It’s approaching Christmas once again so time to distribute some of the cash you have been kind enough to give me over the past four months for images, calendars, cards, and listening to my talks.

For the past five years or so, I have given my undivided support to Zarach, a Leeds-based charity giving beds to children in poverty. This time, I have decided to split the proceeds of my work between Zarach and two other local charities, all of which are deserving and needy.

Donations to Zarach are being matched by the Aviva Community Fund at the moment, so I am sending £250 to them. I am donating the remainder to Home from Home, a dementia group operating out of my local village community centre (£700) and Kirkwood Hospice, our local hospice which is struggling to provide the level of service it would like to maintain (£804), a grand total of £1754.

Thank you, once again, for helping me to raise these regular donations to assist those less fortunate than ourselves and who appreciate these gifts so much.