In these days when the telephone is more attractive than letter writing it is always a pleasure to receive a hand-written note. Early this year the R.N.L.I.

received 28 such letters from pupils of Pinkwell Junior School, Hayes, Middlesex, explaining how they raised £5 8s. 2d. for the life-boat service. Said John Bates, who illustrated his letter with a life-boat: 'I hope you will accept this money from class 4D. We raised the money during charity week. I earned some of it with two of my friends. Then we had a vote with all the class and decided on the R.N.L.I. and so we are sending five pounds eight shillings and twopence to you.' Marissa Claridge said: 'With the money you can buy tools for the boats'.

But Katie Wafer admitted: 'I was not here when they were raising the money.'.