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April 2012 - facebook
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Sunday, 1st April 2012 10:00 AM
Let's face it, who isn’t signed up to facebook these days. We now "facebook" instead of phoning someone or emailing them. It will be the defining activity of our age. Read more
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Positively Fantastic!
Posted by Jules McKim on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 11:00 AM
How often do we look for the positive ourselves? It is all too easy to join people in a collective moan, especially in these times with less money coming in and more going out. Read more
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October 2011- To be or not to be effective.
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Wednesday, 1st February 2012 15:15 PM
The town I live in boasts the accomplishment of having the first new theatre of the millennium, The Rose. It has a pit, you bring your own cushion and pay less than the price of a cinema ticket to sit here. Read more
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September 2011 - We’re all in this together
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Monday, 9th January 2012 15:00 PM
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Solitary Confinement?
Posted by Jules McKim on Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 16:00 PM
Think back to the classic prison movies you’ve seen. A compelling scene in many of these films goes something like this: Read more
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In conversation with Robin Williams and Robert de Niro
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Friday, 26th August 2011 15:00 PM
I don’t know how your mind works, but mine sometimes spontaneously conjures up an image from a film and this image just sits there until it passes. I don’t know if this is just a reflection of how I’m feeling at the time, or a message of something from the great collective... Read more
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Staying Put
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Friday, 15th July 2011 10:00 AM
It wasn’t so much that rain stopped play, however I think it probably did for others given record rain fall levels this spring and summer. No, for me it was trying to move house that stopped play. And to cap it all, I haven’t even moved house. Read more
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Go Nigella
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Monday, 20th June 2011 15:00 PM
Last Christmas a directive came from my brother and sister in law who were kindly hosting us on the 24th December to say we were going for the £5 or under option for Christmas presents this year. I decided to make chocolate brownies for everyone. I told a friend of mine, she decided to too. We shopped:... Read more
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Flipping cameras
Posted by Lucy Harrison on Monday, 11th April 2011 10:00 AM
Now I was never one for doing flips at school, I preferred Netball. But in adult life, surprisingly, flips have become a central part of my life. Just before Christmas I attended The 'Raising Our Sights' conference in Nottingham, which showcases recent work to improve things for people with... Read more
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Issues around what is called 'age-appropriateness' (AA)
Posted by Dave Hewett on Thursday, 3rd February 2011 11:00 AM
I have written about age-appropriateness (AA) before in the newsletter. In the five years since then there has been a sensation that the general ‘landscape’ on this issue has been continuing to positively move on and become more sensible. However, we still frequently get reports... Read more