GENEROUS strangers have come to the aid of a Huddersfield charity that was hit by thieves.

As reported on Wednesday, Alan and Lorraine Salmon’s Edgerton home was burgled overnight on Monday.

One of the items snatched was a laptop holding the accounts of Marsh charity The Joseph Salmon Trust. Mr Salmon is a treasurer for the charity.

The trust was started in 2008 by his son and daughter-in-law, Neil and Rachael Salmon, whose three-year-old son, Joseph, died as a result of pneumonia in 2005.

It helps other families in Huddersfield and Mirfield who have lost children pay for funeral and related costs.

Neil Salmon pleaded for the ASUS Netbook computer to be returned.

But now a couple from Marsden have offered to pay for the charity to get a replacement laptop.

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BURGLARS stole vital information belonging to a Huddersfield charity when they raided an Edgerton house.

Thieves broke into the home of Alan and Lorraine Salmon overnight on Monday while they were away on holiday in Wales.

They took two flat screen televisions and jewellery during the raid, which was discovered when their son, Mark, went to check on the house on Wednesday.

A laptop computer containing the accounts for Marsh-based charity The Joseph Salmon Trust was also stolen in the incident.

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A COSMOPOLITAN collection of trekkers has raised a year’s worth of funding for a Huddersfield charity.

Fifty-five hikers and bikers, including people from the United States, Holland, Ireland, Scotland and England, tackled the 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall route for Marsh-based The Joseph Salmon Trust.

They raised a whopping £26,000 for the cause, which provides financial support to parents in Huddersfield and Mirfield who have lost children.

The trust was started in 2008 by Rachael and Neil Salmon, whose three-year-old son died as a result of pneumonia in 2005.

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