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    A long time ago Peter Simon used to be on with Phillip Schofield (fairly sure).
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    Didn't see it myself, been busy trying to sort out City Link most of the day. I'm not religious myself, but I do enjoy Christmas Carols, and the spirit of the religious festivities. Not quite sure what that makes me, a nut case perhaps! ;)

    Anyhow, there comes a point when religion and commercialism do not mix, it sounds as though this was one of them.

    I must be honest I do find some of the items for sale for Remembrance Sunday to be offensive, especially when something that costs the buyer £30+ yet the RBL only receive 10% at most, or more often 50 pence. It is the same when folks wear poppies they have made themselves, then say they don't need to buy one, totally forgetting that the money goes into helping those injured in more recent conflicts. Not just the present ones either, but WWII, the Falklands conflict, Kuwait, and even those injured on the streets of Belfast, Derry, Armagh, etc. By all means wear your poppy with pride, but please fill those boxes with some of your hard earned cash.

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    Yes I think your right Muffintop, Dennice did dem some cross pendants and they had a tiny chip of stone in the middle purporting to be from Bethlehem. Cant remember if it was last year or before but I can remember it.
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    Rozminis, I wear a poppy I made myself (felted it) as I got fed up with loosing the paper ones, but I always make sure I still put my money in the collecting tin, as I see it, the charity benefits whilst not having to incur the cost of providing me with a poppy (all be it only at a small cost to them)

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    My friend crotcheted loads of poppies and sold them in work. It cost her a fortune in wool and pretty black buttons to put in the centre but all the proceeds went to the British Legion poppy appeal. I was very proud of her fund raising efforts. Yes the presenter was Peter Simon ( I did wonder if he was chosen because his name features two of the apostles!).
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    Good show on making money for the RBL. So many peeps think it is only the wearing of it that matters, which is wrong because they do desperately need the funds.

    Many years ago I worked for the RNIB, I was quite surprised at how many items there were for sale for the blind, even little plastic thingies so they could sign cheques. Anyway one of our largest customers was St Dunstan's. I could never understand why they didn't receive the discount that everybody else received. Sheesh, I didn't even realise who St Dunstan was, or what the charity named after him is. It was years before I found out it is for blind war veterans.

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    There are lots of Muslims and Hindus living in Peterborough - I wonder why C&C don't use the life of Muhammad to sell presents for Eid, or Lord Ram to sell goodies for Divali? Christianity is fair game but treating other religions in the same way is seen as racist or culturally insensitive.
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    One of the Muslim students at the Uni gave me a box of chocs and a Christmas card. Bless him, he was such a dear. When last I heard he was doing extra training to be a theatre nurse. Would have loved to have woken up from my operations to find him checking my pulse and offering kind words. Danni, where were you when I needed you? :mysmilie_478:

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    Does anyone know what happened to that charity that was posting on here last year asking for Christmas cards to give to sevicemen to send home? Can't remember their name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Craftysusan View Post
    Does anyone know what happened to that charity that was posting on here last year asking for Christmas cards to give to sevicemen to send home? Can't remember their name.
    I've found the thread but when I clicked on the link it didn't work. Reading through the thread the charity were going to set up a new web site so it looks as if that's what they've done. Have you tried searching the 'net' for any charities? It would be too late for Christmas cards this year as they need them early November at the latest.
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