CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 2010
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his year the snow and low temperatures presented us with the most difficult
collection conditions for a considerable time, but nevertheless we raised a total of £3469. An analysis of this is as follows:-
n Thursday 9th when we
Street Collections Harold Wood
were due to make our first collection in Harold Wood, about 6 inches of snow had fallen, partially thawed and then frozen again. Conditions underfoot were so dangerous that we aborted the collection before a single bucket had been shaken in earnest. The conditions were also bad when we planned another attempt there so Harold Wood did not get to see Santa in 2010. The rest of the collections all went ahead as planned and considering the weather conditions we did very well On Friday 17th there were only five of us out, including the driver. The roads and pavements were so slippery that we gave up early in the interest of health & safety. Many people ap- preciated the ef- fort we made gen- erally and perhaps in sympathy were more generous.
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t is interesting to compare the HRT collection with ours. Being all working lads
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Upminster ( Sunnyside / Arglye ) Static Collections Station Rd x 6
and many in London, they are unable to start until after 7.00 pm and they continued until 9.00 pm missing the early spot when there are a lot of young kids around. They collected on many more evenings than us (the static spot at The Bull in Hornchurch has now gone) and although a smaller club, have good support from family, friends
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and the 41Club. They normally collect in excess of £5000. The HRT Santa stays on the float (and freezes) unlike our roving Santa with a box of sweets for the kids, which is much better although a little slower.
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ersonally I loath asking people for money even if it is for charity, but I really believe
that the Christmas Street collection is a pleas- ure and we give value for money. So many people say ―doesn‘t that look lovely‖ or ―I thought we missed you – I‘ll go & get the children‖ or words to that effect. There are always some miserable people about who close the door in your face, but the comments and
have been involved in Christmas Collections most years since 1968 when Hornchurch
Round Table (HRT) did the first ever street collection in Hornchurch. It was the idea of Fund Raising Officer, Norman Young and the decorated old caravan chassis was towed by Alan Jessup‘s Landrover. At that time past members of our club Ian Parker, Alan Spivey & Alan Murray were also around.
delight on the faces of the children makes it all worthwhile. Why is it though that so many houses have the doors on the side so they don‘t know what‘s going on? And why do so many not have a bell or door knocker or a gate that opens easily in the dark?
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o me, the collections are an important part of Christmas. If you haven‘t been involved
before, give it a go next December and I am sure you will enjoy it.
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Story supplied by Rtn John Kent
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