IT would be greatly appreciated if you could print this letter of thanks to all the people who supported the onion yuttin in aid of the Friends of Lydney Hospital in memory of Melville Watts.

We would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who donated items and prizes for our raffle and auction as, without you all, none of it would have been possible.

Forest Tyres, Jill (A Bit off The Side), Heart FM, Coinros, Finishing Touches, Sally's Florist, Colin Staker, Court Farm, everybody at Taurus Crafts, Mincost, Netherend Dairy, Lloyds Chemist, Bargain Booze, Raymonds Stores, BodyBlitz, Crazy Occasions, Tesco, Co-op, Tuffins, Coleford Garden Centre, Studio cinema, Michelle and Allan (the Fountain Inn), Overfarm Market, Four Seasons, Scotts Shoes, Light Fantastic, Country Meats, Frydays, Lydney Charcoal Grill, Emma's Country Cakes, Wye Valley Sausage and Bacon, Forest Combat, Pat and Terry at Whitecroft post office, Cadogans Cider, Severn Cider and Orchard Cider.

Thank you to Colleen for her lovely Welsh cakes and to everybody who donated produce – also to the person who anonymously donated the harvest loaf.

A big thank you to Chris Farr (Best by Farr) for the winners' T-shirts and Mark McCullagh for the winners' trophies.

Also to Mike Hodges (for the entertainment) and to Tegan, Kate, Emma, Dotty, Steve, Matty and Alli.

Thank you to the yutters for being brave enough to enter, to everyone who sponsored Dan and to everybody who turned up on the evening and supported us.

With all that help from everyone we raised more than £1,000.

Thank you to Adam Scotts of Coleford for those fire hot onions.

And last but not least to Mr and Mrs Andrew Watts for presenting the winners with their trophies

Thank you all.

Mario and Karen (The Miners' Arms) and Patsy Topping