The Midsomer Norton campaigner making emergency sleep pods for the homeless, has already made ten pods, and plans to make the same number again over Christmas.

Jon Durrant has been making the emergency shelters at his home. They are designed to help keep people warm, dry and offer a degree of comfort. Wet and cold conditions are not only extremely uncomfortable (with little or nowhere to get dry afterwards), they can lead to hypothermia, which can be fatal.

The project has already seen 310 sleep pods sent out to be built during a home-build program, was devised so that the pods could still be built during the latest lockdown.

The pods will be distributed in Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, the South West and South Wales. The Sleep Pod Bristol hub is part of a national Sleep Pod building and distribution programme.

Each pod costs around £30 in materials to make and are made and distributed by volunteers. You can donate by clicking HERE :

Jon said: " I now have the materials to build another ten pods over Christmas. Thank you to all my friends who have kindly donated so far. Your support is amazing and greatly appreciated. You have made someone's winter warmer, drier and more bearable.

"I look forward to the day that Sleep Pods are not required. Until then we aim to keep providing them to those most in need of our help. I, along with fiends, will continue to campaign for the end of rough sleeping and proper housing for the homeless. "

You can find out more about Sleep Pods by clicking HERE : their site