The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep event is a major fundraising challenge, giving you the opportunity to spend a night like no other before. The aim of the event is to raise money for the Winter Warmth Fund – a pot of cash distributed to help older people suffering from rising fuel costs and poor health. Around 300 elderly Cumbrian people die every year due to cold weather as they are made to choose between heating an

d eating. The Big Sleep is a mass sleep out challenge to be held at the Low Wood Hotel overlooking Lake Windermere. The challenge is based on a smaller scale sleep out held by Chief Executive Andy Beeforth and a band of supporters above Stickle Tarn in 2013. Temperatures in recent years have reached lows of -11˚c (February 2012) at the Windermere site and we want you to brave the cold with nothing but a sleeping bag (a tent if its raining) and some friendly faces for company. However it isn’t all about the challenge, as well as sleeping out and facing the cold of a winter’s night, you will get the chance to experience the unique atmosphere created by an open air cinema. For one night only we will be showing a well loved film (to be announced shortly) on a large open air cinema screen with Lake Windermere and the Langdale Pikes providing the most spectacular of backdrops you could ever wish for. You can have the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped to save lives this winter by sleeping out and supporting the Winter Warmth Fund.