Fresh appeal to help children sleeping on floor

People are being urged to donate single and bunk beds to help families in Wolverhampton

A scheme to provide beds and bedding to children who have to sleep on the floor is appealing for help.

The Good Night Project was set up last year to help tackle so-called bed poverty in Wolverhampton.

Each week it receives an average of 25 referrals for families in need of help.

Those behind the project are calling for donations amid "a desperate need for single beds and bunk beds".

The project was launched by the City of Wolverhampton Council with the help of the African Caribbean Community Initiative (ACCI) and the Wolves Foundation.

The appeal coincides with Safer Sleep Week, the Lullaby Trust’s national advice campaign for those looking after a baby.

Council leader Stephen Simkins said: "It’s a sad fact the demand for beds has been even greater than could have been anticipated.

"This Safer Sleep Week, we’d like to appeal for anyone who might have a bed their child has grown out of to help another child in the city by donating it."