Sir Roger as guest at the gala "A Night Under The Stars", Nov. 13 2003

Sir Roger will be appearing at a big fund-raising concert for "The Passage" - the homeless charity - on Thursday 13th November, at Westminster Central Hall, Storeys Gate in London. Other guests performing include Rory Bremner, Steve Coogan, Louis Hoover, Aled Jones and Westminster Cathedral Choir. Sir Roger's daughter, Deborah, is heavily involved with the charity.

The Passage is a Christian organisation. Its mission is to provide resources which encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives. The Passage runs the largest voluntary sector day centre for homeless people in London. Every day it helps over 350 people. It also has 53 beds emergency night shelter, Passage House. It was officially opened on 1st March 2000. It costs over £2 million a year to keep going. Only half of this is funded from statutory sources. The rest comes from donations from individuals, church organisations, charitable trusts and companies.

Deborah Moore, Sir Roger's daughter is heavily involved with The Passage. Rescuing people from doorways is only the beginning of what The Passage does. The Passage helps them with a wide range of services, support and opportunities to move forward to a more settled way of life.

Helping people who have become homeless is not always easy. One thing that surprises many who are new to working with homeless people is that some refuse any help that is offered. This can be for a number of reasons. It may be because that person was in care and was abused or had their trust shattered in some other way, or it may be because they have built up relations with other homeless people. Once such relationships are established it can be very hard to break away from this network and seek help with re-housing. It can be a painstaking and long process to get a homeless person to even come into the centre and use the primary services provided, let alone the specialist services offered, such as health and housing. Each step forward, no matter how small, is what The Passage is here for; to offer help, support and encouragement, in the hope of transforming lives.

Sir Roger will make a guest appearance on Thursday 13th November, at Westminster Central Hall in London. Tickets can be obtained by telephoning: + 44 (0) 207 592 1856. There are so many ways to join in the work of The Passage.. Some you can do right now without leaving the keyboard, like making a donation. Feel free to call The Passage on + 44 (0) 20 7592 1850 or e-mail help@passage.org.uk for further information. The Passage is here for; to offer help, support and encouragement, in the hope of transforming lives!