03.11.2016

Close shave

Last months target was hit...just, Robbie Rix says thank you

Congratulations to those comrades who answered my appeal to carry us over the line and bring home our £1,750 target for our October fighting fund - you did it! But it was definitely a close shave, as the fund ended with a total of £1,750 - plus £2!

Let me start with the standing orders - there were four of them, including £100 from comrade PM, plus £30 from JT and two tenners from JM and RL. Then both BK (£25) and TT (£10) made a bank transfer, while TT and JW donated £5 each by PayPal (they were among 2,864 online readers last week, by the way). Finally two cheques arrived by post at the last minute - thank you, KD (£50) and SN (£20). So £265 was raised during the last five days of the month.

As for the first couple of days in November, I have only standing orders to report. There were 13 of them, ranging from PBS’s £5 to DL’s £20 and SD’s £30. They totalled £134 altogether.

But, having just squeezed home in November by the narrowest of margins, we can’t afford to ease up. We need the full £1,750 each and every month - and I wouldn’t say no to a small surplus to ease my worries! So let me appeal in particular to comrades with an online bank account. Just tap in our account number (00744310) and sort code (30-99-64), and we get the cash in seconds - with no costs incurred.

Let’s make sure we reach our target with a bit more to spare this time!