‘This bloke approaches the counter with a copy of the local paper,’ explained newsagent Dennis Wigley. ‘He handed me a fifty pence piece to pay for the paper and I handed over the penny change as usual, but then unthinkable happened – he actually asked me a question about the charity!’
Posted: Jul 29th, 2011
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The new charitable foundation supports the millions of Britons whose work ethic is undermined each week by debilitating complaints such as chapped lips, pins and needles and dandruff.
In an unprecedented press release today, a spokesperson representing the African Union and a conglomeration of aid agencies criticised the West’s ‘myopic focus on food and medical supplies, to the detriment of raising awareness and painting murals’.
Posted: May 29th, 2011
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A Droitwich man has publicly retracted his belief that ‘charity begins at home – namely 47 Blamire Gardens’ after a film crew, headed by Comic Relief front man Lenny Henry, arrived on his doorstep to help raise awareness of the conditions within the semi-detached maisonette.
Posted: Mar 18th, 2011
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‘They kept saying if we didn’t give them our funding they’d kick our heads in.’
Posted: Feb 11th, 2011
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