Donations pour in for disadvantaged children at Gladsmuir Road Street Party
Carols at the Gladsmuir Road Christmas street party. Picture: Nigel Sutton - Credit: Nigel Sutton
Dozens of food parcels and Christmas presents were donated for disadvantaged children in north London at a Christmas street party in Highgate.
Carols at the Gladsmuir Road Christmas street party. Picture: Nigel Sutton - Credit: Nigel Sutton
More than 250 people gathered in Gladsmuir Road yesterday to sing carols by candlelight and see a “living advent window” unveiled at the headquarters of the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation – a charity set up nearly five years ago in memory of 17-year-old Channing schoolgirl Allie Wylie.
Local celebrities Michelle Collins, Juliet Stevenson and Bill Paterson supported the event, with soap actress Ms Collins singing a version of Baby It’s Cold Outside.
The donations will be delivered by the charity this and next week to impoverished local children.
AWTF founder and Allie’s mum Lindsey Wylie said: “We had amazing community support and unbelievable generous food donations and presents to make sure as many local children as possible have a lovely Christmas.”
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Place donations into a bucket outside 70 Gladsmuir Road until Monday.
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