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By Community Correspondent With just over 100 days to go until Christmas, renowned maximalist interior designer Siobhan Murphy is diving head-first into the festivities at Harewood. She’s leading a team of 50+ volunteers to create over 5,000 handmade decorations using secondhand and upcycled materials. This year’s theme,
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By Jill Dando News Christmas cards designed by children in foster care, highlighting what Christmas means to them, were the star of Barnardo’s festive offering this year – showcasing the work of budding young artists across the UK. The card collection – which has proved incredibly popular – is raising vital funds
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By Jill Dando News The Departure Lounge at Bristol Airport is currently home to a piano for the festive season. The installation of the piano is the latest element to the Airport’s Christmas festivities and to bring some joy to passengers departing from the Airport this December. The piano
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By Jill Dando News Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is excited to announce the return of its highly popular Christmas tree recycling initiative in January 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of this sustainable tradition. In partnership with St. Peters Hospice and North Somerset Council, this eco-friendly program has grown
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By Jill Dando News This year Bristol Airport teamed up with Jet2.com to sprinkle some Christmas cheer for some very deserving children and their families in the South West. The hugely popular charity Santa flight returned to Bristol Airport for the first time since Covid, taking to the sky
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By Jill Dando News This December, Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is spreading festive cheer with a special promotion: guests aged 70 and over can enjoy free admission throughout the entire month! From December 1st to 31st, the zoo invites these visitors to experience a memorable day out, filled with
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By Jill Dando News It’s just over a month until Christmas and the expanding charity for the homeless, vulnerable and those on low incomes Somewhere to Go is planning its festive Christmas lunch. With the support of The Ascot Group over the last few years, the charity is expanding
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By Seth, 12 and Ella, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondents The wonderful students of Worle Community School have recently made Christmas cards in a highly anticipated competition that we are hoping to sell to the general public to raise money for Weston Food bank. We are inviting anyone looking for
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By Jill Dando News This Christmas, The Cube is on a mission to deliver smiles to local children in need. Partnering with free@last, a Birmingham-based charity that supports children and families in Nechells, The Cube will host a festive gift drive from 26th November to 11th December. How to
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By Jill Dando News A kind-hearted schoolboy has donated 250 gifts to The Salvation Army’s Present Appeal which ensures vulnerable children have a parcel to open on Christmas morning. It is the second time Oscar, 11, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, has brought festive joy to kids across the region