British woman, 89, who started collecting for Oxfam as teen raises £500,000 over seven decades

Barbara Walmsley will take up her familiar position at Sainsbury’s in Providence Place for three days of collecting on October 16, 17 and 18The fearless champion of Britain, its voices and its values.An 89-year-old British woman has now raised more than half a million pounds after committing to a yearly “fast” for four decades.