On Sat 7th October we held our last fundraiser, A wine Tasting, at St Margarets Hall, Lime Ave. We raised £1,000 for the projects that we support. Thank you to all who took part.

We decided at our AGM in March that this would be our final year of operation, due to the age of our Committee and the lack of new representatives from our parishes. It has been a privilege to have been able to work together with the Methodist and Anglican churches in Leigh to provide support for homeless people in the Southend area over the last 33 years. We would like to thank all those who over the years have supported us with their attendance at events, membership of our 200 Club and their prayers.

When we started all those years ago there was very little support for the young single homeless in the town, but we are delighted that there are now many other organisations that will carry on working to alleviate the plight of the homeless.

We would like to invite you all to our final Carol Concert on Friday 15th December at 7pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and afterwards for refreshments at our closing event.

Anyone who has a Standing Order or direct debit with us should cancel them from the beginning of Jan 2024.

I would also like to give my personal thanks to everyone who has served on the Committee since 1990.

Jo Ronan