THIS year’s Christian Aid coffee morning attracted a large crowd of new supporters and regulars, who enjoyed homemade cakes, a plant sale and stalls, as well as music played on the accordion by Liphook man Alistair Halliday.

The annual event, which launched Christian Aid week’s house-to-house collections for the parish, was held on May 14, at the Church Centre off Portsmouth Road, raising funds and awareness for people living in Bangladesh, who are in constant fear of flooding by the Brahmaputra river.

House-to-house collecting is how Christian Aid Week began, and it still raises £6.5m across Britain and Ireland every year. For thousands of churches, it is a vital part of their mission.

Organisers in the Liphook and Bramshott parish also held a ’Big Brekkie’ last month, managing to raise £235, which will go toward the overall collection.

Christian Aid Week ran until May 21, during which time house collections were be made by volunteers.

ABove Middle (left-right): Alan Geddes (lay minister), Brenda Halsey (church warden), Reverend Tony Halsey, Reverend Valentine Inglis-Jones. Top right: Alistair Halliday on his accordion. Far left: Some of the cakes baked for the coffee morning at the Liphook Church Centre.