I WOULD normally not 'ask' for anything but I hope that readers can help.

For years now I have visited many residential homes and also old folks' homes.

I found 'projects' of great benefit so started with with obvious Diorama of Dolls Houses. I could sometimes make a Doll's House if I got Dolls' Furniture of different scales.

It blended into my going around the district making Dioramas (a 3D object like a Dolls House, for different folks' needs, elderly, housebound, disabled or vulnerable).

All of a sudden I find I can't get any charity shop following so, I was hoping the Times readers might donate, or be willing to buy, if not too expensive, any of the following, or even suggest other items.

Two Old Dolls' Houses (normal sizes), Two lots of Dolls' House furniture (normal sizes), small figures, men/woman/children, soldiers etc, under 1 inch up to 3.5 inch figures. Standing, sitting, on horses, anything. Charm sized objects (type of old bracelet) sized objects, for example a rocking chair, sewing machine, clocks, for inside of a Mini glass house and for outside the mini dolls' houses.

Anything from cars, dogs, kennels, horses, churches, buildings.

There were so many made and it enables me to make Mini Dolls Houses for individuals via lack of space.

These Mini Dolls Houses I usually make out of perspex with mirror glass squares on glass houses' floors. People I give and make for need an object and 'creative presence' and I know this particular size works but for those special few and I know the joy that it brings.

Normally the usual Doll's House 'furniture' size is enough to enable me to give individually .Or to renew already larger built Dioramas. All these folk depend on me for this.

I've used maps and small sizes building ornaments as another project re, where do you find a Tower of Pizza on the map. Gets minds working and becomes a game as well. Churches, the White House also.

If stuck if I can get any foreign coins with people's heads or buildings prominent on them, again I can paint these to suit another game, I make up. Another item, even if not complete, is any chess sets that involve actual figures, these do not need to be complete or even with a board. Odd figures I can use.

All items I still need and will in the future as many are actually asking for something.

So if anyone has any of these items I would be willing to pay, not expensive prices, but value. Or you could donate.

I have never charged in 40 years for any of the services etc I give out, so hopefully now I can rely on genuine folk helping myself. I can only do so much without help.

If anyone can also suggest any other type of Diorama I could make please do so (I have done wars/battles, historic events) then also personal Diorama for private reasons.

It means so much to folk when they are all alone or feel that way.

I hope your readers can help or suggest, thank you all in anticipation.

MAUREEN KENNEDY,

Identicat Scotland,

14 Thistle Street, Cowdenbeath

KY4 8NF.