As temperatures continue to plummet this week, many of us will be spending more evenings at home in front of the fireplace.

But not everyone has that luxury.

Around 15 people are sleeping rough in Watford – with many at risk of freezing to death.

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So if you see a homeless person sleeping rough this winter – here’s what you can do.

Contact Watford charity New Hope

For those at risk of street homelessness New Hope is offering a bed for the night for £34.45. Staff offer support to help people get back on their feet again.

For emergency accomodation, contact manager Teresa Hendry on 01923 801188.

Donate to New Hope 

For £6.16 Watford New Hope will buy the essentials most people take for granted including clean clothes, hot food, a shower and free access to laundry facilities at the support centre.

New Hope is also offering gardening, woodwork, poetry, knitting, creative writing and many more activities.

For £13.11 this will pay for one person to attend one creative or gardening session at New Hope’s Community Market Garden.

To order any of the New Hope alternative gifts visit www.newhope.org.uk/store or phone 01923 227132. Orders need to be in by 12pm on December 18.

Why can’t I just given them money?

Watford Observer:

It’s generally advised you don’t give homeless people money.

Charity Thames Reach said that around 80 per cent of beggars on the street don’t need money for accommodation.

Matt Harrison, director of homeless StreetLink, said when people see someone sleeping rough there instinct is to help, but they don’t always know what to do.

"With the public’s help, in the last 12 months we have put almost 11,000 people in touch with the support they needed to escape rough sleeping and we hope to have an even greater impact in 2017," he added.

What else can you do?

On January 27, homeless charity St Mungo’s will be holding a Woolly Hat Day to raise funds.

Thousands of people, including celebrities, will be wearing beanies, baseball caps and berets in a bid to raise £60,000.