ONE of the town's most prolific fundraisers who came to Crawley from a small village in southern Italy 51 years ago has finally become a British citizen.
Maria Hains, of Eastwood in Three Bridges, took an oath of allegiance to The Queen at a ceremony at Crawley Register Office last Wednesday.
Maria was joined by friends, her husband of 47 years, John, and one of her daughters, Amanda.
"I feel just wonderful," she said. "I should have done it years ago; I don't know why I waited 51 years. I...
