Although not a knitter himself, Stourbridge branch secretary Chris Fonteyn does his best to give a helping hand during a three-hour sponsored knit-in, and has (I to r) Helen Bull, Jenny Turberfield and Meirwen Adams in stitches. Altogether one hundred and twentyknitting needles clicked productively away during the branch's knit-in which is now a well established annual event. Held at the Watercourse restaurant, Oldswinford, the event raised £1,100 this year, with lighteningfast knitter Miss Heathcock accounting for £110 of this amount.

photograph by courtesy of Express and Star.