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Charity plea issued
5:50pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Voluntary groups are being asked to help send a container-load of relief supplies to Africa.
Enough items are needed to fill a 40-foot container for the Mpika Relief Fund’s workers in Zambia. Items requested include mattresses, sewing machines, cycles, wool, cloth, nappies, baby formula, school equipment like pens and exercise books, and clothing, including school uniforms.
The appeal has been made by Lynn Leadbeatter, a research and development officer with Keighley Voluntary Services.
Anyone able to help should contact June Martin on 07737 731077.
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In this section
- Snow causes roads misery
- Debbie in pledge to clarify law
- Brothers locked up over brutal attack
- Stepdad tried to save duo in freezing canal
- Firm faces unlimited fine over death
- Shannon's mother guilty of kidnapping her
- Morrisons report leap in sales
- Polish man jailed for knife attack
- Man is jailed for growing cannabis
- MP’s plea for inquiry over death of man, 58
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