Shona Craven

Shona Craven

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December 7, 2018December 10, 2018 Shona Craven

Generic gifts from Santa let children know they are poor

August 24, 2017 Shona Craven

Looking for role models? Try a nun instead of a pop star

March 3, 2017March 21, 2017 Shona Craven

Celebrating ‘young carers’ risks robbing children of their childhoods

October 31, 2016April 10, 2017 Shona Craven

The success of Citizens Advice points to failure everywhere else

February 22, 2016April 14, 2017 Shona Craven

How to survive a 12-hour danceathon

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Spreading the daffodil love to the office 😀
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Fascinating exhibition about an eccentric lady who experienced bursts of "spending fever", bought loads of dresses and coats she never wore, and would surely have bankrupted her family had online shopping been available in the early 20th century.
One of my new year's resolutions was to buy more flowers - this may be the best £6 I've ever spent!

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