There’s frenetic activity at the Wood Street Mission this Christmas. There was last Christmas, too, and the one before that.
And every single one going back for the last 153 years. The charity, based on Wood Street and opposite the city’s Magistrates’ Courts, has been fighting child poverty since 1869.
This Christmas, it’s no different. They've been distributing 14,000 toys to around 4,000 children this December — completely for free. Parents referred to the service can come to the charity, which is converted into a ‘toy shop’. They select three gifts for each little one — one high-value, one mid-range, and one stocking filler — plus a selection box and wrapping paper.
