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X Factor Finalists Help For Heroes Charity Single - not the greatest of songs...but who cares!

Unless you have been living on the Moon for the last week or so you will be aware that The X Factor has done something rather surprising and rather good.  They have released a single with ALL (my understanding) profits going to a very worthy charity.

The single has been recorded for Help for Heroes, a charity that provides support for wounded servicemen and women.  You should be able to buy the single through our Sending to Soldiers Shop here (it is coming in and out of stock all the time).  Buy it there...buy it anywhere....but buy one or several!

New Boxes for Christmas 2008 to send to BFPO now added to Boxhappy website

 Boxhappy provide ready-made boxes of goodies to send to BFPO addresses worldwide.  You simply order a box through their website and they swiftly pack and despatch it to your chosen BFPO address.

They have just added several Christmas boxes to send to BFPO addresses including the 'Christmas Blow Out' gift box (pictured) here.  The box includes Christmas themed goodies as well as traditional sweets and confectionary.

MoD urges end to surprise gifts - it clogs up the supply chain!

The BBC website reports here that

"The Ministry of Defence is asking the public to donate to military charities instead of sending surprise Christmas parcels to troops they do not know."

We do recall that in the run up to Christmas last year, letters and parcels were taking quite a long time to arrive.  When we queried this the staff at BFPO reported that they were having to deal with a large volume of unsolicited mail to unnamed individuals.

Thus, the request from the MOD is not a big surprise; and if it ensures that post sent from friends and families gets to their recipients in a more timely manner, it is probably for the best.

The Stylophone - a sort of synthesizer for the tone deaf

This is the first of what we hope will be many gift suggestions for Christmas 2009.

This product was a big hit for Christmas 2008 and the re-released Styophone now has a headphones output, allowing users to experiment and create music without driving everyone around them potty.

This little musical device has been used by the likes of David Bowie in "Space Oddity" and also made an appearance on Doctor Who.

Very retro and quite a bit of fun, Stylophones are available to send to BFPO (or UK) addresses here.