THE fishwives of Cullercoats this year collected £139 at the quarterly road exercise and launch of the life-boat.

This was the fourteenth annual col- lection and the total for the fourteen years is £1,914.

The Newcastle Highland Pipe Band again took part in the procession, giving their services, and five cinemas allowed collections to be made at their doors during the week.

Fifty-eight collectors took part in the appeal, one of them, Mrs. Tom Lisle, collecting over £33. Mrs. Polly Donkin, who, during the thirteen years, has herself collected £586, and who is now seventy-eight years old, was not well enough to take part this year..