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Homeless volunteer groups are inviting the public to come along and show their support for those sleeping rough on our streets.

Help4Homeless Belfast are hosting the 'Belfast Sleep Out' this coming Friday night, March 4 to help raise awareness of homelessness in the city.

In recent weeks, four people have died on the streets of Belfast, prompting calls for more to be done to help those living on the streets,

Help4Homeless Belfast, who assist the homeless 7 nights per week in the city centre, say the sleep out isn't to replicate homelessness but "will show some of the realities – the biting cold, the damp, the noise and the difficulty of carrying on your day with little sleep.

"Not only are we putting ourselves in these guys shoes and raising awareness but we're giving the guys hope and showing them that that people out there care and are willing to help."

The Belfast Sleep Out is taking place outside Primark on Castle Street in the city centre from 7pm to 7am and everyone is invited to join.

Last week, a petition with more than 20,000 signatures was handed to Belfast City Council in a bid to open empty buildings for the homeless.

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