I AM writing to thank you for sharing the St Helens Christmas PJ appeal.

Thanks to you and the people who shared on Facebook and Twitter, we collected and distributed 900 pairs of PJs, 800 selection boxes and 350 advent calendars to children in severe need in St Helens.

The appeal would not have been possible without the generosity of the people of St Helens and I am so proud to call St Helens my home.

I am grateful to all those who helped us reach those children who needed them most. And Huge thanks to the team at St Helens Baptist Church who stored the PJs for weeks, organised a party for Christmas Eve and fed all those who came.

Gill Neal

c/o St Helens Baptist Church