Mayor's Toy Appeal

The Mayor’s Toy Appeal is a charitable Appeal that provides Christmas presents to children of families in crisis, referred to us by Social Services, schools, churches and other agencies allowing the children to experience the magic of Christmas, whilst enabling their parent a valuable respite from the pressures of the season.  They seek to help children who, due to family circumstances, would not receive Christmas gifts.  For example:

•             Families where parents/carers suffer with mental and/or physical difficulties

•             Families experiencing emotional/stressful/abusive circumstances

•             Families in crisis due to bereavement or illness of a parent

•             Children housed in temporary accommodation

•             Families facing severe financial difficulty

The Toy Appeal will run between Thursday 12^th November and Wednesday 16^th December. They are asking for people to donate new gifts for children from ages 0 to 18 years.