28 December 2013
by Aisha
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My friend Sylvia is a Marie Curie nurse. Sylvia works night shifts and her job is to sit with people who are in the terminal stages of illness. Marie Curie nurses such as Sylvia make it easy for for people … Continue reading
27 December 2013
by Aisha
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Inn Churches is a local organisation which opens churches to provide accomodation for homeless people over the Christmas period. Hall Royd Band plays each year for the carol service at Bolton Villas Church and the collection from that service always … Continue reading
26 December 2013
by Aisha
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After my friend Dinah received the news that her cancer was no longer treatable Macmillan Cancer Support was one of the main sources of help and advice. Macmillan nurses enabled Dinah to have a hospital bed in her living room … Continue reading
25 December 2013
by Aisha
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Over the next twelve days, starting on Boxing Day, I will publish a series of posts about charities. There is no common theme – just ones that for which I feel a particular affinity.
20 December 2013
by Aisha
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The Great Hall at the University of Leeds is actually pretty small and so we do not have huge graduation ceremonies. Instead we have a week (winter) or two (summer) of back-to-back small ceremonies each lasting about 45 minutes. For … Continue reading