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             24 HOUR PSYCHIC LINE                   SUE’S                 Gifts to spread goodwill
                                                    GALLERY                       this Christmas
             Need some guidance in your life?       & FRAMING
              Call for an in-depth reading from                    Whether it’s a sponsored pony for a horsey teenager, school books for
                one of our gifted psychics  105 High Street, Cricklade  a teacher or a ‘build-a-bog’ kit for the man who has everything, charity
                                                                   presents are the ideal way to give a thoughtful gift with true value.
                                                                     As this kind of present needs some research, here is a list of worth-
                        II                    Tel. 01793 759016    while causes offering great gifts, with
                LOVE MONEY CAREER           www.suesgallery.co.uk  places to shop.
                RELATIONSHIPS HEALTH      Specialist framer of memorabillia,
                                        unusual objects, cross stitches, jigsaws   Membership of the Prospect Hospice
                                                                   Lottery brings the chance to win £1,000
                                           Dry mounting and laminating  each week. If you sign up for a year
              08453 631064 - Credit Card Line
                                           Portrait commissions, limited                   in advance at a cost of £52, you will
              0906 507 2116 - Premium Line                         receive a free Prospect bear.
                                               edition prints etc.
                 All calls recorded £1.50 per minute               www.prospect-hospice.org.uk
                   SX PO Box 121, 2WB 0EW  Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer
                                                                   If you’re planning to say it with fl ow-
                                                                   ers,  you  can  support  the  hospice  at
                                                                   the same time. The charity will receive
                                                                   15% of the cost if you place your order
                                                                   with www.charityfl owers.co.uk and enter ‘PH’ in the code space on the
                                                                   online order page.

              For colours, cuts or the latest re-style             Koala’s special needs playgroup, based in West Swindon, can benefi t if
                                                                   you shop from major retailers like Early Learning and M&S.  Visit www.
                Specialists in creating the perfect                buy.at/koalas and click through to the retailers’ sites so that Koalas can
                   wedding or prom put up                          receive a donation of up to 10% on your order,
                   Free gift while stocks last                     with no extra cost to you.
                Call now to book an appointment                    Tea trays, coasters, tea light holders and cards
                                                                   made in South Africa, decorated with used tea
                   with Haley, Trina or Jenna                                 bags make unique gifts, see right.
                 in our newly refurbished salon                      The Tea Bag crafts are available from Bob and
                                                                   Lyn Newman from Westlea on 872389 or mail:
                       Tel: 490947                                 [email protected]
                13 Rodbourne Road, Swindon                           See how tea bags are turned into beautiful craft
                                                                   items and employment is provided for township
                                                                   people: www.originaltbagdesigns.com
                                                                                  Swindon Ocotal Link has gift tokens to support their
                                                                                  Swindon Ocotal Link has gift tokens to support their
                                                                                  projects in Nicaragua. As an example, £50 pays for
                                                                                  a year’s bursary to send a child to school. Visit www.
                                                                                  swindonocotal-link.org
                                                                   By becoming a Friend of Lights for Learning you can support the work of
                                                                   the Cricklade based charity which provides solar powered light systems
                                                                   to schools and homes in Kenya, Zambia and the Philippines. It costs £65
                                                                   to fi t out a home so a donation of £5 per month will pay to light up one
                                                                   family’s life each year. www.lightsforlearning.org
                                                                   www.charitygifts.com gives links to 14 online charity gift catalogues from
                                                                   the Alzheimer’s Society to MENCAP and the National Trust. As well as
                                                                   cards, gifts and stocking fi llers, the individual charities have suggestions
                                                                   for donations.
                                                                   www.charitygifts.com has links to many charity web sitess. You can also
                                                                   buy items directly on the site, for example:
                                                                   •  The British Heart Foundation’s Discoveries gift list includes £15 to help
                                                                   babies with heart disease or £40 for a heart repair kit;
                                                                   •  £15 sponsors a horse or pony cared for by the Blue Cross, which can
                                                                   be visited by their sponsor;
                                                                   •  £15 pays for 15 ‘Welcome Back’ booklets produced by Cancer Research
                                                                   to help teachers support children returning to school after they have had
                                                                   cancer.
                                                                   www.oxfamunwrapped.com  offers
                                                                   famously funusual gifts to lift people
                                                                   out  of  poverty  around  the  world,
                                                                   ranging from text books at  £8, to
                                                                   a goat for £25, an industrious hive
                                                                   of bees for £50, or build that bog
                                                                   for £50.
                                                                   Right, Oxfam provides the tools, the
                                                                   training, the labour – everything people
                                                                   need to build their own disease stop-
                                                                   ping  convenience.  Defi nitely  worth
                                                                   spending a penny or two on.




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