The game-for-a-laugh staff from the Dartford and Gravesham Advocacy Network donned a variety of outfits to encourage Christmas shoppers in Dartford to give money to their street collection. The network, which is based in Hythe Street, Dartford, helps people with mental health problems to exercise their rights. Helena Pouchla, Lynne Foskett, Dawn Cannon, Sheila Prine and Liz Jones, above, raised more than £150.

December 18, 2001 17:10