MY family and I would like to express our gratitude to the kind person who handed our camera bag complete with contents into the police over the christmas period.

On Christmas morning we accidentally left our case with camcorder and camera on top of the car and, having forgotten it was there, drove off. Imagine our dismay and unhappiness when we realised what had happened.

Over the next few days we fretted about it and told as many people in the area as possible.

Our main concern was the loss of the year’s worth of memories we had stored on the camcorder that had not as yet been stored on the computer - our youngest daughter’s first year.

On Monday 29 December I contacted the police with little hope of it having been handed in so I was amazed and thrilled when they told me it was there and that I could collect it that day.

My faith in human kindness was restored.

Once again we are really gratefull to have these back and in full working order. Thank you so much to whoever found it.

K Uren, Launcelot Close, Andover.