A prize raffle in aid of the Basics Bank, which serves local people in crisis, and a group hoping to produce Christian films, raised around £115 at the weekend.

Organised by Andy Rowlands, tickets were sold in various local shops including the Co-op and Tesco, with the draw held at the Bitterne Park Hotel.

Local businesses donated a range of prizes, from rideride’s bicycle pump – won by Chris Newman, to an Argos voucher, and even a five-day pass to Spirit Health Club at a Holiday Inn.

Andy says some prizes remain unclaimed.

You can read our previous feature about the Basics Bank from 2014, and hear interviews, from this link. The Basics Bank operates from Bitterne Park Triangle on Wednesdays.

Pictured: Pat Wyles with a raffle prize