Thousands of snowflakes sent around country

For the past month Home-Start and LoveCrochet have been asking you to send us your crocheted snowflake as part of our Snowflake Appeal for vulnerable children.

We received thousands of them, including those sent from the Netherlands, Australia and California. We have been overwhelmed by the response.

We sent out these snowflakes to local Home-Starts around the UK to distribute to their families as a decoration at Christmas. Here are just a few of the messages from local Home-Starts letting us know that they have arrived.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to create one – or more – of the wonderful snowflakes for our appeal. You are an amazing community of supporters and are helping to transform the lives of families right across the country. In 2016, once the appeal has finished, we'll also let you all know how much money was raised through your donations.