Leeds Rhinos Foundation, St George’s Crypt and St Gemma’s Hospice teamed up to organise the event, with people asked to give up one night of comfort and sleep out on the cold terraces of Headingley Stadium.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Hannah from St Jemma's Hospice, Corporate Fundraising Manager.
00:04 Here tonight at the Leeds Big Sleep, welcoming 250 people to sleep on the terraces of Headingley Stadium.
00:10 St Jemma's is a hospice based in North Leeds. We have a 24 bed inpatient unit,
00:15 we have a community team, a large bereavement team and an inclusion project which works with people in vulnerable housing and homeless.