Each year I collect warm clothing, toiletries, food etc for the homeless in Basingstoke (Camrose Centre) and Winchester (Trinity). All the packages received are given 50/50 to each charity in early December to give out to those needing them most.

As we are at home in the warmth and food in our bellies, we often forget some people are less fortunate and do not have this luxury. So if we can donate money or items, then maybe their lives can be enriched somehow. This is the run up to Christmas so they need to know they are being thought of too.

All I ask if you could please give up one bottle of wine, or one packet of cigarettes, or one takeaway, you could truly help someone.

With the money raised, I will buy the food and toiletries to go with the items kindly donated by local people.

Thank you for taking your time to read this.