Bristol's Billy Chip - a charity scheme set up by the family of Billy Abernethy-Hope to help end homelessness and empower rough sleepers - launched Billy Chip Live at this year's Glastonbury Festival. Taking over The Common, an area dedicated to dance music that runs long into the night, the initiative aims to bring awareness of the team's work to new audiences.
If you've never heard of Billy Chip before, the scheme acts as a currency for those who are experiencing homelessness or sleeping rough. People can purchase a Billy Chip for £2 and give it to someone sleeping rough who can then use the chip token in partnering cafes and shops, to get themselves a hot or cold drink, or meal.
Producer, DJ and remixer Wilkinson, whose hit single Afterglow in collaboration with Becky Hill was played at Billy's memorial service, headlined The Common on Sunday evening. Billy was himself an enormous fan of dance music, with his favourite Glastonbury area being The Temple, and so his family say this is a fitting legacy.
