Linen tablecloths hid the wood-burning braziers set under each table to ward off the chill.

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"Most people don't realize the extent of poverty, " he said as he sipped coffee to keep the edge off the chill.

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Birmingham and Solihull Together said those gathering at the centres could "stay warm in convivial company" and help homeless people "keep the chill off" by knitting hats and scarves.

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And the 10, 000sqft Sea Spa offers plenty of ways to ward off winter's chill within the Solarium's Jacuzzis, sauna, and steam room.

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Such tricky matters seem a long way off standing in bright sunshine on the summit of Halgurd, buffeted by the chill wind and tired from the climb.

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Next day was Christmas Day itself and I took myself off to Cholon, Saigon's Chinatown, to chill out away from all the commercialism.

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