LEIGH PARK Country House Hotel and Vineyard has donated its winter blankets to Julian House.

Pamela Duckett, general manager, said: "We recently changed our beds from traditional sheets and blankets to duvets and it was wonderful to be able to donate our blankets to such a worthwhile charity."

The privately owned hotel, between Bath and Bradford-on-Avon, has 22 bedrooms and is part of the Latona Leisure Group.

Cecil Weir, head of fundraising for Julian House, which supports the homeless in Bath and the surrounding area, is delighted. He said: "We rely on charitable donations to keep our homeless warm and we are especially grateful to receive this kind gift as winter sets in."

The organisation's staff and volunteers are committed to ending the need for anyone to sleep rough.

"Sometimes this involves real challenges but with an average life expectancy of just 42, if we don't take risks some of our clients will never get the chance to break the vicious cycle of life on the streets," said Mr Weir.

Julian House is part of Bath Churches Houses Association.