Homeless people who took to sleeping outside Windsor Castle have been offered shelter on a double-decker bus Jack Taylor/Getty ImagesRough sleepers in Windsor have turned down refuge from a homeless charity because they fear losing lucrative begging opportunities over the royal wedding weekend, it was claimed yesterday. The town’s homeless became the centre of controversy after the local Conservative leader said that rough sleepers should be removed for the wedding. Simon Dudley’s remark, made in a letter to Thames Valley Police, proved unpopular and created significant public backlash. The Ark Project, a charity which until recently was based solely in Reading, has been driving through Windsor this week in a double-decker bus which includes ten beds and a kitchen to prepare warm food. The charity said it was working on the streets of Windsor in an effort to give the town’s homeless a place…

Source: The Times May 16, 2018 22:52 UTC