Everybody knows the lovely gentleman who satnds outside the co-op day in day out rain, snow or sunshine smiling away and waving at everyone. He makes everyones day that little bit brighter with his positivity.

Today my mother in law saw him keeled over in pain whilst still standing outside the co-op trying to make a living. He looked terrible. When she asked him if he was ok he showed her dressings from an operation he had two days previous. When she informed me we both drove round to offer him some pain relief to which he replied he had a stock of it in his bag. I told him he should be at home recovering and he told me how he couldnt afford to be at home and that he needed to work for the money to support his family.

He needs to be at home recovering. So im calling on you the lovely community of holmfirth to help me raise some funds so this chap can afford go home and recover.