Christmas Batman to the rescue

A mystery businessman dressed up as Batman is bringing seasonal cheer to Sheffield.
The caped Christmas crusader has been spotted lending a hand at a soup kitchen and in a charity shop at a children's hospice.
But despite his good works and charitable donations totalling £10,000, the Yorkshire Batman's identity is still unknown.
He is known to be a local entrepreneur, but wears a mask at all times and speaks with a fake American accent.
"I don't want to reveal my identity because it's more important to highlight the charities," he told the Daily Express.
"I don't care if some people think I'm bonkers. If I inspire others to give their time and money to good causes this Christmas, it's been worth it.
"My message is that you don't need to be a superhero, or super wealthy, to give to deserving causes. If you can give cash, or toys, that's fantastic. The most precious gift of all is your time."
Batman helped stack shelves and man the tills at Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice charity shop in the city, where staff said that his presence sent takings through the roof.
"At first we thought he was a joker, but he turned out to be a true superhero," said one shop worker. "We're thinking of getting a Bat light installed so we can send him a signal whenever business is slow." Ananova:

Some Free stuff .. and some not so free

Today I received an e-mail from Victoria Square (she's a nice girl really) offering a FREE UMBRELLA if I spend £100. I think not!!
Instead you will find me at Oxfam books in Rosemary Street for the FREE music gig and no doubt I will come away with a pile of books under my arm and maybe a few cd's. That's right they don't just sell books - so nip along this saturday and help support a worthy cause.

Project Jason, how you can help

Project Jason is a non profit organization is to create and increase public awareness of missing people through a variety of outreach and educational activities. Project Jason seeks to bring hope and assistance to families of the missing by providing resources and support."

Now you can help by selecting goodsearch as your search engine:-

GoodSearch.com is powered by Yahoo! and raises money for charities using a model similar to paid searches on Yahoo or Google (Research): Advertisers pay a fee whenever Internet users click on a given link. Last year search engines generated almost $6 billion through such searches.

I forgot to mention that this was recommended by chillzero who has been very supportive of this charity.

Not so busy

While blueboat of Belfast Daily Photo has been busy in her allotment I, on the other hand, have been taking a more relaxed view of the world. This is a scene that blue' is probably very familiar with - taken from the restaurant in Cutter's Wharf (apologies for the reflection from the glass). I am sure she has spent many a happy hour there. Next sunday (5th August) they are holding an Elvis event in aid of one of the Cancer charities - so if you feel like helping a worthy cause do venture along. There will be karaoke, barbecue and beer.