Each year the Aberdeenshire homeless persons charity asks members of the public to take part in an organised event to sleep out. The aim is to raise awareness of the charity, to give people a feel for how it is to sleep outside whilst raising funds for the Aberdeen Cyrenians charities work.

Those who take part are asked to bring a sleeping bag, hat, gloves and a cardboard box.

The Aberdeen Cyrenians Annual Charity Sleepout for 2010 will take place on Friday 22 January from 7pm until 7am.

There will be prizes awarded for the person with the best hat, the best dressed hot water bottle and the best sleeping area, shelter or hut.

For more information or to register call Sarah Robertson (01224) 572877 or visit their website at www.aberdeen-cyrenians.org where you can download a registration form and sponsorship forms.

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The Aberdeen Cyrenians Annual Charity Sleepout for 2009 will take place on Friday 20 March. It was originally due to take place on Friday the 06 February but was cancelled due to bad weather of high winds and snow. More information to follow.

The Aberdeen Cyrenians Annual Charity Sleepout for 2008 will take place on Friday the 25 January 08, more information to follow. This is a special year for Aberdeen Cyrenians because it is their 40th anniversary of supporting the homeless people of Aberdeen. The Cyrenians sleepover 2008 will take place at the AECC (Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre).

The 2007 Aberdeen Cyrenian annual sleepout event will take place on Friday 2 February from 10pm until 8am in The Press and Journal Arena of Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. You can sleep indoors, making this ideal for all the family and the children will see this as a big adventure as well as a social education, or outdoors. Hot drinks and bacon rolls will be provided. People are also invited to sleep outdoors in the car park of the AECC so that they can get a realistic feel for having to sleep outdoors in winter as many homeless people have to do.

The first charity sleep out took place in 1991.

The 2006 event will take place on Friday 13th January from 10pm until 8am in The Press and Journal Arena of Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre. You can sleep indoors, making this ideal for all the family and the children will see this as a big adventure as well as a social education, or outdoors. Hot drinks and bacon rolls will be provided.