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After much fanfare, the new £5 notes are finally arriving in wallets and corner shops.

The hardy, waterproof cash has excited many, so it's only right that people are doing something interesting with the first fiver they recieve.

But rather than framing it, going crazy at the off licence or trying to burn it with a flamethrower, people are doing something much more meaningful - they're giving the money away to charity.

Hundreds are involved with the spontaneous scheme to donate their first £5 note to a good cause.

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The idea was coined by John Thompson. He tweeted the plan last Friday with the hashtag #fivergiver and a poll prompting others to play a part.

It's finally catching on...