My close friend Ben and his family are in need of some help and support. Ben has worked hard his whole life, doing building work and has always supported his wife and 4 young children. Unfortunately, Ben has recently suffered some very poor health and been hospitalised for the last 3 months, leaving him unable to work, with no income and therefore unable to provide for his family. He has spinal prolapse trapped nerves and has lost all feeling in his legs; meaning he can no longer walk, he is going to be in a wheelchair for the foreseeable future, they can't say for how long this will be, but recovery will be a slow and painstaking process.

Obviously this is a crushing and tragic thing to happen to anyone, let alone a young family. It is made worse by the immense financial strain this puts on them, as Ben can no longer work and he will not ever be able to return to his normal work on building sites. Whilst they can eventually receive some help in the way of benefits, this takes 12 weeks to happen and until then, they have no income and no way to put food on the table.

I am asking you to dig deep and give whatever you can to help Ben, Nikki and their children through this horrible time. If we all pull together I am certain we can achieve great things. As a community we can lessen the burden and the worry which is incumbent upon them right now and make their lives easier through this period of uncertainty. A little help from each of you will go such a long way.

I can't but WE can!!!