KIND-HEARTED worshippers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Evesham Road took part in a project to help children affected by domestic violence.

For months, women and girls in the congregation have been collecting items including pyjamas, toiletries, colouring supplies and cuddly toys to assemble into 'buddy bags' for children placed in emergency care.

The bags are being delivered to local women's refuges across Birmingham.

The children are often taken from a harmful environment at very short notice.

The Buddy Bag Foundation was organised by Karen Williams to help the 48,000 children requiring emergency care each year in the UK.

Siân Davies, leader of the women's group, said: "Each bag was filled with love as the women carefully selected what to put in each one. Karen expressed her gratitude for the support shown, as the buddy bags will make a real difference to the children not just today but in their future."

Recently the group held a service activity marking the end of the project, and during this meeting they also spent the time finishing off 109 'twiddle muffs' ready to be distributed across Birmingham.

Twiddle muffs are knitted sleeves with beads and objects attached to them to help stimulate people suffering with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Throughout the year, the group have also been collecting various books which were sorted and are being donated to The 'Unofficial' Women's and Children's Centre in the Jungle Calais, to help refugees learn English.