Hundreds of coats collected for 'Wrap Up Lanarkshire' project

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Volunteers from a Lanarkshire charity are helping to ensure local families and residents are well wrapped up this winter.And as they do so, supporters of the charity are preparing to spend a night sleeping on the street to raise funds and awareness of their work.'Diamonds in The Community' has teamed up for a second year with Coatbridge, Airdrie & Monklands Rotary Club for the 'Wrap Up Lanarkshire' campaign, to ensure “nobody is without a clean, warm winter jacket”.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android It saw more than 1500 warm garments distributed in 2021; and the good cause again has hundreds of jackets in a range of sizes for both adults and children available for free collection from their Airdrie headquarters by anyone in need, thanks to generous donations from community groups and individuals.Dozens of Diamonds volunteers are also getting set for their second sponsored sleepout this Saturday, which will see a group of charity supporters ranging in age from 68 to just 12 bedding down in sleeping bags outside their Graham Street headquarters for the night.They aim to raise awareness of poverty and homelessness through the event, while all funds raised will go to support the varied work of their ever-growing Monklands baby and family clothing aid project, which distributes much-needed items