Sarah McCormick owns a fantastic independent gift shop on St John's Road in Waterloo. On Sunday she was at the wholesaler buying all her Christmas stock. She was away from the car for about 5 minutes and when she returned she discovered that the stock, worth £800 had been stolen. It looks like the thief had targeted her and used a remote lock blocker to get into the car.

Running an independent business is tough. Sarah is losing out on vital sales in what will soon be the busiest time of the year.

I am initially trying to raise £200 so that Sarah can buy some new stock while she find out to what extent her insurance covers her.

Please try to help by donating a small amount. We don't want to lose this wonderful independent local shop.