Thanks so much for the donations so far, but we are still short of the target.

If this were Children In Need heads would be rolling.

Bear in mind the numbers: there are more than three million Syrian refugees in Turkey alone. As against the target of 20, 000 Syrians in Britain. As it gets cold again, they need particular help.

"Every day, families who have been forced to flee their homes are struggling in camps, poor housing and makeshift shelters.

As temperatures drop, these families need urgent help to survive the winter. They have escaped the bombs but they can’t escape the icy winds, violent rainstorms and snow."

( from UNHCR website )