This afternoon some sixty shoeboxes containing gifts for children and families in Romania left St. Peter's Aldborough Hatch with Children in Distress, the charity now based in Scotland, which was started by Revd John Walmsley, when he was Vicar of nearby St Lawrence Barkingside. In addition to the decorated boxes, we handed £50 to assist with travel costs from the York Depot and some £225 to help with the cost of transporting across Europe. St. Peter's and friends in the local community have been sending these boxes at Christmas for many years - brining something of the magic of the festive season to those who have little or nothing, in tier homes, hospices and orphanages.
