I had a conversation with St Helens Council yesterday. The outcome being that Halton & St Helens Voluntary and Community Action team have repurposed the St Helens Together text to donate for raising funds for business and organisations providing free meals this half term. You can donate £2 by texting STHELENS to 70085. What this page raises and the text donation raises will form a collective pot. It is a really welcome collaboration and hopefully raises more money for these business owners going above and beyond during this time.

First off, thank you all so so much for how generous you've been. I was hesitating setting the target at £250, let alone anything higher, but to get to over a £1000 in 48 hours is insane! I've requested from Just Giving to close the page early (they normally keep it open for 120 days). This means that the money transfers and it can get to the businesses quicker. No idea when that closure will take place whether its an hour, day or week, but until then the option to donate remains open. Thank you all once again. This Borough is amazing!