Community coat rack to return to Chichester

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Chichester's community coat rack appeal will return to the city this year to give a helping hand to the less fortunate in our community.

The coat rack is now in its fourth year and was set up by homeless charity the Four Streets Project in partnership with the Chichester Observer and Chichester City Council.

Passersby with spare coats are encouraged to donate to the coat rack so that rough sleepers are able to take on to keep warm.

Donna Ockenden, who founded the Four Streets Project, called the coat rack's return an 'amazing piece of community initiative'.

Chichester Community Coat Rack 2018. Volunteer Fiona Bell with Donna Ockenden and her daughter Phoebe.

"We are always interested in getting quality children's coats because hard working families in Chichester have told us over the last couple of years as woman want clothes for children because they grown so quickly.

"Chichester is an expensive place to live and bring up a family.