Archive of Charity

Thanks to Little Sunflowers

on March 23rd, 2010 in General by | 9 Comments

This isn’t a paid post. This is a “Thank you” post for Littlesunflowers.com who recently made a very generous donation to Hadrian’s Walk. Their fantastic contribution will be used by The Joseph Salmon Trust directly in their work supporting bereaved families who have lost a child. Little Sunflowers is a…

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Twits, Trustees, and Tweets

on November 26th, 2009 in General by | 12 Comments

So I’ve got a few more broadly charity related things to get out of the way, and then I’ll stop talking about it for a while I promise. First of all, remember this guy? It’s Lee Sergeant from Quit Your Day Job, the chap who’s growing a Magnum P.I. style…

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Qtag and the art of scribbling on T-Shirts

on November 24th, 2009 in Uncategorized by | 20 Comments

Our 84 mile sponsored walk of Hadrian’s wall is looming ever closer. Seven months and twelve days close to be precise. I’ve started to cast my net around for some corporate sponsorship and the wonderful people at Qtag.com have been the first to step up to the plate with an…

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A request for a signature

on November 19th, 2009 in Uncategorized by | 20 Comments

Value added tax (or VAT) is a tax set by the UK government on the vast majority of purchases. It’s a bit like the American sales tax, apart from some subtle differences which I really don’t want to get into in case my brain implodes. VAT is currently set at…

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NaMagPiMoGroMo

on November 4th, 2009 in General by | 19 Comments

The month of November seems strangely suited to starting new projects. Maybe it’s the onset of cold weather and dark evenings that prompts people into generating ways by which to wile away the hours. This is the month traditionally associated with NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), where people from all…

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