The Spirit of Christmas bass holding a rifle with a

holding a rifle with a bayonet attached

View of the bell cast by Charles and George Mears at the Bell Foundry

on Lord Mayor's Day

Also in the picture are Sean Fitzpatick (left) and David Herd (centre)

and together with the line-up of guests already signed it looks as though we are heading for our biggest season ever

The Spirit of Christmas bass holding a rifle with a'The Spirit of Christmas', 1886. Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family. The plight of the poor was regularly highlighted in the press and there were many charities endeavouring to help poor families. It was all too easy for a man to be put out of work, either through accident or sickness, and the consequences of even a short lay off could plunge a family into destitution. From