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KEEP YOUR HAIR ON...

14 March is Red Nose Day!

Hold onto your hats, plaits and furry mats because RND '03 is a celebration of the nation's locks
There's no escaping 'The Big Hair Do.' Bad hair, big hair, hair with From beehives to bobs, mullets to quiffs, bubble perms to bouffants,
flair, hair pieces, and even under-arm hair: Comic Relief hopes everyone big hair is going to get a lot bigger. For those who really want to get
will let it all hang out to raise money to help some of the poorest and creative without their short and curlies, there'll be plenty of
most vulnerable people in Africa and the UK to help themselves. fundraising initiatives to get involved in.

Get fundraising may need planning permission. shops. Get your fashion-chic - offi- Turn on the TV
Preening and pruning is what it's Get foolish with your follicles cial Comic Relief T-shirt from Red Nose Day takes over BBC 1
all about and Comic Relief is leav- and raise some cash for Comic Littlewoods. from 7pm on Friday 14 March for
ing no toupee unturned for RND03. Relief, the options to go hairlarious Buy Walkers crisps and check an entire special night of serious
Even the stylish Beckham b a rn et are endless. out the exclusive new Comic Re- fun and music.
will be put to shame as people Go shopping lief Fairtrade chocolate bar called And CBBC has huge plans to get
across the land ponder how to turn Buy the all new Red 'Hairy' Nose Dubble. everybody laughing during the
their hair-do into something that from Sainsbury's and Oxfam Go to www.rednoseday.com lead up to Red Nose Day '03 with
masses of hair-crazy capers.
GET YOUR KIT NOW
Message to George, Tony and Saddam: "Hey, calm down"
The Red Nose Day'03 fundraising
Make tea, not war! during Fairtrade Fortnight, 1 to 16 March kit is stuffed full of hairy ideas to get
the pounds rolling in. To order:
At a time when the world seems to be going mad, a local group is trying to ensure that sanity breaks out,
by promoting 'fairly traded' goods in the town, writes Sue Birley. • call 09065 500 500
• text the word 'kit' with full name,
The Swindon Fairtrade Coali- pete, the impact in poorer coun- address and postcode to 81190
tion aims to promote awareness of tries, with no welfare safety net, is • online at www.rednoseday.com
fair trade issues and to make Swin- much graver.
don the first UK's 'Fairtrade Bor- For example, coffee farmers in LET THE LINK KNOW
ough." This involves events in developing countries are now fac- Were ready to record readers go-
Swindon during Fairtrade Fort- ing disastrous poverty due to over- ing completely off their nuts.
night, including a coffee crawl production and exploitation by the Call us on 872282 to book your
through Old Town on 1 March led biggest coffee-producing compa- photo into the April edition, or mail:
by the Mayor, a Fairtrade cake com- rice, tea-towels and toilet rolls are nies who, you will note, have not [email protected] and be
petition, a poster competition for some of the Fairtrade products that reduced coffee prices in the shops. ready to remind yourself how you
schools and a stall for International can be bought around Swindon: Whilst such farmers need help marked RND03.
Women's Day on 8 March. the Fairtrade Directory (available to become less reliant on coffee,
What is 'fair' trade? Not to be con- in libraries) tells you where. part of the solution is to buy their
fused with 'free' trade, which needs Is there a connection between coffee under Fairtrade conditions.
more words to explain why it isn't Fairtrade and war against Iraq? Banana growers are in a similar rEstu[[ished over l0 years
'free' nor 'fair'! The Fairtrade mark This is not too fanciful. Small-scale situation.
is awarded to goods guaranteeing farmers are often amongst the The international situation is WE COME TO YOU
a minimum price to producers, poorest people in the world and undoubtedly worrying, but re- AT HOME OR WORK'
however low the world market suffer most from the aggressively member, millions of people are per-
price; they also get a 'social pre- competitive global trading system manently on the wrong side of an * FREE
mium' for social and environmen- relying on cheap oil. Although our unfair trade system, and can't pay collection & delivery
tal development. Bananas, coffee, own farmers have also seen in- for food, education and vital medi- W* Servicing & repairs
tea, sugar, chocolate, fruit juice, comes fall as they struggle to corn- cines. Perhaps eating a banana
won't save the world, but if it is BIKE WE ALSO SELL
DOCTOR
coffee shop crawl fairly traded, it's a small step! * New cycles
Saturday 1 March led by the Mayor on a tandem. around Old Town tasting For details of the Swindon * Parts & accessories
Fair Trade coffee. Gather at the Co-op, High Street, 11.30am. Fairtrade Coalition, call Lynn
Forrester, Local Agenda 21 Coor-
Cake baking competition
Saturday 1 March. Using Fair Trade ingredients, Bath Road Methodist dinator on 466167 or mail
Church. Call Liz Gleed on 721364 for details. [email protected]
Fair Trade stand at International Women's Day
Saturday 8 March, 11 am to 4pm. Broadgreen Centre, Salisbury
Street. Organised by the Swindon Women's Coalition, the day FOR SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE
includes a mixture of information, relaxation and fun.
* Conveyancing (On-Line Estimate Service)
Coffee mornings with opportunities to purchase fair trade goods:
Wednesday 5 March, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Swindon Therapy Centre for * Employment
Multiple Sclerosis. 71 a, BSS House. Cheney Manor. Tel: 481700. * Family Law Famy
LAWYERS
Saturday 8 March. 10am to 12noon, Toothill Church, Village Centre. * Wills & Probate
Thursday 13 March. 10am to 12noon, Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Village For more information or detailed conveyancing costs visit:
Centre. www.crd.org.uk
Traidcraft Spring collection fashion show
Emmanuel UR Church, High Street, Haydon Wick Or contact us at: Commerce House
Saturday 22 March. 6.30pm. Light refreshments served and otherTraidcraft 34/35 Commercial Road
goods will be on sale or can be ordered from the catalogue. Tickets: £2 Swindon SN1 5NS
adults, 50p children. For details call Angela Jones on 349521. Email: [email protected]
Fairtrade cookery for children Tel: (01793) 617617
The cookery course for 8 to 14 year olds in March is fully booked, but call Fax: (01793) 511249
771080 to register interest in a future course.