My name is Shakira.  I am twenty-five years old and I come from Bangladesh.  I live in Birmingham with my mother and father.

My mother works in a school and my father works in a shop.  My sister, Mira, lives with us.  My older brother, Ahmed, works in an office.  Mira is 21 and Ahmed is 26.  My younger brother, Samir, lives in London.  I work in a big supermarket from Monday to Friday.

My name is Karen and I come from a small family.  My mum is an accountant and my dad works as a teacher in a secondary school.  My parents got married in 1982.  I was born the same year.

I have one younger brother and his name is Mathew.  My grandparents don’t live very far away.  We visit them for dinner every weekend.  My grandmother loves cooking and makes lovely cakes for us to eat.

Bike recycling – How can you help?

Let us bring your old bikes back to life.  We collect all old bikes free of charge.

We tidy up the bikes using unwanted spares.  We sell the finished bikes at low prices to people on low incomes.  We also provide work experience for young people who have been involved in crime or who are not in education or training.

How can you help the bike shop?

• Donate your old bikes
• Volunteers – we need people to work with young people or to help restore the bikes.

For details, contact us on 03381 393939 (ask for Jim).

Dear Mrs Patel

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A follow-up appointment has been made for you to attend the Cardiology Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham:

• DATE: 23rd March at 11am
• WARD: Ward 10, 2nd floor

Please note the following:

• Arrive in plenty of time for your appointment.
• Wear comfortable and loose-fitting clothing as we will need to carry out a number of tests
• You may have to wait as clinics can have a high number of patients

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The Cardiology Department is located in the main building at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, accessed from Mindlesohn Way. From the main entrance, head to the Red Zone on the right hand side of the foyer. Then take the lift or the stairs to the reception or self-service check-in desk on the second floor.

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If you are unable to attend this appointment, please inform the hospital by contacting our main Appointment Line, open 24 hours a day, on 0121 403 2576. For further information, call the number above or email us at advice@hospital.nhs.gov.uk .

Thank you for choosing Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Kirandeep Kaur – Ward Clerk