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Covid-19 Mutual Aid Baking Challenges
The other day, on the Elm Grove & Hanover Covid-19 Mutual Aid Facebook Group, someone asked if people were also running out of pasta in Italy. I told her that it didn’t seem to be that big of an issue there, as my friends were posting photos of their home made pasta! It got me…
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Hanover Terrace celebrates as longest-standing resident turns 90
On Easter Sunday, the Hanover Terrace Community Support Group gathered (at a suitable distance from each other!) outside the house of Connie, a very special isolating resident. We were there to sing Happy Birthday and help celebrate a 90th birthday. Connie has lived in her current house for an incredible 80 years and was born…
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The 8 o’clock Thursday ‘thank you’ clap
What can we call it, this clapping? Applause does not adequately describe it, the joyful nature of it, the surge of feeling that drives it. It starts just before the hour, as though some cannot wait for 8 o’clock, with a scatter of hand claps, tuning up for the main event. That rhythmic compression of…
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Thursday Zoom Time!
Continuing with our now regular weekly check-in we will be holding a Communities Forum Zoom on Thursday from 6.30 – 8pm. This week we will be happy to welcome PCSO Marlena Duleba from our local policing team with their latest updates. Another topic for discussion will be the garden growing. There is huge local interest…
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An Easter message
Easter weekend marks the arrival of spring and is usually a time to come together with family and friends. The Christians amongst us celebrate the end of Lent and the resurrection of Jesus. This year, unfortunately, the way we are celebrating is different, as we must continue to do all we can to stop Covid-19…
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Thursday meetup #4
We will be holding our fourth weekly Zoom meeting in what has now become our regular slot of 6.30pm on Thursdays. It has been a hugely busy week, with the production and distribution of our first newsletter as well as the launch of our crowdfunding campaign, raising funds to support our food hubs and give…
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