FOR the 14th year running, Scouters will be making festive deliveries in Kidderminster and some of its nearby villages.

Colourful stamps in three designs, costing just 10p, will be available from all Scout headquarters and other outlets, including the Shuttle/Times & News office, in Blackwell Street, Kidderminster.

Various shops and schools are participating, as is Kidderminster's library, the new Hub at the town hall, Kidderminster Hospital, Thursfields and John Beard the ironmongers, where there will be green post boxes.

The stamps will be on sale from Saturday, November 25 until 4pm on Friday, December 15, when post boxes will be removed for sorting.

Areas covered are Kidderminster town, Wolverley, Cookley and Blakedown. Deliveries are not made to Stourport or Bewdley.

A full list of outlets is available from the Shuttle/Times & News office. Post boxes will be situated at: Bells Supermarket, Offmore.

Birchen Coppice - Residents Monday Club.

Brintons - Ex-employees' Friday Club.

Brintons Ltd, Exchange Street.

Chapman & Myers, Rowland Hill Centre.

Dillons, Station Hill.

Forest Wash, Launderette, Park Lane.

Harveys, Comberton Hill.

Health Centre, Bromsgrove Street.

Holy Innocents Church.

Hunters Tobacconist, Oxford Street.

John Beard Tools, Bridge Street.

J.S.P. Styling Hairdressers, Mill Street.

Kaleidascope Hairdressers, Marlpool Place.

Kidderminster & District Training Company, Hoo Road.

Kidderminster Hospital, Bewdley Road.

Kidderminster Library, Market Street.

M S Supermarket, Sutton Road.

Newsagents, Offmore Road.

Polly Annes Florist, New Road.

RAFA Club, New Road.

Singh's Newsagents, Hurcott Road.

Stephens Opticians, Church Street.

St John's Church, Bewdley Road.

St John's Club, Crowther Street.

The Hub, Town Hall.

Thursfields, Church Street.

Tony Rays Bakers, Peel Street.

Tulip Tree Centre, Castle Road.

Wavelengths Hairdressers, Baskerville Road.

Wyre Forest District Council, Civic Centre, Stourport.

Joan Nutland, 31 Woodland Avenue.

Franche First School, Chestnut Grove.

Lea Street First School, Lea Street.

Marlpool First School, Marlpool Lane.

St John's First School, Blakebrook.

St John's Middle School, Blakebrook.

Sutton Park First School, Greatfield Road.