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The Link Magazine • December 2005 17
Taking the Hump Trotter's three wheeler on offer to charity events
Are Christmas presents a prob- Kerry Eagles from Castle Dore showed she definitely is not a plonker when she guessed the exact value
lem? What do we give someone of Trotters Independent Traders' a Reliant Robin van. Her figure of £3,2580 was spot on and she is now
who gets our goat? Are we fed up the proud owner of a replica of DelBoy and Rodney's car.
with festivities? Here are a few Kerry and her hus- dodgy as the original
thoughts of a different kind, band Shane, both fans as it recently passed
writes Rosemary Power. of Only Fools and Horses its MOT and Shane,
Last February I went to a second won the car in a com- who runs Icon Cars,
wedding. The couple, both young- petition run by UK has been driving it
ish and widowed, had the full com- Gold in August and are around Swindon. He
plement of household goods, com- offering to lend the car said, "I'd like to see it
plete with everything their teen- put to use for charity.
to local charities for 4 1
agers needed. So, as a wedding fund-raising events. It's such a crowd
present, someone gave them a goat. In November the ;, k puller; everybody
They also got an emergency medi- bright yellow van made stops and stares at it."
cal kit and could have had a dry an appearance at Shane is also think-
toilet. These gifts came from inter- Greenbridge fora Chil- ing about offering ad-
national charities. dren in Need event and vertising space on the
Born and bred in East Africa, the was also the star in the van.
r
goat is now supporting a family. It Tan School of Shane and Kerry, with their children Lau en, Connor, Kieron To book it for a
provides milk for the children, Dance's recent Wyvern show when formance of 'Car Wash.' charity function, call Shane or
manure to grow better crops and, it took centre stage for their per- The vehicle is obviously not as Kerry on 886217.
when it has kids, one will be taken
to assist another family.
How would you like to give
some chickens or an ox this Christ-
mas? Oxfam, Cafod, Christian Aid
and a number of other charities
can help you to give a whole farm-
yard, or a well of clean water, the
contents of a child's schoolbag, a
medical kit or 50 trees.
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The Big Adventure Club
After School Care
Gifts cost from £5 to £20,000.
The recipient of your gift gets a from only £6.75 per day
card and the actual animal, or other No contracts: totally flexible, choose the childcare
gift, goes to the families that need
it most. Oxfam even has a special that you require.
wedding list. Ofsted registered
For those who have plenty, it's a
chance to support a family who
need your help. Holiday Childcare
There is also a fun element. Is
you husband ready for a 'grumpy from only £13 per school day
old git' at £95? The camel carries
goods, provides excellent milk and Not all holiday clubs are the same!!! Bouncy castles, quad biking,
can manage water well, ideal for a P52, arts & crafts, construction, toys, older ones area, disco
nomad. room, football, basketball, volley ball, arcade room, tuck shop,
And if you think your wife
would like a cow, a mere £70 will Macbonelds day, karaoke, you name it, we will try it!!
help a family elsewhere.
A gift for a care assistant in this The Big Adventure Club collect children daily from your school
country could be a basic medicine Please telephone 875992 for more information
pack for a health worker and a
whole village. 6pecial offer:
An engineer might fancy safe
water for 1,000 people, or if you For the month of January, pay for your first weeks
are really rich, give an off-road childcare and get the same days in the second week free.
truck. Offer open to newly registered children only.
Last year my teenage nephew Quote: Link Magazine December to claim offer
was delighted with the latrine dug
in Ethiopia, and two seven year
olds loved their goat! .iA
To find out more, go to:
www.oxfamunwrapped.com • www.thebigaclub.com
www.cafod.org.uk/worldgifts.