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Live Mannequins in Home Comforts was the latest fundraiser for the Harleston Christmas lights committee. Sue Smith, Cheryl Staff and Fiona Smith were sponsored to stand in the window and try to keep very still for an hour at a time. They wore clothes supplied by Home Comforts and Polly's Place. Meanwhile, outside, a small sailor (Alexander Smith), belly dancer (Chloe Booker-Smith), ladybird (Vicky Reeve) and cheer leader (Danielle Snelling) collected from passers-by, who were surprised, and then laughed when they realised what was going on.

This event raised about £350, which, added to the £500 raised from the race night, £450 from Fiona Nichols' clairvoyance evening and £500 from the fashion show, has got us a little closer to our target of £5,000.

Thanks to donations from Harleston Primary School, the Grapevine, Harleston Wives and Sue Tilson, we have been able to buy lights for the clock tower and Union Street, and we have used £1,500 from our funds to replace lights throughout the town.

Harleston lights committee is small, and we could really do with more people to join. So if you have a little time to spare for the town, please contact Fiona Smith on 852301.