FORGET those tired old boxes of chocs and lacklustre baskets of smellies: for an original, one-of-a-kind present, why not look up Blackthorn Galleries at 2a Price Street, Birkenhead, right in the heart of the Hamilton Quarter?

The gallery has an on-going exhibition and sale of contemporary jewellery, ceramics and paintings from some of Britain's leading artists and you could find just the right gift for that special someone.

Also on show until January 3 is a show, 'Moving Air', by painter Rob Davies with some of the music which inspired the works playing in the background.

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