So you have money left at the end of the month? Enough for a holiday, for Christmas? Chances are if you are a season ticket holder at a UK football club you do. Even if this is the case, and if you have a full time wage coming into the house, you’ll have noticed the cost of living a normal, socially-connected, life in the UK is not cheap.
Housing, travel, energy are all expensive. If you want to get or keep a job, a mobile phone is increasingly necessary. If the only wage coming into the house is low, or if you are bringing up a family, or if you are unwaged, or on your own with kids, you’re struggling. The heating will be rationed, Christmas is an annual worry you save for 11 months of the year, holidays are something other families talk about.
Life is miserable for many families, demeaningly so.
I heard a politician last week suggest food banks have burgeoned in recent years due to them being better advertised. I respectfully disagree. Food poverty exists across the UK, alongside heating and housing poverty. People eat toast, a tin of beans or a plate of chips as their main daily meal. Sometimes this is not even an option.
If you’re on a limited wage or keeping a family together on benefits your money will be gone before the next payment is in the bank, pretty much every week or month. You put the heating up during the cold spell last month and have now paid the bill. There’s will be no money for several days and there’s no food in the house. What do you do?
Fortunately food banks exist, not because they are a well marketed business success story, because hundreds of thousands of people in towns and cities across the country have no food before the next tranche of money arrives.
The Penny Dinners Brother Walfrid provided to kids in the east end of Glasgow, which Celtic were started to fund, resonate today. This is why today, on the 100th anniversary of Walfrid’s death, you are asked to bring a bag of provisions along to Celtic Park. That food is your way of paying into the social fund that gave you Celtic. There is a possibility that collectively, you will achieve something magnificent for some of the poorest families in Scotland.
While you’re in a listening mood, CQN’er Tommy Melly, an integral part of TeamOscar, is running the Great Edinburgh Run on Sunday for Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer Alliance. He’s also doing the Glasgow 10k in June and the Great Scottish Run in October, all for NCCA. You can do your bit in memory of Oscar, and for those kids who fight on, here.
Have a great day at the football, I hear the banners on the stadium at the top of Celtic Way will be worth photographing.
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For all his faults, one can caste many stones, but never hit himself.
mullet and co 2
16:24 on
15 April, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/bradford-fire-stafford-heginbotham-martin-fletcher?CMP=share_btn_tw
Incredible claim.
I would like to think if there was truth in that claim the man would be under investigation
HH
Kitalba
Ha with the expectation of only 2,000 tickets so will many mate.
I’ll keep in touch but I’ll need to make sure that the guys who see me right are all sorted.
newradbhoy
16:20 on
15 April, 2015
I forgot to read ahead before I replied to a post hours ago about Marx being responsible for millions of deaths.
Dena29
Thanks
Hamiltontim good to see your having a nice break in the Emerald isle but sad that your missing tonights game like me :-((
hope to see you and Minx before the end of the season
UTLR
which reminds me any news on GB sweatshirt?
HH
adi_dasler
16:43 on
15 April, 2015
Dena29
Thanks
Your welcome just wish I could be there tonight to help and contribute. well done you
HH
dena29
16:31 on 15 April, 2015
mullet and co 2
16:24 on
15 April, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/bradford-fire-stafford-heginbotham-martin-fletcher?CMP=share_btn_tw
Incredible claim.
I would like to think if there was truth in that claim the man would be under investigation
HH
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He died a few years ago. In my view it seems too much of a coincidence that fires broke out at 8 of his businesses. As the writer says, he must be the unluckiest businessman in the world. Another question might be why nobody picked up on this?
Hamiltontim –
Not that I expect you to know or indeed look for the answer to my question now, just when
you find out keep me posted :-))
HH
a very good evening ,
a bit of a re post from earlier in the week …….if anyone this evening at Celtic Park is in the presence of the makers and shakers I would be very grateful if you could ask if there is anyway a terminally diagnosed fan can be or dress up as Hoopy ….had a suggestion from Bada and I am following up on that …. will have to be this year though …
have a great night and all the best to the organizers of the food and cash collection….
ps money is no object if Hoopy is for hire ….
hail hail
braw
Just back from the Park.. Plenty of food donated already, plenty of cars queued up waiting to drop off. Looks like there will be a massive amount collected by kick off time. Another fine example of the generosity of Hoops fans..
NatKnow
16:48 on
15 April, 2015
dena29
16:31 on 15 April, 2015
mullet and co 2
16:24 on
15 April, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/bradford-fire-stafford-heginbotham-martin-fletcher?CMP=share_btn_tw
Incredible claim.
I would like to think if there was truth in that claim the man would be under investigation
HH
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He died a few years ago. In my view it seems too much of a coincidence that fires broke out at 8 of his businesses. As the writer says, he must be the unluckiest businessman in the world. Another question might be why nobody picked up on this?
Sorry I never even thought to check , just looked and immediately the magnitude of the claim made me wonder. I am not a great believer in coincidences so I agree with you that its incredible that it wasnt picked up earlier , not least of which by his insurers imo
HH
AtticusFinch
16:51 on
15 April, 2015
Just back from the Park.. Plenty of food donated already, plenty of cars queued up waiting to drop off. Looks like there will be a massive amount collected by kick off time. Another fine example of the generosity of Hoops fans..
Brilliant but no less than we expected.
Neustadt-Braw
have no idea how to help you but I wish you every success, fulfilling any Tims dream especially a terminally ill one is to be applauded. Good Luck
HH
dena29
16:52 on 15 April, 2015
NatKnow
16:48 on
15 April, 2015
dena29
16:31 on 15 April, 2015
mullet and co 2
16:24 on
15 April, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/15/bradford-fire-stafford-heginbotham-martin-fletcher?CMP=share_btn_tw
Incredible claim.
I would like to think if there was truth in that claim the man would be under investigation
HH
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He died a few years ago. In my view it seems too much of a coincidence that fires broke out at 8 of his businesses. As the writer says, he must be the unluckiest businessman in the world. Another question might be why nobody picked up on this?
Sorry I never even thought to check , just looked and immediately the magnitude of the claim made me wonder. I am not a great believer in coincidences so I agree with you that its incredible that it wasnt picked up earlier , not least of which by his insurers imo
HH
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Just what I thought re insurers. Although this was back in the 60/70/80s when there was less computerization etc so more difficult to detect. I doubt The Guardian would be serialising unless the claims had been fully checked by legals. Incredible.
thank you Dena…………I am sure something good will come of it ..
braw
NatKnow
Just what I thought re insurers. Although this was back in the 60/70/80s when there was less computerization etc so more difficult to detect. I doubt The Guardian would be serialising unless the claims had been fully checked by legals. Incredible.
Agree the paper couldnt afford to print without clarification as you say an incredible story and for the families of those who lost there lives it probably throws up many questions re their loved ones
HH
Just about to set off from the hospital to Celtic Park. Being here all day I completely forgot about the foodbank donations.
Phoned my bro in Baillieston and gave him a shopping list over the phone. He popped into Tesco on way from work and I’ll pick him up for the game.
He just texted me back to say he’s got the goods, but had some explaining to do when his missus bumped into him in Tesco with a basket full of groceries.
Wish I’d been there :-)
NatKnow
Just what I thought re insurers. Although this was back in the 60/70/80s when there was less computerization etc so more difficult to detect. I doubt The Guardian would be serialising unless the claims had been fully checked by legals. Incredible.
Agree the paper couldnt afford to print without clarification as you say an incredible story and for the families of those who lost there lives it probably throws up many questions re their loved ones
HH
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Horrific for the families and such a sad and unnecessary waste of human life.
Neustadt-Braw
17:00 on
15 April, 2015
thank you Dena…………I am sure something good will come of it ..
braw
Our support never ceases to amaze me …………many will benefit from the initiative ..its just a pity such things are still needed
HH
Weeminger. The price changes (sorry discounts and reduced discounts) have only ever been about the hun. PL and co are desperate to have them back. Desperate for us to be the plucky underdog, beset by racist scotland. Cos its good for business dont you know……
Neustadt-Braw Sorry that post was meant for AtticusFinch
I really hope you can give that Celtic supporter their wish
HH
West Germany v Austria. last game in the Championship.
soft words are always welcome ….whoever they were intended for….
braw
The Soviet Union claimed to be a Communist state. Just because it claimed this does this make it true?
Anyone connecting the Soviet Union to Karl Marx and Communism is barking mad or very ill informed.
The Lord’s Resistance Army claims to be a Christian organisation, it claims to be so. Does it make it so?
Re foodbanks, one non-food item worth contributing is disposable nappies. I help out at one in Dundee and we never have enough of those. That’s what I’ve sent for tonight’s collection anyway, not making the game :-(
Dena29.
17.05
I was thinking the exact same. Although I was doing a nice thing the question as to why I was having to do it wasn’t far from my mind.
Neustadt-Braw
17:12 on
15 April, 2015
soft words are always welcome ….whoever they were intended for….
braw
I sense you are in need of a cyber hug so one is on its way……. o
I hope the Bhoys can give you a result tonight to lift your spirits , if only for a while
HH
NegAnon2
17:06 on
15 April, 2015
I did start quite a big convoluted response but it’s not really worth it.
I suspect the arrival of a Rangers entity in the same league will see ST sales rise despite any price changes and unfortunately prove the board correct.
I say unfortunately because it’ll prove the existence of “Old Firm fans” in the support and back up the assertion that they’re the same team for many.
Anyways as ever a good old to and fro with you Neganon2.
Phil’s up…seems Sevco have defaulted on the MASH loan!
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/big-mike-maneuvers-into-position
Sorry not an active link..I think!
D29 ,,,,,awfy braw
braw
justafan
17:19 on
15 April, 2015
Phil’s up…seems Sevco have defaulted on the MASH loan!
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/big-mike-maneuvers-into-position
Sorry not an active link..I think!
If by active you mean you cant enter it ……well it worked for me
HH
I used to work alongside the great Karl Marx . He was very quiet and never caused any bother. It might of been because he was 6ft under in Highgate Cemetary . While I carried out my council duties in Waterlow Park.
Til later bhoys
teatime
For all you lucky bhoys and ghirls getting to the game I’m sooooooo jealous
remember to bring a bag for the food bank none of us know if we will ever need them and if we dont its only by the grace of God(imo)
HH
HH
Rodow1.
Sorry mate looks like I jumped the gun as well.
But I felt I had to stick up for my hero.
Just about to set offer game complete with poly bag of stuff for Foodbank. Looking forward to a few goals. In Spain for last 6 games but gutted for the fans on the days and ko times .Bollocks!
Weeminger – sadly I suspect you are correct. I just cant live with it anymore to be honest.
Good debating with you as ever. Sadly I am in the Netherlands again tonight and cant make the game. Its an important one for us – will have all the fingers and toes crossed!
I was listening to the Homebhoys podcast today, it is a absolute must for any Celtic fan who has access to download the podcast, especially last nights, it had me laughing, bursting with pride, and a wee tear after listening to Jim Blythe ( excuse my spelling),
Jim said a wee quote that has stuck with me all day, ” Celtic fans united are a unstoppable force “.
I can relate to that quote in more ways than one,
and tonights food Bank collection in memory of Brother Walfrid is one of them moments when we are united,
so if you can, do what you can,
Happy Celticing
Got a feeling aberdeen will give us the lowest possible % of tickets that they can.