ON behalf of the Devon Lupus Group, I would like to thank everyone who supported and donated to the Lions Club of Tavistock Carnival and summer events. We are very grateful to the Lions Club for including us in their group of recipient charities this year. Lupus is an auto-immune disease, which is treatable, but is not curable at present. Research into lupus is currently being carried out at the Peninsula Medical School and a lupus support nurse at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is working in conjunction with patients and the Medical School on a research project. Much of our locally raised funds, with the sanction of our trustees, are being used in support of this reaearch. October is Lupus Awareness Month and if anyone wishes to know more about this debilitating illness and the work of our charity, please contact me on 01566 780408. Richard Day, Chairman Devon Lupus Group THE street collection at Yelverton on September 22 and 23, in aid of Children?s Hospice South West, totalled £609.56. Grateful thanks to the many people who again contributed so generously to help terminally ill children and their families. Linda Downing Chairman Buckland Monachorum Area Group of Friends I AM writing to say a huge thank you to all my friends who supported my coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan have recently supported a dear friend and enabled her to remain at home during a painful illness. I wanted to say how pleased I was to raise £120 for such a worthwhile cause. Mrs Richard Watts Whitchurch Road, Tavistock ON behalf of the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund may I, through your paper, take this opportunity to thank the many people who supported us on our recent charity car wash? We would also like to thank the Wharf Cafe, Texaco Garage, the Coffee Mill, the Original Pasty House, the Harvest Home, Tavistock Radio Taxis and Woolworths for their well received and generous contributions. I would also like personally to thank Sarah-Elizabeth Williams and Miss J Williams for their enthusiastic efforts on the day. Leading Firefighter Mitch Kingham FSNBF Representative Tavistock Fire Station