Good Goings On Guide
Doncaster Read
Help The Homeless
Doncaster Central Library, DN1 3JE Waterstones, Frenchgate Centre, DN1 1SR 7pm, Tuesday 9th December
Christmas Shoebox Appeal Doncaster
Our November Doncaster Read, in association with Doncaster Waterstones, is not just one book. This time, we have chosen a series of fourteen books for you to enjoy by Doncaster Libraries’ Ambassador, Stephen Booth. Stephen’s crime series features two Derbyshire police detectives DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry. All of the books are set in the Peak District, adding a familiar setting to the novels for anyone who has visited this beautiful yet haunting National Park on our doorstep. Stephen started out as a newspaper reporter, worked as subeditor on the Daily Express and The Guardian, then worked on local newspapers in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. His first book in the series, Black Dog, was published in 2000 and in 2003, Stephen won the coveted Crime Writer’s Association’s ‘Dagger in the Library’ Award. In the same year, DC Cooper himself was a finalist for the Sherlock Award for Best Detective created by a British author! Our fourth Doncaster Read coincides with Stephen visiting Doncaster Waterstones on Tuesday 9th December at 7pm for a talk and book signing of The Corpse Bridge, the latest in the Cooper & Fry series. For more information on our bi-monthly Doncaster Read go to: http://library.doncaster.gov.uk/web/arena/the-doncaster-read
Christmas is a time that should be full of joy, love, and giving, so spending the Holiday Season homeless and alone can be truly miserable. The ‘Homeless Christmas Shoebox appeal - Doncaster’ is a Facebook campaign hoping to spread the goodwill we all feel at Christmas in order to help somebody in need. To give a gift - a little bit of happiness, a reason to be hopeful and something practical for the winter to come - to someone who truly needs it. To take part in this Christmas Appeal simply decorate a shoebox for either an adult male or female (or even for a dog) and fill the box with items that are a combination of useful, beautiful and thoughtful things. Items could include: Gloves, Socks, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Deodorant, Feminine Products, Shaving Foam, Shower Gel, Shampoo, Sweets, Books, etc. Anything that you personally would enjoy if you were made homeless, but please, no alcohol. A Christmas Card along with a cracker should also be included if possible. To get involved and find and to find out how to get your box to the charity pay a visit to the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/homelessshoeboxappealdoncaster Thank you x (photo ‘It’s a Labyrinth’ Joris Louwes ©2012)
Shirley Wilson
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