Volunteering with Help Refugees in Calais and Dunkirk cofHôtel de Ville, Calais For a number of years I have been following the work of Help Refugees, a charity which provides humanitarian aid for refugees worldwide. Their biggest operations are in Lesbos, Greece and Northern France. In July last year, I volunteered in their warehouse in…
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The Joy of Letter Writing
Is there still a place for handwritten letters and cards? Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay The art of letter writing is dwindling, which of course is inevitable in our technology saturated world. In some respects being continuously connected is a good thing, we can keep updated on the news and contact friends living in other…
How to be a Self-Isolating Slob
Don’t worry about perfecting your downward facing dog or mastering Japanese It’s a bizarre and scary time, a lot of people are unwell and most of us are social distancing at home. In light of this you would have thought it would be a great time to escape those normal every day pressures and concentrate…
Five Comedy Podcasts to Listen to Whilst Self-Isolating
The world feels a strange place at the moment *cough coronavirus cough*. If you’re self-isolating or want to switch of from the world; these podcasts are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Podcast Geek Over the last few years I’ve become a bit of a podcast geek. It’s become a little bit of…
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International Women’s Day
Each for Equal “Start to assess your life step by step and work out who you are and how much more dangerous you could be if you got fearless and ferocious.”- Deborah Francis White- Photo by Dennis Magati from Pexels Today (8th March) is International Women’s Day. It’s a day of celebrating women’s achievements socially, politically, economically and…
Sustainable Fashion
Can I go a whole year without buying any new clothes? Photo by Artem Beliaikin from Pexels At the beginning of January I decided that I wasn't going to buy any new clothes for a whole year. Instead I would make better use of charity and second hand shops, mend items I already have, and borrow/swap clothes with…
Skolstrejk för klimatet
Park Street, Bristol Last Friday morning I pulled on my over-trousers and wellies in preparation for the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BYS4C) event in College Green. The foul weather didn’t deter the crowds, approximately 15,000 people gathered to hear Greta Thunberg speak. Like many of the protesters, I travelled on the train to Bristol.…
