On Sunday 29 January, our friend Beth and her daughter Hazel popped down to the beach for a quick swim. When they came home less than an hour later, they found their apartment destroyed by a freak fire that investigators are still struggling to comprehend. The fire was no fault of their own.

Their beloved dog Pippa and cat Shadow did not survive.

Beth and Hazel don't know how long it will be before they can return home. There is no power, they have no clothes, and expensive specialist cleaners are required to deal with the extensive smoke damage.

Please, if you can, help them pay for the cleanup and to buy some new clothes and furniture. Anything will help. Thank you!