LETTER: Wonderful contributions

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Christian Aid Week took place this year between May 15 and 21 involving the Anglican churches of St Mary's, St Leonard's, Holy Trinity, St Mark's, St John's BBH, together with St Andrew's and London Road Methodist Churches, the United Reformed Church, the Society of Friends, All Saints C of E Primary School, who are in their ninth year, and for the first time Brighton Road Baptist Church.

More than 2,000 Christian Aid envelopes were delivered by over 25 collectors to 27 streets in Horsham.

For the second year a collection was made in Swan Walk shopping centre whose team made us most welcome.

It was our third year at Horsham railway station where we managed to collect on two days in spite of the strike. Again, the Southern Railway team at Horsham station made us most welcome.

Christian Aid has introduced a new initiative entitled the Big Brekkie as an alternative to house to house collections.

The gauntlet having been thrown down it was ably picked up with two successful events run individually by Brighton Road Baptist Church and St John’s, Broadbridge Heath.

The total from the combination of house to house collections and special events, ie coffee mornings, cake stalls, church collection and a quiz was £4,469.94.