MOBILE CALL: The Arthritis Research Campaign is urging Kent employers to cut sick days by recycling old mobile phones. The charity claims up to one in five visits to the doctor are connected to arthritis, so employers can help themselves and raise £5 for charity by donating phones. For more information, visit website www.arc.org.uk/help us/phones.asp GIFT APPEAL: The Co-operative Group will replace Kwik-Fit as Operation Christmas Child’s partner in the delivery of gifts to needy Eastern European children. People can fill shoeboxes with gifts and drop them off at a Co-op store. For more details, call 0870 011 2002.