The Toy Appeal have spent the last 10 years bringing together a crack team of volunteers creating toy sacks for disadvantaged children at Christmas. These are children living in poverty and/or who have lost their home, and whose names are provided by schools, children centres, churches and other community settings.

I met Dee at secondary school, so we have known each other for a number of years.  I, and my husband, have volunteered a number of times helping to make up the sacks and deliver them throughout the region, and on their 10th anniversary I am looking forward to helping them in a different way by raising sponsorship money.  A monetary donation at this time of year goes a long way to purchase a range of gifts, games, toys, books, sports equipment etc. that will be a solid start to the 2022 campaign.