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I thought I’d share a picture of the ‘reversible’ dollies I’ve been knitting for the Cancer Hair Care charity for children with cancer. These dollies are distributed by the charity across NHS hospitals to children. One side of the dolly has hair the other doesn’t; just a small hat. Theses dollies are used to explain to a child what is happening to either themselves or an adult affected by cancer and the hair loss that follows treatments from certain drugs.
Georgina Levassor-Collins
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH
High Elms bathed in glorious light - taken by Patrick Morris.
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What’s Your Take...?
We ask for your views on topics that matter. This month’s question:
How can we make Christmas better this year?
Maria Hooper
Make sure your neighbours aren't alone this year, whatever their age, we've all spent far too much time alone the last 18 months. Personally feeding one or two extra people at my table is no trouble and reduces the food waste I always have.
Lydia Fitzgerald
Support small businesses.
Lucy Rawe
Reduce consumption, buy better and buy local!
Sarah Elizabeth
We’ve started doing an advent foodbank box. Kids count down to Christmas by adding one thing a day through December and donate after Christmas to the local foodbank.
Next month’s question…
More of your suggestions can be found on Christmas Life Hacks – page 33!
The Caring Dental team in Petts Wood having some downtime with their favourite local mag!
Poetry corner
A Little Saxon King
A little Saxon king one day Called his men around He told them in a dream he’d seen Their fields became a town The streets were laid with slabs of stone With wagons moving on their own Traders worked with one another In a market under cover
Together they would sell their wares He even saw some moving stairs And boxes placed within a wall Would give out money to them all It would be called a cash machine And the people in their dwellings Would decorate a large fir tree For they worshipped A special god called electricity Their god was very powerful For their trees began to shine And the people laughed And clapped their hands Saying ‘peace to all mankind’ Then the king proclaimed That from now on
He would call this new town Orpington The men looked in wonder At their mighty king And very soon they all agreed We must get rid of him Maureen Hillier
December 2021 Life in... Orpington 5
