MAY I urge readers who may be considering taking a gap year between the end of A-levels and the start of university studies to apply for our annual programme The Bridge in Britain scheme.

Since 1980, the Friends of Israel Educational Trust has offered 12 scholarships annually to students interested in spending six months in Israel and the Arab World.

FOI is looking for students with an open disposition and a capacity for hard work for our January to July 1999 programme.

Anyone interested can write to me c/o the Trust's office: Friends of Israel Educational Trust, POB 7545, London NW2 1QZ.

BRONWEN VISCOUNTESS ASTOR.

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