MERRY XMAS TO ALL U CHEERY PEEPS   LOTS OF MERRIMENT   TANYA XX anAurora wishes all readers of the Arts and Crafts page the very best for the Xmas season - and isn't a handmade card better than a manufactured one!

This section begins with a painting, followed by two seasonal poems and another about one person's frustrations and personal limitations and the impact that disability can have on daily life.

This is followed by a short article about The Nasty Girls, a Liverpudlian comic troupe of disabled women with their unique brand of confrontational humour centred on disability and the attitude of some people towards it.

The Arts Section ends with information about the website www.unearthit.net, inviting artists to exhibit their work online with a view to selling, buying, or simply browsing. This is also information on interesting links and details of local arts events.

If anyone would like to send some of their own poetry, paintings, and crafts, etc, please contact: editor@anAurora.co.uk