Christian Aid supporters in Ripon ran a ladies’ accessories stall ahead of St Wilfrid’s procession at the Cathedral.
Stall organiser Dorothy Gray said:
We started setting up early on Ripon Market Square to ensure we had a prime pitch.
Old friends came to support us and we met people from as far away as Leeds and the Dales who were Christian Aid Week envelope deliverers. The stall had to be taken down at lunchtime to accommodate all the floats for St Wilfrid’s procession, but we were very pleased to raise a tidy sum of £112 for Christian Aid and had a fun time.
Some great bargains were available from donations of preloved goods; examples of recycling and repurposing in the cause of those who suffer from the climate catastrophe especially in the developing world.
Christian Aid works alongside local partners around the world, providing practical help in times of crisis and beyond. It seeks to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes and sharing and distributing power.
Last year, the charity worked with 260 partners to reach 4.5 million people via hundreds of projects, from savings and loans associations to farming co-operatives, and climate disaster risk training to healthcare schemes.
