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(Right) Mrs Henrietta Sittett was at her usual post,

(Right) Mrs Henrietta Sittett was at her usual post, outside Botchins the butchers in St John's Wood; now 80 years old, she has collected regularly since I960 and this year she brought in £26.49 in spile of biting winds. But probably one of the RNLI's oldest collector in London or anywhere else is Miss Hilda Dunnington-Jefferson who has collected for more years than anyone can remember outside Gloucester Road Post Office and is still going strong at 96%..

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