Over 8,000 people slept rough in central Edinburgh on the coldest night of the year to raise money to tackle homelessness.
The Sleep In The Park event on Saturday in Princes St Gardens, hosted by comedian Rob Brydon, and was attended by Scottish Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Bob Geldof.
The event, organised by Social Bite, saw participants pledging to fundraise at least £100 each, and it’s reported that £3.6 million of the £4 million target has been raised so far.
Those who did take part were treated to live music from Liam Gallagher, Amy Macdonald, Frightened Rabbit and Deacon Blue, while comedy legend John Cleese read a bedtime story.
Josh Littlejohn MBE, Social Bite co-founder, said: “There are 11,000 homeless households in Scotland. When I think about all of the amazing different people, sleeping in this garden tonight, the one thing that strikes me about these statistics of homelessness is that they are not insurmountable.
“We won’t end homelessness after one night, but we have made one giant leap towards that goal. And that is the victory of everyone who took part.”