One of the traditions of the Woodworkers Club toy fair is a guest performance by the Berwick Youth Choir. Back row from left: Philip Baes, Sarah Fernee, Rosie Matthews, Jessica Li, and Hasini Senadheera. Front row: Annabelle Van Den Acker, Zoe Ellins, Dominic Tizzano, and Talisa Bell.I HAVE forgotten how many years it is, but I have rarely missed attending an annual Berwick and District Woodworkers Club Christmas toy fair.
The woodworkers club is one of the success stories of the district and it is always a joy to see the masterpieces in timber that its members create.
Their rocking horse that we see in the club’s annual raffle has become an icon of the club, but the club also has a human icon and that is the toy fair.
Members, who are surely Santa’s helpers, work all year to build more than 400 toys for needy children who may otherwise see Christmas go by without a gift. Edrington Ward councillor Mick Morland said during the presentation of the toys to those who deliver them to children that there would be 400 little smiles.
We tend in life to remember the good things and I have no doubt these children will treasure the toys they receive and will know that someone is thinking of them.
