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Tag: lockdown

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Readers Club News

Collective Responsibility

31/10/202430/05/2025 - by Anna Reynolds - Leave a Comment

By supporting community kitchens, food clubs, and social supermarkets, we can make sure everyone has access to good food We don’t just have to sit back and let bad things …

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Readers Club News

Packing A Punch For Lunch

29/04/202429/04/2024 - by Anna Reynolds - Leave a Comment

A day out can become expensive, even if you are just going to the local park. And if you’re walking it’s not long before tummies rumble and the kids start …

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You Can Do This!
Readers Club News

Quids in! readers share their stories of hope

02/09/2021 - by Sarah Reid - Leave a Comment

Special issue focuses on people who’ve turned their finances around This autumn’s issue of Quids in! is a first – it’s a collection of our readers’ stories of how they’re …

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Readers Club News

Stockpiling Tips

05/01/2021 - by Anna Reynolds - Leave a Comment

1 Stay healthy and buy a mix of dried long-life grains, tinned goods, frozen and fresh produce to maintain a mixed diet 2 Store everything carefully and buy the longest …

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Ask Anna

Looking After Our Mental Health This Winter

22/12/2020 - by Anna Reynolds - Leave a Comment

Dear Anna, My area has been put under Tier 3 restrictions. I’m worried about how this is going to affect my mental health. I’ve been feeling really down as a …

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“I’ve spent the last of our savings on booze…”

02/10/2020 - by Anna Reynolds - Leave a Comment

Many have upped their alcohol intake since the coronavirus pandemic? But it could be cold comfort in the longer term as impact on our cash and health mounts up. Our …

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2020 has been a great year for body coach Joe Wicks
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Fit For Purpose

09/06/2020 - by Steve Faragher - Leave a Comment

Body coach Joe Wicks has had the most incredible year. Getting married, breaking world records and racking up a cool £5 million quid. Raised on benefits, where did it all …

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Back on the Food Chain Gang

09/06/2020 - by Jeff Mitchell - Leave a Comment

We’re all thinking about how to keep food on the table right now. But if we’re out of work, we could become a link in the chain that actually makes …

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Getting Ahead of the Crowd

09/06/2020 - by Jeff Mitchell - Leave a Comment

Now is the time to get ahead of the crowd before, post-lockdown, employers count the cost of coronavirus in jobs lost “While these difficult times can be very tough for …

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