time he's going to meet me the next day and that's what we're going to do it basically. So this is it. So this is all the items that will be coming with me. Jacket, rucksack to hold, camera in, gloves, sleeping bag, t-shirt, pair of socks, hat, tracky bottoms and tracky top. Then a pair of trainers. That's it. That's all I've got. No money, no phone. Just to close. That's it. So what's really making you want to do this? It's because of the massive rise in homelessness but we really triggered it when I was down in London two weeks ago. I got talked to a homeless man who lost his wife and he'd been on the street for six years, lost his way, lost everything, lost his wife and then he lost his job, started drinking, just lost everything. This was a man who served in the army for 18 years fighting for his country and it just took home that people actually need to see what homeless people actually go through and it can't happen to anybody so it's just to show people actually what's going on. Because it's tough, I imagine it would be tough being homeless. He says he gets abused nearly every day. People treat him like shit and this is a man who basically fought for your country so people just need to see him. I'm hoping this awakens people to get the help that we need to make the changes. This is it, whole set, wallet, phone. So this is us making our way out, heading out of the town to get my first spot, make some money, try and get some food. I'm not that hungry right now anyway but no doubt later I'll be starving so this is us, game time. This is us just landed in the city centre, just got about to find a spot where I can try and get some money and try and feed myself basically. We're just going in, we're all basically taking it from there and that's the scary part. First street I went down there was 14 people begging for money. I got speaking to a couple of them. There's soup kitchens tonight in Glasgow and there's also shelters for people to go so I'll find out more information later and hopefully I can get some food and somewhere to sleep. So that's me just walking along the homeless shelter. The last couple of hours I've just sat in McDonald's trying to get some heat, starting to get really cold. It's been a lot more difficult than I expected. Legs are starting to get sore, doing nothing's pretty tiring. Starting to feel really tired so hopefully get a bed to get some rest. So I'm walking through the town as looking in restaurants and envious a lot of people just sitting there having fun and having a meal. So I've just left the homeless shelter. I had a bed in it but the place was filling up and as soon as the place is full anyone who comes from a bed gets turned away. So I decided to even free up my bed. As I'm only doing this for seven days and the last thing I wanted was to take a bed away from someone who most needs it. So this is where I'll be tonight. It's just outside the chapel. It's freezing. So time to get to bed, get some shawty because I'm shattered now. Welcome to the full seasons. I can't sleep. There's a little bit of noise. I'm waking up. Cars, buses, taxis, bin men. I'm struggling to sleep. It's cold as well. Every time I've shut my eyes I feel as if someone's standing over me. If this is the first night, fuck knows how I'm going to get through the seven. How has the reality of sleeping in the streets matched up with what you expected? A lot worse. A lot more difficult. It's been a total eye opener. Normally I'm mentally strong but this is starting to take its toll when it's only been day one. Normally I must have spoke to myself a good 10 or 20 times about giving up quitting but on the other hand to raise awareness and show what people are going through it needs to be tough and I expected it to be tough but not as tough as it has been. How did you find the homeless people you encountered when you were out on the streets last night? They've been amazing. When I was sitting down trying to get some money, begging on the streets, two homeless people actually stopped and asked if I had shelter and where I was going and how long I'd been homeless. They were more concerned than the average person so they've been nothing but amazing and that's the difficult thing to see how nice and genuine these people are and yet they ain't got nothing. How did members of the public treat you? Did they give you food, money, things like that? The majority of people just walked past because I counted over 600 people walked past before I received my first 50 pens. A lot of people are in their own wee world. A lot of other people are struggling themselves so I get that. I spoke to a beautiful girl Lisa, took the time to speak to me, asked if I wanted anything from a shop and she just looked concerned and it was heartwarming and I appreciated that because that kind of helped me through the day, just that two minute chat. So for people who may be scared or intimidated to approach someone homeless, even just two minutes of your time can change their whole day and it makes a difference. Everything I made yesterday was about 350. I tried to ration that out as much as possible. I sat there for a good five hours and today I've been on the street for three hours and made £1.32. That's what I've got for today. So my second day. I've just finished sitting in the town for three, four hours but today was better than yesterday. I made over £7. The town was a bit busier so I'm just about to go and get some food. I also received a survival kit from people helping out with the homeless. Toiletries in it. Hat, gloves, blanket, some deodorants, biscuits and toothpaste and toothpaste. So I'm just about to get into the library for a much-needed wash. So I'm going to get in fresh not a bit, get something to eat and then get ready to take on the night. So I'm just in the library just now. I've been in here for the last couple of hours recharging the batteries, getting some rest before I go back out and try and get some money for dinner. So as I've been sitting here begging for money, one guy walked past and says, get a job. Really? What an asshole you are. I just got myself a bag of chips, a couple of rolls and some bedtime snacks. Back at Space Raiders, Freddo and Cary and Brew. I've just met up with Bob who works for the Humanist Society in Glasgow. So it was just basically Bob just to see what he's actually doing tonight. OK, we're eight of us are out scouring the streets looking for rough sleepers. This is something we've been doing for about four or five months. Prior to that, and still, we're running a weekly soup kitchen down in Cadogan Street, about 50, 70 people. We just became aware a few months ago, James, that people were not coming to us for all sorts of reasons. Maybe they were begging and didn't want to get up their pitch. Physically, we weren't able to get to them. The physical condition of people who are rough sleeping is poor. And we started this on a trial basis, and within about three or four weeks we realised it was something that we just could not do. And that's what we've been doing. Excellent, you're doing amazing. How long have you been doing a soup kitchen? Six, seven years. Do you find the numbers are getting bigger? Not really, no. They're probably static, but they're dynamic. This is one of the aspects of it. Maybe a worrying aspect. Yes, we see some faces that we saw six years ago, some of the old regulars, but every week we see new folk. So that's me set up for the night. It's weird because since I've had no phone, I'm constantly thinking just how grateful I am of my life. Because I used to think I was positive and grateful and showed gratitude. But looking back I was just complaining about stupid things, the little things, that don't mean anything. This has been a total awakening for me. So James, how did you get on last night? Last night I was a wee bit more relaxed. I'm still finding myself embarrassed when I'm speaking to homeless people and getting their information and just having a normal chat with them. I'm kind of embarrassed to trying to deal with them. I'm embarrassed to take money from people. I don't know why, but I need to eat, but I'm finding it difficult. Last night wasn't as bad, slept a bit better, still a lot of tossing and turning, but the more I'm doing it, the more I'm adapting. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. How do you think homeless people are going to react when you tell them where it is that you're actually doing? I don't know, some probably think I'm crazy, but I'm still scared to take the camera out and ask them questions. I just think they're going through enough than having a camera put in their face. But today's awareness, I feel, needs to be done, why they're in these situations. I spoke to Mancoach Stuart, 27 I think, battles with drug addiction. He's been on and off the street for the last 10 years. Clearly got some sort of problems, but he was saying that drug dealers approach him at least 20 times a day. What's your plans for today then? Just going to go and find a spot, sit down and get some money for food. Not eating today, no money left, so trying to get some money and get some warm food. And then tonight I've got a soup kitchen, so I've got a long way to speak to the humanists and just have a chat with everyone. How have you been dealing with the boredom? What have you been doing to pass the time? Tough, because it's difficult without no phone, I've got a lot of time to think. I was in the bookies of days well before years came. That opens at eight for a heap and a cup of tea, but in the past I've been a compulsive gambler, so that's the first time I've been in a bookies in a very long time. So it was a bit strange, so I had to leave. It's difficult to find places to break up the time, go to the library McDonald's, but I'm struggling with it. So this is where I've been sitting most days, so today I've sat for about three hours. I'm just in the books to get a test of the free aftershoe. I don't know if I should make it better or worse. I've got a shiver man, stink. There's almost so many times I can put my boxes inside out. What have you been doing Robby mate? I've eaten, I suppose. Honestly, a bit cold, wet, no tentacles, strapped to the house. I've only got a couple of weeks or so, I don't know. I've eaten on this cover any more, but I've been looking. How long have you been on the streets for? I've been on the streets for November. November? Where have you been staying? I've been meeting up for a minute to get in there. I've been at the Tatl Lodge and said we don't go there. When I can't go for your foster and places like that, then it's hard to be with the rain at Prince's. How are these places busy? It's caused our dorms not to mean the very, the price has changed. The cheapest are hopefully like nine. Up to about nine for a share of the room. How long have you been on the streets today? You've got time for it, you know? I've spent the majority today just speaking to homeless people and understanding some of them. I don't know what to be if I do. But I get that because the last thing you want is a camera in your face. Just basically talking about your pain. But it's just sad to see and hear some of the things. The abuse to get people peeing on them, kicking them, spitting on them. Just what nice. So I've just sat in town. I've busy a bit for about two or three hours. I don't roughly know the time because I don't have a watch. So I need to keep asking people the time. But I sat in a busier place expecting to make more money. But 90 pence I made. Because the busier the street, the more people who are begging for money. So obviously made less. So I'm just back from the soup kitchen. Wow what amazing people. Family, kids all helping out. Giving out dinner in presents to the homeless. So I've got can iron brew, a dinner, presents, selection boxes. Amazing people. We need more people at this in the world. So I'm just with Mel who's running the soup kitchen called H48. Help for the homeless. So how long have you been doing this, Mel? Three years. Why are you doing it? Because it's a need. It's required and we all love doing it. And it's good fun. Who funds us? It's we funders basically. Well this has been mostly funded by lots of people giving donations to our local giving page. And people coming up randomly and handing me cash which is very nice. That's paid for it. And Tesco's have been massively helpful. And they have paid for a lot of the food, for all loads of presents. Brought a treat. So Tesco have really really got behind us as well and really helping. And Nando's help us out every week as well. That's amazing. So that's amazing. So you're here every week? Every week. Every Thursday. For the last three years? Three years. Three years in January. We started off with some sandwiches and a flask of soup. For people who want to donate a fund, how do they get? How do they do that? We have a local giving page. Or they can come down and speak to us. If they want to do. That can take a direct area. They have gifted on that as well. Because we're not a registered charity. We're a non-profit organisation. What's the... So how do they do that? If they register how? What page do they go on? Local giving is under localgiving.com. And then it's H48. You can type in and come up with our page. The link is on our Facebook and our Twitter as well. Amazing. Because I've counted over 200 people here tonight. That's amazing. 200 happy people. God bless you and have a great Christmas. Have a great Christmas man. Amazing. Thank you. So that's my bed set up for tonight. I thought this would make it easier as the nights went on. But it's just about the same. Every noise, over thinking. Homeless people are so brave to do this kind of thing every night. Because it's mental torture. I don't... I feel as if I'm constantly fucking complaining. But my back's sore. Ars is sore. Legs are sore. My jaw's sore. I don't even know what time it is. Good morning world. Last night was another restless night. I got woken up by two police officers in no word of a lie. I thought it was two fucking aliens. All I see was two big green jackets. And a bright light shining in my face. And I was pretty misty last night. Shot myself. But to be fair, they were really nice. Seeing if I was okay. Telling me how I places I could go to find a sleep. And just telling me to be careful in the town. Because there's a lot of drunks. And I know this is disgusting, but last night I had to do the toilet down a lane. But I did it in a bag. Don't realize how difficult it is to balance and hold a bag at the same time. Why are you keeping a look out for people? So just where I've been sleeping, I've just found a needle. So obviously people have been hitting up here. That's the boy who, when I was at the shelter, the first night in the shelter, offered me money. James is a cocaine addict and an alcoholic. Such a nice person though. Fucking heartbreaking to see. I'm just watching pigeons eating bread. It's amazing. No matter what you are human. Pigeons. When everybody's eating, there's always peace and quiet. Crazy for that. That's what you do when you're bored shitless. Talk to yourself and speak to pigeons. How are you feeling today? It's hard to explain. I'm feeling, it feels weird. I feel disconnected. I don't, even though I'm in the real world, I feel as if, because I'm no communication with anybody, I don't know if it's the lack of sleep, the lack of food or the fact that I've not really spoke to anybody, I'm not on a routine. It's like when you're homeless, you're just living day by day. I don't, it's such a weird feeling, but I feel very disorientated, a wee bit confused. It's hard to explain. Since you've been out on the streets, what is the thing you've needed most to survive? Food. Because if you don't eat, you'll die. It's as simple as that. And it's sad because the amount of people that are going hungry now is shocking. The food banks alone in the UK have over one million people using them now, getting a free day emergency supply. And it's not just homeless people, it's people who actually have one or two jobs, are just struggling to pay bills and they can't afford to buy food. I've got to take my heart off de France because they were the first country to bring out a law where supermarkets can no longer waste or throw away food. So now they force supermarkets to give their food to charities and food banks. Well that feeds millions of people extra each year in France. Millions of people. Why is that not a law in the UK? So far, how have you been coping without your family and your friends? Try to block it out. I'm not trying to think about that as much because I don't think it will distract me but obviously I'm missing them so much. When you're on the streets it's really lonely sitting there and you feel as if nobody cares and I feel as if nobody's missing me. I don't know if it sounds selfish but that's just the way I'm feeling it. I'm kind of not trying to think about it as much because I know it's coming out on Christmas. My emotions and everything is just all over the place now. I'm thinking straight. It's such a weird feeling but I'm just hoping they're missing me as much as I'm missing them. Have you felt scared or intimidated since you've been out on the streets? Yeah of course. I don't want to sound too dramatic but when you go to sleep you don't know if you're going to wake up the next day. It's difficult to get asleep. I keep thinking people are standing over me. Every... I've never said it before but every noise I'm waking up there's a lot of mad men out there so even though you're there homeless people don't know that so you're scared that you're going to get attacked or you might get your things to cough you so it's terrifying. I'm trying to put on the brave faces if I'm not but I'm scared I'm scared that I'm scared that I've not basically seen my family again and I don't want to overdramatise it that you can get seriously hurt doing this. What's the plan for today? Same as every day to survive. So it's the Friday before Christmas this is the busiest town has been so it's mobbed everybody rushing about trying to get the last of their shopping in. And to the night it looks like it's wanting to play and to the ship to call my bad day. So Stephen how long have you been on the streets? I've been on the streets for the last six months now. How do you find that? It's very hard. The reason I've been on the streets is because you're not used to it so you've been spoilt. Then as we started in Trubeson to pass it down. How do you find that at Christmas? It was... it was my first time on Christmas. I love to be with my kids and I miss my friends a lot. That was great. I don't want to go on my own. So this is your first Christmas without the kids and family? It was my first one. I don't want to put them together. How long have you been in prison? Many years. What about... What's the plans then? What's the next plans for you? All these plans are to give my staff to drink because I'll show you drums to drink. I'll give you a detox and you'll start off with a beer. What kind of drums are you taking? Erwin. Erwin. I'll give you a beer. I'll give you a bloody shit. Do you find that you've offered a lot of drugs being homeless? How many times a day? I'll give you a beer. I'll give you some this, some that. Some barrios when we get in the tank, you know, another. So it's right in the... So I've just left the city mission. This place has been running over 100 years helping homeless people. Yes, just had something to eat. Got a Christmas present. It's just people from all walks of life. Everyone with different stories. Again, speaking with people who have two jobs just can't afford to pay for food. That amazes me that worldwide we waste one third of food for human consumption. One third, but yet we have merely one billion people starving. It's crazy. Just to ask you how long you've been homeless. This time I've been homeless a couple of weeks. Seven months. Goodness. Seven months. Before that, it was two years. It was so much. How do you, have you get family or friends? I've got a family. I don't speak to them because my brother's what you call a beast. We've got a friend. And they speak to him. Sad that you didn't. All our friends is each other. We'll get to the issue. How do you think we've been on the streets at Christmas? Shit. Sorry for the language. That's fine. I suppose you're a tiny goodwill and people coming together. Do you know what I'm saying? I'm all one statement right? See one out of ten people are good. It is goodness. What's your next step for years? What's your plans? What's your next step? I'm the Christmas tree. A plan. She's reaching out to me. She's got my LGBT. I'm trans. So they've got a legal obligation to help me. Have you been getting help? Some crying. Some. It's not enough. Have you been abused or anything on the streets? No, I've been attacked. I don't think it's here. See the scars here? I'm down here. I'm a bit off my nose. This is attack. Last year, July last year. What happened to you? The bottle got smashed on my face and my ribs broke. For what? They're being both trans and homeless. So I've just left stewing cast. I was just speaking to a cast, very intelligent man. His friends do. If I'm honest, he's away with the fairies just now. But cast doesn't want to leave him because they're two of my best friends. When you see the conditions that actually homeless people sleep in, it makes you think because I know a lot of people who love to morning complain about life. Do you really? Is your life that bad? Because if it's that fucking bad then trust me, come on the streets for a couple of days and you'll know how tough life is. Day five. Just a McDonald's for a heat mix. Half set. Chatter today. How are you feeling today? So tired. Hungry. I'm not going to complain today. I'm really starting to feel homeless. The first thing I thought about when I woke up was where I'm going to sit and make money and what time the soup kitchen's open and I'm really I feel homeless now. You just said that you're starting to feel homeless. Does that mean that you're adapting to life on the street? It's a weird experience. It's coming from a roof over your head, food in your belly, clothes, having money to having nothing. It's an exchange that I hope no one has to experience. It's tough but so for the people who are watching just now just imagine if you had lost a loved one or you lose your job and you can't afford to pay the bills and you end up on the street because the majority of homeless people have been exactly sitting with you and just bad circumstances have found them on the street so the next time you walk past a homeless person just spare that thought that they've been exactly with you it's just an experience that it can happen to anyone so it's tough. With the amount of homeless people I've spoke to the majority of them when they first became homeless weren't addicted to drink their drugs it's because the fact that they got offered it so much they ended up on it but I can kind of see why they're on drinking drugs because when you're on the streets there's fuck all they have to do it's a lonely, lonely place and when people don't seem to care you don't feel part of the the population it's very isolated even though we're in the real world it feels it doesn't really feel you're in it if you know what I mean so I can see why people can slip into bad habits like drinking drugs to numb their pain and hide for the fact that they're homeless and they haven't got nothing What's your name? Dean Johnson What's your dog's name? Kish How long have you been homeless for? Seven weeks now How are you finding it? It's a lovely last night and sometimes you can get it already but other days it's bad What about you experienced any violence? A bit of good times What kind of stuff happened? Well, it goes back and on again but the rest of the time I can't keep missing people I can't keep missing people For no reason How are you going to be for Christmas? I'm not sure yet Have you got family? What about your dog being offered shelter so you need to sleep out you need to sleep out with the dog because the shelter How old is your dog? Any way you can get accommodation or help Best again for up I'm going to get my I'm going to get my I'm going to get my I'm going to get my I'm going to get my I'm going to get my What about How many hours a day do you sit out? Five to six hours a day Thank you very much Five to six hours a day I just ate so we had a dinner so we got food so we got something to eat and we went back and got some mix to sleep So just back from begging on the street there a lot busier today last Saturday before Christmas made 14 pounds in about three hours so just going to have something to eat rest for a couple of hours then just going to try and get a couple of other sleep and then go to the soup kitchen again tonight try and speak to a few more people and see what they're going to do over Christmas I've been working with the weather usually it's pissing down in Glasgow every night but it's only been raining once or twice This wee camera every time I speak into it I feel as if I'm on a Blair Witch project What are you going to do for Christmas? Are you on the streets? Where are you sleeping tonight? Is no one trying to help you? Oh yeah they're trying to help but then they see what to do and they're not letting to leave till 10 o'clock in the morning and you're not even going to run for 8 o'clock at night I'm 30 years old and you've been on the streets for 18 years? She's thinking I need that much but she's thinking they need to nurse me that much where are they right now? Do you have any friends on the streets? They rob me every time they come in the streets Is there a lot of violence for homeless people? What kind of violence you had? I had a meal park so I grabbed a bit of air so that's right down the corner there And who did that? I don't mention names I'm sorry I won't say a name at all because police don't treat people with me I'm a nothing she's a nothing my muckers we've given you gifts tonight because we appreciate every one of you she's got great value to us and she's got great value to God more importantly and God loves each one of you he loves you that much that he gave his son and when we get to understand God fully that he came to earth himself in human form to show us how to live ultimately to pay the price we're asking so I'm just about to speak to Ricky and Julie two amazing people who've just fed everybody and gave away presents they're running a charity organisation called Street Connect but they've got two very interesting stories and I think people need to listen and see so Ricky it was just to see a bit about yourself a bit your past and how well you've done and what you've achieved yeah well years ago I'd found myself in addiction to started through alcohol and then up into heroin, valium and other drugs and it's a feth hopeless full of depression and anxiety was struggling generally in life and then I'd bumped into someone who had done a program called Teen Challenge a rehab program so I went down there in 2009 so nearly nearly 11 years ago and that's where it's a Christian run program and that's where I started to hear about God hear about us learning a lot more about myself and that's where started to really accept who I was who God had made me to be started getting some purpose in my life started seeing things really changing for the better and then I met my beautiful beautiful wife it was just to find out your stories we all heard that's interesting we also had a past of drug addiction teenage pregnancies just a life of mayhem and I also done a Teen Challenge program and through that that really gave us a heart to reach out and believe that other people could be changed so that's why we do this this is amazing I just want to say is to are absolutely amazing how long has he been with each other coming up for 5 years this very amazing 6 years and 5 years married and for people wanting to change and contact with so we've got a website streetconnect.co.uk we also have a facebook page just type streetconnect Glasgow you'll find this we also if you've not got any of technically minded so we've got a mobile number 07-840-804637 and our offices are at 340 Cathedral Street in Glasgow City Centre so we're open there on Tuesday right through Saturday another amazing story another turn his life around inspirational motivational so Charlie how long were you on drugs for? 32 years in fact on the methadone for 32 years night big man thank you 32 years I the methadone heron in the valiant I was on a methadone script I could not get off it I tried so hard to give it everything it comes with that addiction, prisons hospitals, deaths mental hospitals and everything homelessness everything it came with that the last world 3 years ago I was putting contact with streetconnect I just lost my partner in fact and things were quite grim things got worse for me I mean I was putting contact with streetconnect I started coming to their bridge to freedom program and through doing that I learned a bit through doing that sorry Ricky asked me if I wanted to go to rehab I went to Teen Challenge down in Nomnam and through going there and through their teachings and the store Biblical principles and that and through doing that I've learned to I can live my life without drugs I don't I'm now in the leadership academy school and ministry down there I'm just up here visiting helping out the streetconnect helping out the streets and I just try to put some hope back into the people out there that their lives can't be changed around also when I'm down there I'm out on the streets of Leeds and that I'm just sharing hope that lives can't change your life How long have you been clean? I've been clean 2 years I've helped others but looking at it it's also helped me it's helped me evolve and progress because listening to their stories I would have never met people like this if I didn't do this and I'm gobsmacked now they're doing charity work where they're feeding people giving out presents and they do this every week they have 12 week programs to get people off drugs as well What an amazing experience and so grateful and thankful that I've met these people amazing I've got these toiletries or that and that or use of the diamonds I'm out tonight I'm going to sleep up here but use make sure you're alright how are you tonight? good, how? that'll cheer you up there's biscuits and that and that I wish I'd never don't worry about it we'll only sort everything out I just didn't mean to do that you are I really didn't so nice don't do that don't do that man don't do that cast, there's a nice check the books cast it, go on and give me please fucking heartbreaking man so I'm just going to set up my sleeping bag next to them sleep before them but trying to calm them down so I shall see you in the morning I don't want to keep videoing because I don't want to become a pain in the ass don't know what I mean, throw cameras in their face but people need to actually see how much pain these people are in and they're crying out for help so we need to fucking help somewhere or another I never slept one wink last night after the horror stories I was getting told people should not be getting treated like this it's so sad so I'm going to do everything in my power to help these people and it's okay to try and re-home these people but if I'm honest I wouldn't be able to keep it they need to get into rehabilitation and get into a drug program get them believing in themselves again but they need to want to change and when I speak to the people I've been speaking to they do want to change they just don't know where to start and I'm glad I met Ricky and Julie last night because it just shows that people can change no matter how long you've been on drugs no matter what age you are if you believe in yourself then you can change and now that Ricky and Julie are helping people helping people better their lives and it gives light and hope to other people who are struggling and don't think there's any way out before I was coming to do this documentary I was coming in blind I didn't really know what to expect I just thought it would be a case of begging for money and then sleeping at night and hearing a couple of stories from people I didn't realise the extent they actually go through and I do it myself I walk past so many homeless people I'll give money and I'll the food and I'll spend a little bit of time chatting but I walk past a hell of a lot as well and you forget that they are human beings they have got feelings and emotions and they go through so much hurt and pain and you kind of forget that so just to ask you how long you've been on the streets 23 years roughly I'm Glasgow 25 years and I still haven't a digital What's the plans for Christmas? Don't tell me a message and I'll away If you ever encounter any violence or abuse you know on the streets I see everything as long as I wake up in the morning I'm in the morning I'm alright Back to work Christmas here It's funny because every shop I go into security guards are always following me about but I get that they're doing their job a wee bit suspicious and if you look rough then they will follow you and there are some days if you're begging for money I'd imagine not being Christmas January the quiet time of the month but almost people won't make money so if I wasn't making money and I was hungry I would be getting stealing food but survival won't I've been homeless for the 7th of March 17 I've rented a home with a social he says I'm looking next to Glasgow get a tape on he was out on the centre can't take me How do you feel being homeless for Christmas sick if you get family have you been sleeping on the streets Christmas even I'm really starting to miss my kids so feeling a wee bit lonely but I can only imagine how homeless people feel who have kids and can't get to see them so I'm going home in a couple of days and I'll get to see them and I'm still feeling very lonely and sad so I can only imagine how homeless people feel they came up next to me buying booze and that and then I went over another guy close to me but six yards he went and bought them booze but he bumped them they also got it down and he bumped them and he said to me can I help you and he says you're all homeless bumping junky bees and then one came to Bosnia and he said to me and I stood up and he said to me how's the place been there was people who were doing there and it came running up and he helped me he helped me stand up but you're okay I'm alright I saw the small thing you're a strong man so they're in that van fucks exactly what happened so basically this guy we're just going around doing all the normal Christmas helping out the homeless people just trying to give them basically food comforts and everything and then we just walked around and we just seen a couple of kids walk up out to this guy and try to start a fight with this guy and unfortunately this guy couldn't defend himself we came down on time so unfortunately nothing happened so the kids were walking up but eventually one guy came back and tried to actually fight him so he just stood in front of him and said you can't touch him, you can't do anything and then they walked off and I think that's when they met him because they protected him from getting beat up was the police okay the police okay they were fighting he says man I just want to say thank you well done good bless, have a good Christmas so I've just walked around the corner casting his girlfriend Michelle who had just been attacked of four young boys Christmas Eve for no reason this is the kind of stuff they need to go through every night so I'm just with Daniel from Setting Chance Scotland who's running the charity for the homeless tonight so Daniel how many how long has he been doing this half way through August how do you find that good, I find it rewarding a lot of numbers, homeless wise here you can do up to 100 on the streets but if you have a good night and you do a run through the whole city centre if you do Buchanan, you do Ergyll you do Circle Hall and then you come down here you can follow up to 150 people if anybody wants to get involved or help out how do they do that we've got a Facebook group with 20,000 people called SCS, help the homeless and our last official Facebook group Setting Chance Scotland I've been up in the streets every night and I've spoken to the majority of people speaking to me, amazing job man I know you've got a van full of presents so you've got to dish out for the shelters in the homeless, can I see you the van cheers mate this is all got to the this is from Nice and Burgundy they've basically done a Christmas tree this is probably half of what's left and I've also got a full unit for a load donation so just behind me is Setting Chance Scotland charity another group of amazing people just fed everyone their van's full of sandwiches and toys so I've just packed up and now Daniel's are waiting to drop toys off to kids he's like the the real Santa so they've got a van load of toys where they're going to drop it off to kids and families who will not have toys for tomorrow so but now they will so another amazing charity, another amazing organisation fair play how does it feel about here on Christmas Eve knowing that you're going to spend Christmas without your family you know what me and my family are going to have many Christmases together I'm going to go home in a couple of days and then I go back to my life these people are still here I've been homeless for seven days but so fucked some of these people have been here for 25 years it's just it doesn't feel like Christmas Eve it doesn't feel like Christmas I do think about it when I see people out with their kids but every day feels the same it's like it's not real and the thing I'm concerned about is leaving these people the way they are because that's the toughest thing for me I need to get things in place to help these people and try and get them into drug programs and try and change their life because these people are crying out for help they clearly want help and they just don't know where to start like I say it's Christmas Eve but it doesn't feel like Christmas Eve because I know what's actually going on with these people on a daily basis so it doesn't matter Christmas Eve, Christmas Day this thing's still going to hurt them so Gordon's just left it's Christmas Eve it's about 11 o'clock at night he's dead I'll know one about just a few people probably finishing up from work it's weird to explain how lonely I'm feeling right now I don't want to be selfish but it's a lonely position to be in I know I'm going back to my family a couple of days but it still doesn't take the fact that I'm feeling lonely plus the amount of homeless people will be feeling the same anyway on the two days I am so it's a weird experience and I just hope that this documentary will be worth it we can get so much help trying to change people's lives Merry Christmas everyone I can't sleep so just came down to look at all the Christmas lives all the lights come the streets they sparkle in the fire beautiful this is probably the loneliest hour I've ever been in my life everywhere's so quiet and if this is the loneliest hour I've ever been in my life then I can't even imagine what it feels like for people who's living on the streets because I'm going home in two days they ain't going anywhere they will still go on the streets we're on this Christmas day we're fucking asleep can't believe it's Christmas though I am missing my kids and waking up giving them their presents and missing the food what are we doing now for an ice warm dinner good morning everyone and Merry Christmas last night was a very lonely experience something that I wish none of yous have to go through I've just spent the last few hours sleeping on a bus stop this is not the way Christmas day should be spent I had to do the toilet outside again as everywhere is closed I'm very hungry soup kitchen doesn't open till 8 o'clock tonight for Christmas dinner and I've no money left clothes are still wet from last night in the rain Merry Christmas mate it was just to find out how long you've been homeless I've only been homeless for what ten weeks or something how you find it I usually spend cranes in the night shelters isn't it better on the streets don't worry don't worry on the streets last days because I've been asking my brother how do you find it on the streets on Christmas day did you suffer any kind of violence or abuse at the last ten weeks eh I've been a few feets a few feets a few oldies and have been hooked he says you were in the hospital and I lost my screen you were in the army you were seen I was a young boy for how long so I'm just at the homely shelter where they'll be doing Christmas dinner at 12 o'clock have to take my hat off to these people not only the fact that they're helping vulnerable people homeless people the fact that they're working on Christmas day helping to feed people and give them warmth massive respect has to go to these people because if it wasn't for them then what else you gonna do can you imagine waking up on Christmas day with nothing absolutely nothing waking up on a cold pavement when I know the majority of you will be spending time with family and friends and opening gifts and laughing on families you know what you like probably fighting as well but I would rather have all that than waking up lonely why did the golfer wear two pair of trousers in case he got a hole in one so just left the shelter after getting Christmas dinner again I can't thank these people enough over 200 people they're feeding for Christmas so this shelter is open 365 days a year and it's people like this that make you realise there's a lot of goodness going on in the world some of the footage you got yesterday was really hard to watch obviously a lot of people with drug problems how is that mentally affecting yourself big time because these people became my friends and it's they kind of looked after me and telling people that I'm their friend that would bother me and now that I know the extent because if I came in this documentary blinded I didn't realise the extent actually what goes on and the problems these people have but by speaking to them they're crying out for help they need help and once this documentary is over I'm going to do everything my power to get the steps for them to better their life and change their life you've got to remember you can't force things upon people but these people want to change and start and I'm their friend now so I'm going to get things in place I spoke to Ricky and Julie who've battled drinking drug addiction and changed their lives and they're going to help us get 12 week programmes for people who want to change and I'm grateful that I can help them with that because watching these people suffer like this is you wouldn't wish this upon your worst enemy a few times when I've met you this you've seemed quite upbeat and just getting on with it but especially today seems like you're much changed a lot it's Christmas day, this is my first Christmas away from my family I don't want to keep talking about me because I feel bad now that I'm going home tomorrow but the people who I've met are still going to be hearing the streets since it's Christmas I've got to be present for you I really want an extra large pizza mate a phone press play hi James just to say I really miss you son the house is so quiet and tidy without you so really I'm having a rest as well I hope you've had a good week and we look forward to seeing you on Bolton Day I hope you have a very good Christmas and you get a lot of presents Merry Christmas little brother don't know what it is you're doing hope you have a good one and I hope you'll be unboxing the missing loads to Llwm with a packer well I hope that you have a very Christmas in fans to get me all of those gifts what you have the house and the room and I really love you so much and I miss you so much you've just been my little pest right now and I wish I could say that I were but I'm not I really wish you all the success son in the year 2018 10. hate it. I'm very very proud of you. You're doing really well I know it's been hard for you. It's been a hard few years but things will just get better and I do love you. Bye son. Yn yw wedi gwneud o'r sefydlu'r ffamiliddau sydd yn ymweld y dyfodeig bai. Gethe allan o bai yn ffath. Yn yw'r sefydlu'r best Christmas shipwyr arall a'r hoff yng Nghymru. Fecesbr kmart, the heartbreaking thing is for homeless people they don't get to feel this, they've no hope, they've no light at the end of the tunnel. I couldn't imagine what it's like on Christmas day for a homeless person to wake up without this. It's the best feeling in the world and I couldn't ask for a better family and friends and I'm grateful for this video so thank you. So just left Gordon! I feel so much better, Ion, mae'r fanlheir eithaeth, a'r ddau'r fawr i mi. E'n fathrach, eithaeth y gallu bobl. Dwi'n gwneud eich ffyrdd o'r 2384. Pryddoedd o'r 13. Ion. Ion, mae'n... O'n rhai oedd o'n dweud? Ion, mae'n dweud. Ion, mae'n dweud eich ffyrdd o'r 2384. A'r amser o'n dweud o'n dweud. O'n dweud o'n dweud? Ion. Mae'r wahanol yn eu fawr, yn ddim yn gwahodcaeth, a fynd i fynd i'r ddaf y wahanol? Mae'n lleol, mae'n lleol, felly mae'n lleol. Felly mae'n lleol, felly mae'n lleol! Felly mae'n lleol, mae'n lleol iawn i'r gweithio'r weithio y ddechrau. Mae'n lleol, leif ar y plwythu'r gwell. Mae'n lleol, Mae'n gweithio'r rhain oedd y gallwn yn gweithio'r marbwyll. Mae'n gweithio'r marbwyll? Mae'n gweithio'r gweithio'r grannu, mae'n gweithio'r gweithio. Mae'n gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r positas. ac mae gynch. Mae'n fath o ymddo i'n gwybod o'r ddweud. Mae'n ddweud. Ond o'r gwaith yma, mae'n gweithio'r cyfrifion hynny o'r cyfrifion. Mae'r ddof yn rhan i'r hyn, mae'r sian o'r ymdangos, mae'r ymdangos, mae'r maes o'r ymdangos, a fyddwch yn ymddangos i'r ymddangos a'u gweithio tynnu fan y gwybwyng. Dwi'n bwyd i'n ddechrau i'r drosu. Good morning everyone! So this is the last day of the documentary A lot of mixed emotions Not really sure how I'm feeling It's not as if I can get back to my normal life when I know the extent He acts as if what's happening For homeless people It was very cold last night The snowing Slept under a bridge A lot of noise here last night but Wrth gwybod llawer o ddweud. Felly mae'n gobeithio. Yn gyfath, mae'n gobeithio. Mae'n gobeithio i fynd i'w adjust. Cymus cyfath? Mae gwybod mewn gwahod. Rwy'n gweud i'r cyfrifog. Ifonwch i'w cyfrifog o'r prifuig sy'n gynnig. Mae'n gweithio'r cyfrifog o'r rhan o le gynnu'n gwaith. Mae'r gweithio ti'n gweithio. Felly emphasis na eich gwneud pileigwyd i fynd i'r gweithio gynnwys i wahas ydy, ond yr eich wneud wrth ei ddechrau Ieil ran y dda. Felly, mae'r braf er mianol sy'n gweld i fynd i chi'n gweithio'n gweithio? Y rhan o ffobl? Mae oedd hynny o wneud fy'n cyfriffygarau rhan o'n fwy mlwydraig. Mae'r rhan o'n gweithio'n gweithio, ond rhes bwysig yn gwneud. Maen nhw'r oedderfod i y taethol. Mae nesaf ddaw i'r fan, dwi'n edrych oherwydd iawn gwladiau... Dwi'n edrych i eich radd. Mae er mwyn ymddangos hac oherwydd am bywydu'r gael... ..ynddo eu ffwrdd i ddigwydio yma i gwybod a hynny yw wedi am i gweithio mno'y wahanol. Felly rydyn ni'n fwy gyd o ffwrdd i'r newydd. Rydyn ni'n fwy gyd oherwydd... ..rydyn ni'n fwy gyd o'r gweithio seeio. Dwi'n eisigo'r llwydd. Yn ei wneud, ben yn ei feryd, gwrdd hynny yn i, ac ond bydd yn sicr hynny'n fod yn oed yn fawr o'r rhaid i'w ddeithasio'r leol. I an, roi fynd i gan ei, eu gallu ymddangos o'n meddwl o'r hawdd yn ddysgu'r hefyd. O'r meddwl sy'n meddwl y bydd e'w cyffredinol, o'r meddwl i'r hefyd, mae'n meddwl i'ch meddwl i'w ddechrau'r hefyd, See what they've done for us there to get help. So Gordon's just dropped me off his a way round to see my family. Give them an update of what they've actually been doing. We've just been going to hang back until they phoned me to go around. I'm nervous to see them as ideas where it enw feels like. Crazy! praise from ChristmastAD Merry Christmas everyone! I am so sorry that I couldn't be spending Christmas Day with you's but I'm sure we have many more together I have another apology for the last seven days I haven't been on a fitness retreat for the last seven days me and Gordon have been working on a documentry on the grown problem we have on homelessness while doing this documentry not only have I realised that how much homeless people actually need our help dyna ni ddurwch i chi yn ei gwedd i ei hwn i'w yma fel ei rhan o chonlw, ond ei ddweud i chi'n hollu'r lleidau yng nghymru i dda. Felly dyma'n oedd gwybod i gyd. Felly byddwn i chi'n gwybod i chi'n gyd, rhaid i chi'n gyd ac mae'n eisiau gyr θαw, rhaid i chi whithio'r rhain. recruiting jesuit, James, Carter, gydig i chi ddewch, ma yna yna brydd chi hieron gael, fyddwch chi'n gydig iawn, a fyddwch chi allan, mae'n rhaid i chi gyd. Snorlen er fawr. Rydyn mor i os yma o gwnaeth. Mae'r amlik yn ei gael arall ar yna? scolded. How do you think we're on this streets at Christmas. Shana. Sorry for the language. I suppose we're timing good will and good change, and people coming together. O'r llawfod hwnnw i gwasgwch. Doedd o'n 10 o'n bwysig. Yn holl fyddech chi'n gwasgwch. James, gweithio'r ffaith i fynd i'w rhaid. Fygo'r rhai o'r Llyfrgell Glasgo. Cysys, ond mae'n gweithio'r ffaith i gael eu ffaith i'w gweld ymgynnu'r gweithio. Gweithio'r ffaith i'w cyffredig o'r gweithio'r Llyfrgell. A'i gweithio'r ffaith o'r llaw. Cymru, rydyn ni'n gwneud. A rydych chi'n gwybod yw'r gwybod.