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As the nights draw in and we wake up to Antarctic temperatures, we start to brings out the blankets and rely heavily on thickly piled rugs and carpets to keep Jack Frost at bay.

So with this in mind, the Harpur Trust decided to support Make a Difference Day with all four schools celebrating it and supporting different local charities.

Make a Difference Day aims to support people in the colder months by giving them blankets and warm rugs. During a Charities meeting at Bedford High School we decided to save and donate old fleeces, t-shirts and other pieces of clothing.

Posters went up, leaflets were put in registers and notices were read in assembly. We decided the "dropping point" would be a huge bin in the Bay and within days we were onto our third bin liner. As this was a whole school event, the Junior School were giving the Senior School a run for their money and had masses of donations as well.

By the 26^thNovember, which was the last day of collection, all forces came together, both donations from the Senior and Junior School were merged and it looked like the Bay was sub-merged in bin liners! It needed several strong people to get all the donations into the lorry before it was taken off to start the rug-making process.

This has to be one of our most successful charity events and we are sure to continue it next year. We are very thankful to all the people that donated and want to let them know that they have made many people warm and happy this cold Christmas. Thank you.

Sabina Molian, U6