Unfortunately,
I saw my first Christmas advert on the TV on 15th October, and I didn't rejoice
when the 'Holidays Are Coming' juggernaut rolled onto our screens earlier this
month.
Likewise,
whilst I appreciate the effort that's gone into creating the 'Magic and
Sparkle' and the 'Hare and the Bear' productions, I feel that they don't really
represent the true meaning of Christmas.
I
was actually feeling quite fed-up with the whole 'spend, spend, spend' messages
bombarding me on a daily basis.
Then
the fantastic amount of money raised by the British public for Children in Need
helped to restore my faith in human nature, and made me think that, thankfully,
the real message of Christmas is still alive and well.
People
dug deep and donated an amazing £31 million pounds.
As
we're only just dragging ourselves out of recession, and many people are still
struggling, it's truly heart-warming that we still recognize that there are
people worse off than ourselves and give generously.
Similarly,
within a few days of the appeal being launched last week, millions of pounds
had been donated to the Philippines relief fund.
Even
though there's a lot of charity events taking place - Movember being in full
growth, respect to all the men sporting additional facial hair - we still give
what we can, when we can.
At
this point, I'd like to give a special mention to a local lad - Sam Powell -
who's having his beautiful long hair shaved off, along with two friends known
as 'Team Baldilocks', to raise money for Macmillan.
If
you'd like to support him too there's a sponsor form at Gretton Post Office or
you can donate online at http://www.justgiving.com/Sean-Belton
Thank
you. Hx
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