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People that are close, places far away

My apologies for the delay in the Week 37 summary due to catastrophic laptop failure, resulting eventually in having to replace the hard drive (and losing some files from the last couple of months since it last broke down when

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Fun, fails, rewards, and social curry

Apologies for not writing individual blogs for each post contributed to Week 33, but I lacked time during the week and was keen to get this summary out on Sunday so we don’t fall behind during Week 34. Thanks very

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Nector Business Awards

Whoop whoop Samuel-James Wilson has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Nector Business Awards in the Trades Person Category. This is fantastic news, as Samuel-James is clearly a very talented, knowledgeable and skilled bricklayer. Fingers crossed. Nector Business Awards

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Warmth, compassion and new starts

After some variable and decidedly chilly weather in May, we seem to have started June with much sunnier weather and that was reflected in a few of the Week 22 contributions to Weekly Blog Club. There were also some tough

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Folly/Garden Feature

Samuel-James Wilson has been busy building a garden feature. He describes how he built it and illustrates his post with pictures of the project from initial design to completed folly. Folly/Garden Feature by Samuel-James Wilson.

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St. Andrews Church – Starbeck Church – Update

An excellent update blog by Samuel-James Wilson on his campaign to protect the integrity and heritage of a local church. Samuel-James shares with us some of the recent correspondence he has received from the local council and company carrying out the work, which do

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Playing catch up

As our heritage craftsman Samuel-James saves up for his move to Australia he takes on some new projects, which get him thinking. Playing catch up by Samuel-James Wilson

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Leaving for the future

A wonderful blog from Janet Davis who looks back on how life was in London in the middle the Thatcher years. Alongside the wealth and fashion, Janet also covers how the development of the docklands was viewed to a heritage professional and

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Doodling and learning, briefs and bags

Week 13 summary happened to fall within the Easter weekend, so Happy Easter to all of you! Or Happy Spring Day or whatever for those who would rather not be wished a Happy Easter. One of the chicks in the

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Never Underestimate the Importance of Briefs for Patient Safety

Laura Graham, first-time contributor to Weekly Blog Club, writes on the new Dumfries and Galloway Health blog about a core multidisciplinary team using briefs and debriefs to make prescribing better. The Dumfries and Galloway Health blog is inspired by the @Ayrshirehealth blog set up

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