Magical Xmas. By Uncle Monty.

Wishing One & All A Magical

and Blessed Christmas, 2010.

By Uncle Monty.

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I didn’t miss my annual carol singing at London’s

Charing Cross Station to raise Xmas Funds for the

homeless at The Connections, which is located at the

worthy and world famous St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

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The good ladies, both very young and the not so young

(as shown below), sang traditional English Christmas

carols as the railway passengers were either arriving

or departiing the British capital en masse.

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I noticed a sharp decline in Xmas giving by my charity
bucket that was only half full compared to previous

years where my red bucket would be almost full of

change amd plenty of banknotes. I saw not one

banknote in the bucket this year, I’m afraid. Alot

of loose change was evident, but also alot fewer

folkz stopped to give or even fewer stopped to

listen to the 30 or so St. Martin's carol singers or

respond to their Xmas Appeal. Yet, I didn’t see,

however, a lack of Xmas shopping bags by

many of those same folkz who neither

stopped to give nor to listen.

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Also what was missing this year at Charing Cross was

the large Xmas Tree that is seen annually inside the

station. A couple of people complained about it, while

one of the station’s employers explained that due to
"health and safety laws" the tree had not been put up

this year since the corner where it usually stood had

now been turned into another small commercial

shop called “Paul.” Welcome to Christless Britain!
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Doing Good Deeds: St. Martin's Carol Singers

Raising Xmas Funds To Help The Homeless.

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Arriving early at Charing Cross, I noticed Big Issue

vendor No. 5541 standing at The Strand entrance

almost oblivious to any customers he might have

had as he stood tinkering with his cellphone and his

young head completely down as he dangled, almost

forlorn, a couple of copies of the latest Big

Issue rag in his one hand. He didn’t sell a

copy, of course, while I observed him.

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As a Big Issue vendor, the key is to always pay

attention to all customers coming your way. If you’re

only interested is your stupid mobile, then don’t expect

to sell or get a surprise Christmas donation or "drop"

from a kind member of the public. If a vendor can

afford an expensive cellphone, then I suspect he’s

not that skint or in need of an urgent helping

hands or even worse his mobile could

be stolen property.
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This is my first Christmas without my Big Issue

pitch due entirely to the scrooges Peter & John

Bird having taken away my Long Acre pitch back in

May. Private e-mails and conversations to me this

week have ranged from saying "screw the scrooges"

to observing that if the Bird Brothers aren't moved

at this time of the year - which they are not - then

they'll never be moved to restore my five year

pitch to me. That's exactly what they've done

no matter if it's Xmas or not in deChristianized

England. They symbolize the deChristianization

of Britain do the scrooges peewee Peter Bird &

his jack ass brother John Bird of The Big Issue.

Come 2011, I'll write more about them individ-

ually called "Forget His Life" - It's Not Worth

The Toilet Paper That It's Written.

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On a more Christmasy note for those

who are homeless and marginalizd:

The Quaker Christmas Shelter at Union

Chapel, Compton Ave., Islington, London N1.

It will be open at 3:00pm, from Thursday,

Dec. 23rd, 2010, to 10:00am, Thur. Dec. 30th.

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Dinner at 6:00pm. Breakfast at 8:00am.

Packed lunches are also available.

Various services held in the evenings.

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Self-referrals are availabe, too,

for overnight beds:

Referral line open 22nd December:

07833 123 155

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Merry Christmas, Uncle Monty.

+O Sapientia (BCP), 2010.

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Don't give to beggars, they'll only buy drugs,

warns homeless charity. By Steve Doughty.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339943/Dont-beggars-theyll-buy-drugs-warns-homeless-charity.html#ixzz18cUJ6eDy

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Activists call for end to France's homeless crisis.
By Louisa Long in Paris.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/activists-call-for-end-to-frances-homeless-crisis-2164854.html
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Missed The Xmas Do. By Uncle Monty.

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