Red Nose Day 2011 is less than a week away and Salisbury Oxfam has all the Red Nose Essentials you need to get ready to Do Something Funny For Money!

We’ve got noses for you (in 3 different varieties!) and your car, plus Runny Noses (no, as in they run along, not that!) and Red Nose Day pin badges (if you prefer something a little more restrained) along with some other Red Nose related goodies…

We usually run out of Red Noses, so make sure you get yours fast to avoid disappointment on Friday 18th March 2011!

A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on 11 March causing a major tsunami in the Pacific.

The situation

A severe earthquake that struck the north-east coast of Japan has caused a major tsunami. Serious damage was caused in northern Japan, and the tsunami is now moving southwards across the Pacific ocean.

Many countries are on high alert – Oxfam has staff, partners, and ongoing programmes in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Central America. Our sister organisation Oxfam Australia also has programmes in the Pacific Islands.

People living in coastal areas have been told to evacuate and the strength of the waves appears to be decreasing. However, we remain concerned and are on standby to respond should it be necessary.

Glenna Ferdinando’s latest Exhibition will be open to the Public from 3rd March and runs until the 31 March.

Scottish artist, Lindsay Keir is exhibiting with Glenna. Lindsay specialises in painting with a variety of water based media, and uses
gold leaf and metallic inks.

The Exhibition opens daily 10am to 4pm and entrance is free.

Just a quick message from our friends at Salisbury Fairtrade to let you know about some of the great stuff going on around Salisbury for Fairtrade Fortnight this year (it’s from 28th Febrary – 13th March this year, in case you wondered).

We’ve also got our usual great range of Fairtrade items for sale at Salisbury Oxfam and have stocked up in time for FT Fortnight – so if you’re thinking of switching it’s a great time to do so!

You can also download a copy of the poster to print off and put up somewhere from the Salisbury Fairtrade website over here…