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KCL MA Arts and Cultural Management 👩‍🎓 , Durham Classics 👩‍🎓, Museum enthusiast and #londongirl

London, UK
Joined November 2010
Having the most spectacular time at #RAHChristmas 🎄 the soaring piccolo is filling me with joy and is there anything more festive than a brass band doing the o come descant 😍
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A thoroughly well-deserved award for a remarkable lady 😊 97-year-old Grace, who is partnered with hearing dog Amy, took part in our Virtual Great British Dog Walk and raised an incredible £2,400 for Hearing Dogs ❤️ Congratulations Grace, you're an inspiration!
I am so incredibly proud of my Great Auntie Grace who today has received the @PointsofLight Award from @10DowningStreet after raising money and awareness for @HearingDogs. Well done Grace! @HDogsWales @BBCWalesNews pointsoflight.gov.uk/hearing…
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I am so incredibly proud of my Great Auntie Grace who today has received the @PointsofLight Award from @10DowningStreet after raising money and awareness for @HearingDogs. Well done Grace! @HDogsWales @BBCWalesNews pointsoflight.gov.uk/hearing…
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An inspirational lady and her amazing hearing dog ❤️ 97-year-old Grace & hearing dog Amy have been taking part in the Virtual Great British Dog Walk. Not only that, but they have already smashed their initial target & have raised more than £2,000 😃 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-5470…
Wow! Thank you so much to those who have supported my Great Aunt’s fundraising for @HearingDogs. She has now surpassed £2,000! 🐶❤️ When we’re allowed to party again, I suspect this type of celebration will be in order 🤩 justgiving.com/fundraising/p… @BBCWalesNews @HDogsWales
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Deafness can cause a ‘huge blow to a person's confidence and take away their independence’ bbc.in/32050eI
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Grace, I say your officially famous in Wales, if not further! So proud to be able to help tell yours and Amy's story! An amazing partnership! Sign up today, so we can create more fantastic partnerships just like Grace and Amy! Thank you! ♥🐾🐶😊 greatbritishdogwalk.org.uk
How it started How it’s going
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And @HearingDogs like Amy are so important in giving confidence and independence back - Grace knows first hand! justgiving.com/fundraising/P…
Deafness can cause a ‘huge blow to a person's confidence and take away their independence’ bbc.in/32050eI
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‘If you ask me, 'what does Amy mean to you?' - I would tell you that she is my life’ bbc.in/2HQkjzJ
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It’s hard to underestimate how important Amy is to Grace 🐾 💖She’s over the moon at the support she is receiving for her walk for @HearingDogs justgiving.com/fundraising/P…
‘If you ask me, 'what does Amy mean to you?' - I would tell you that she is my life’ bbc.in/2HQkjzJ
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My amazing 97 year old great aunt is taking part in the Great British Dog Walk to raise money for @HearingDogs, a charity which has been an absolute lifeline for her. If you’re able to donate any amount, it would mean the world to my Great Auntie Grace 🐶 justgiving.com/fundraising/p…
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People called Grace ‘crazy’ when she aimed to raise £100 - but she’s smashed her target for ‘life-changing’ dogs bbc.in/3jM6E9W
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Thank you for sharing my Great Aunt’s story! I’ve just spoken to her on her Relay UK phone and she says the support she’s had “is just wonderful.” 🧡 @HearingDogs justgiving.com/fundraising/p…
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The last 24h hasn’t been full of the best news but here’s a story about my “crazy” Great Aunt! Please do give it a read 🐶💛🐾 ⁦@HearingDogs⁩ ⁦@BBCWalesNews⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-5470…
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Award-winning actress and director Fiona Shaw recites Batter my heart, three-person'd God by John Donne. Our Autumn tour is full of poetry. We've asked friends of ETO to share their favourite poem from the season, and to tell us why it's important to them.
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Helen Bench retweeted
david attenborough is the only man who could ever shade the queen like this 😆
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Our amazing great aunt has far surpassed her first fundraising target of £100 and is on her way to £1500! Her walks are raising money for @HearingDogs which is a remarkable charity giving connection and joy back to Grace’s silent world @BBCWales
My amazing 97 year old great aunt is taking part in the Great British Dog Walk to raise money for @HearingDogs, a charity which has been an absolute lifeline for her. If you’re able to donate any amount, it would mean the world to my Great Auntie Grace 🐶 justgiving.com/fundraising/p…
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Grace is walking for a cause so close to her heart! @HearingDogs and Amy give support, entertainment and love. Any support would be gratefully received: justgiving.com/fundraising/p…
97 year old Grace, with hearing dog Amy, are taking on the Virtual Great British Dog Walk despite Grace needing support to walk any distance. If they can do it, anyone can! Sign up at greatbritishdogwalk.org and help us train more life-changing dogs @HearingDogs @BBCWalesToday
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