Chris Sharples, 57, and his partner Jon Moore have transformed their village phone box into a beautiful gingerbread house to raise money for national homelessness charity Crisis.
Chris and Jon, who have lived in Compton, Surrey for 18 years, teamed up with friends Andre Stockbridge and Nia Griffiths to transform the old telephone box, also known as the Compton Phone Box, located on their village green.
It has been made into beautiful art installations over the years to support various causes.
Not only does the gingerbread house raise a smile — even local MP Jeremy Hunt has praised its charm — it will remain there until January 6 and the money raised from this will help support Crisis and its Christmas services.
The charity helps people experiencing homelessness access things like hot meals and a safe place to stay over the festive period.
Talking about their efforts this Christmas, Chris said:
"We created an idealised Gingerbread house because it felt ironic when some people do not have a home to call their own.
"Last year we supported a local children’s hospice but this year we chose Crisis because supporting people experiencing homelessness matters.”
Richard Lee, fundraising director at Crisis, said:
“We rely on wonderful creative fundraisers like them to be able to support people with nowhere to call home and no-one to be with.
"With support from the likes of Chris and Jon, we can give more people a Crisis Christmas and help them leave homelessness behind for good.”
The pair have raised £1,307. You can sponsor them here through Just Giving. Their Instagram page is here which you can also sponsor by downloading the QR code.
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