I feel as though I’ve lost the plot a little.

Did anyone else see the news last week about the Icelandic appeal? They have sent over a 20ft container filled with jumpers so our pensioners in Hull could keep warm in the chilly winter months

Whilst it’s obviously a huge act of kindness from Iceland – and we are being treated to unique Icelandic wool – I was amazed that this filled the crucial 7.35 – 7.40am time slot on the BBC news.

Secondly, why Hull? I didn’t quite understand that bit. Other than it’s the first City you reach once the jumpers were dropped off at the docks perhaps?

Apparently the appeal started on a radio station in Iceland after warnings that one in 12 pensioners could die this winter in the UK. Age Concern have also said that many pensioners in Hull were in “financial deprivation”.

After the snow flurry today, it certainly feels like jumper time, and what lovely jumpers they are

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