A hand-carved rocking horse has helped raise more than £500 for people with mental health difficulties in the Maldon area.

The Victorian-style horse, worth £1,800, was raffled during Maldon's Victorian evening celebrations, at the town's Swan Hotel.

The horse was made by the Blackwater Task Force, which helps long-term unemployed people with mental health problems get furniture and electrical equipment.

Members of the charity helped make the horse, which was won by Gill Mullender from Maldon.

Published Thursday, December 23, 2004

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