To the person who burgled my home in New Earswick on December 16: the sum of £100.89 that you stole was money collected to help people in the York and district area with multiple sclerosis.

Have you any idea how hard it is to raise money for charity? There are not sufficient words in the dictionary to tell you what I think of you. Did you feel great when you finally succeeded in entering my home? By the way, thanks for the mess and damage you left for me to clear up.

I would really appreciate it if you could return the film cassettes which were in the bag containing the camcorder bag, as these are films of my grandchildren which can never be replaced.

If by any chance you still have them please will you pop them through my letterbox. You know where I live; you will remember you visited my home twice that night. Is your motto "if at first you don't succeed try, try again"?

Hope the jams and pickles tasted nice.

Very unhappy lady, New Earswick, York.