Saturday 4
37 million = the number of people in the world who are blind. 90% of these are in the developing world.
Give 50p if you've been to the opticians this year. Give 20p if you don't need glasses or lenses.

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Friday 3
In some countries, the media is strictly monitored and shows very limited and biased news.
Give 20p if you bought a newspaper today and 10p every time you caught the radio or TV news.

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Thursday 2
90% of Mali's people live on less than £1.10 a day.
Give £1.10 if you've spent more than that on food today.

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Wednesday 1 March, Ash Wednesday
Millions of children in India are forced into work instead of going to school, so may never learn to read.
Give 15p for every newspaper, magazine or book you've read in the past week.

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Those who know me well will know how I feel about Christmas cards being on sale in September or the (now defunct) Residents' Association holding an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Saturday (the thought of it, bluster, bluster!). That, and other similar happenings are, to me, clear markers of the post-Christian state of this country, not least in terms of popular culture.

So you can guess how I reacted to GLW bringing home the shopping on Saturday and offering me Hot Cross Buns! I was not amused.

However in retrospect maybe it has to do with the fact that I'm not very keen on Hot Cross Buns (Spice goes in curry and chilli, not bread).

And, of course, who am I to complain? I've been scoffing mini-eggs for weeks and enjoying every single one! Whoops – score one hypocrisy point.

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