Dressed to impress! Mum's charity vintage clothes plea

A Frome woman living with ME has launched appeal for clothing donations to raise money for charity.

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Ali Payne, 40, from Frome, Somerset, who lives with ME/CFS, is appealing to the local community to pass on any unwanted pre-loved and vintage clothing which Ali plans to sell via her Instagram account, Little Splash Fashion, with 25 per cent of all sales donated to The ME Association, a charity close to her heart.

ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), also known as CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), is a complex and debilitating long-term medical condition - there is currently no cure or treatment.

Ali, who once worked locally in childcare, is no longer able to work as the symptoms of ME/CFS often mean that she is bedbound and unable to leave her home.