HELPING the homeless enjoy a warm Christmas is Bury Lions club.

While most people will enjoy the festive period by the fireside, many rough sleepers face a distinctly bleak Christmas.

But the Lions club is bringing festive warmth by providing Bury Housing Concern with 15 cosy sleeping bags and jumpers.

These will be distributed by the housing group which deals with many homeless people throughout the borough.

Lions members presented the gifts to representatives of Bury Housing Concern at their base in Tithebarn Street, Bury.