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Redundant phone boxes have already been transformed into defibrillator units, mini history museums, art galleries and book exchanges. Silver Surfers reports that thousands of traditional red coloured phone boxes are being offered to communities to be used foranything...Joanna Lumley: Covid pandemic has made environmental crisis much worse
The actress said if people make small changes it will make them feel better Silver Surfers reports that Joanna Lumley has said she fears the Covid-19 pandemic has made the environmental crisis “much worse” and urged people to think “what would David Attenborough do?”...Life’s simplest pleasures: 9 things that makes everyone happy!
Whether you dream of a new car parked on the driveway or a fabulous holiday when the world returns to normal, most of us have a material goal that we’re working towards. As the old saying goes though, the best things in life really are free. From breathing in lungfuls...Ourplace News
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