THE Friends of St Lawrence Chapel, which supports the delightful St Lawrence Chapel at Threshers, Crediton, will be holding its St Lawrence Fair at the Chapel from 2.30pm to 5pm on Saturday, July 18.

Everyone is invited to go along to the event in the chapel and, weather permitting, in the garden.

There will be many stalls including books and cakes, cream teas and other refreshments, tea cosy and egg cosy competitions, music, games, dressing up games and a raffle.

The Fair will be opened by a special visitor.

This will be performed by Mary-Flowa Houldsworth from the charity "Medicins Sans Frontieres”.

Mary, or Flowa as she likes to be called, is a midwife and nurse and has much experience in working in the most appalling conditions during famines, civil war, ebola and many other difficult situations.

The Fair will support both the charity and the chapel.

Isolde Summers, chairman, Friends of St Lawrence Chapel, said: "It was a unanimous decision by the committee to send a good proportion of the proceeds to Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).

"This organisation is, and I quote, ‘a leading independent humanitarian organisation for emergency medical aid. In more than 75 countries worldwide MSF provides relief to the victims of war, natural disasters and epidemics, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation’."

MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

Mrs Summers added: "In reading their magazine ’Dispatches’, one cannot but help admire those who volunteer their services to work in some of the most dreadful conditions imaginable.

"We are surely moved by the plight of so many members of the human race who are suffering in so many ways because of epidemics, war and recently the earthquake in Nepal.

"An MSF doctor was in Nepal very soon after the earthquake occurred and teams of volunteers went out quickly to Nepal to offer help in many, many ways."