Success Of Nelson's "Operation 21"

Heavy and incessant rain failed to prevent the success of Operation 21 in Nelson. Working under the most dismal conditions, the small band of dedicated workers raised more than £400 from its "Starvation Meals" project. The money is to be used to purchase materials for wells in drought-stricken areas of southern India. Had it not been for the rain, however, it is certain that much more would have been raised. Included in the total were two gifts of £50 and one of £35.

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The curried fish and rice for the meals was prepared at the nurses' home kitchen by Julie Clark and Lynne Ferguson (dietician).

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Bishop Sutton provides shelter for Jean Hallinan while she eats her 2oz meal

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At another stall, deputy-Mayor, Mrs Betty Eyre, and Donelle Dumpleton display some of the bigger donations.

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Scorning the downpour, a group eat their starvation lunch

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The Bishop assists with the dispensing of meals