LFC fan and award-winning comic John Bishop has signed up to participate on this 12 months’s Kip on the Kop occasion at Anfield, to assist increase consciousness and funds for homelessness throughout the Liverpool Metropolis Area.

The occasion will happen on Saturday October 12 and the funds raised will go in the direction of supporting LFC Basis’s International Works programme, in addition to Liverpool Homeless FC.

The International Works programme supplies sport-based employability periods and mentoring for younger individuals who have skilled homelessness, whereas Liverpool Homeless FC was based for folks affected by homelessness throughout the area.

It supplies footballing alternatives focussed on inclusion, enjoyable and serving to to maneuver lives ahead.

John, who’s an envoy for Liverpool Homeless FC, shall be becoming a member of fellow LFC followers in swapping his mattress for a sleeping bag and participating within the distinctive alternative to spend the evening on the Kop.

On participating within the occasion, he stated: “I’m actually trying ahead to participating within the Kip on the Kop this 12 months, I do know final 12 months’s occasion was an enormous success and will probably be a particular evening to be concerned in to assist to boost very important consciousness and funds for 2 very worthy causes.

“Each Liverpool Homeless FC and the LFC Basis are doing improbable work throughout our metropolis and I might encourage as many individuals as potential to participate and assist us to make an actual distinction to those that want it most.”

Matt Parish, LFC Basis CEO, added: “It’s improbable to have John’s help as soon as once more and much more in order that he’s participating this 12 months.

“Final 12 months’s occasion was an important day, and we hope it may be even greater and higher this time round.

“We raised a improbable quantity which has already made a tangible distinction and hopefully we will construct on that even additional this 12 months.”

In the event you want to register for the occasion or discover out extra, you are able to do so by clicking right here.

Please word that you just should be aged 16 and over to participate, and people aged underneath 18 should be accompanied by a accountable grownup.

It’s free to register nonetheless these participating are requested to decide to elevating a minimal of £250 in donations which shall be shared between LFC Basis’s International Works programme and Liverpool Homeless FC.