A quiet gift, by the kitchen-table measure
The four amounts we suggest below are drawn from the four most common entries in our small-grants book. If you give £3 we will use it on the next kettle that fails. £8 covers a return bus fare to a hospital appointment in Macclesfield. £15 buys most of a half-sack of smokeless fuel. £40 covers a small emergency rail ticket to a family funeral.