Abbey National's toy appeal
Howard Lake | 4 December 2000 | News
Abbey National has worked out that there are unwanted toys worth £3.18 billion in UK homes, and that half of seven to nine-year-olds think they get too many Christmas presents. It is therefore collecting unwanted toys for charity at 64 of its branches until the middle of January.
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