Monday 1st March 2021
I hope you’re all doing well and enjoyed the beautiful weather we’ve been blessed with recently.
Today is one of my favourite days of the year as I can celebrate my Welsh heritage… I usually do this by indulging in lots of ‘Welsh Cakes’ and ‘Bara Brith’! I hope you have a wonderful day today, whatever you are doing.
WHAT CAN I SHARE WITH YOU TODAY?
Thank you to Dominic for sharing a link to Restless
Thank you to Dominic for sharing a link to Restless, a growing online community for over 50s, focusing on health, lifestyle, learning, financial wellbeing, volunteering, community, and much more.
Why not try one of their many online courses or tips for your home and garden?
Thanks to Moya for sharing this with us…
From the Nile Valley to Camden
A History of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, UCL
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 at 6pm
The Petrie Museum, based in Malet Place and part of University College London, is home to over 80,000 objects from Egypt and Sudan, and many of these objects were excavated by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and his Egyptian workforces from sites across Egypt.
This talk will explore some of the lesser-known stories relating to the collection, particularly focusing on how and why the collection came to be in Camden, and some of the characters who contributed to the foundation and care of the Petrie Museum over the past century. The speaker, Dr. Anna Garnett, is the Curator of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology and has previously worked at several local, national and university museums in the UK. She earned her PhD from the University of Liverpool and has worked as a Field Ceramicist in Egypt and Sudan for over 10 years.
The talk lasts forty-five minutes and will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
Book your free place HERE
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Thank you to Tudor for sharing this link with us!
Thanks to Sue for sharing this image with us.
It indicates that the person who wears the mask is deaf or hard of hearing and, in some cases, uses a hearing aid. As they cannot read people’s lips with masks being worn, it can be difficult for people with hearing issues to communicate as they would have done before the pandemic.
Please share within your network to raise awareness of this logo and what it means.
Things to do during lockdown
If you’re looking for even more choice of things to do at home click HERE for Visit London’s page ‘Virtually London’. There’s a huge range of activities and events from quizzes and concerts to cooking classes and virtual tours of London’s most-treasured museums!
I hope you have enjoyed today’s newsletter and I look forward to sharing more with you next Monday. In the meantime, take care and have a lovely week!
Best wishes,
Leah
Covent Garden Food Bank
Please do contact us if you need a food parcel – CCGG @7Dials can provide you with a free food package each week.
If you need help with shopping, collecting medication or just want someone to talk to by phone – please let us know. You can contact Amber at amber@dragonhall.org.uk or you can reach John either at john@dragonhall.org.uk or 07759 646507 in case of an emergency.
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Please do contact us if you need a food parcel – CCGG @7Dials might be able to provide you with a free food package each week. If you need help with shopping, collecting medication or just want someone to talk to by phone – please let us know.
You can contact Amber at amber@dragonhall.org.uk or you can reach me either at john@dragonhall.org.uk or 07759 646507 in case of an emergency.
That’s all for now – You can contact Amber at amber@dragonhall.org.uk
……….or you can reach me either at john@dragonhall.org.uk or 07759 646507 in case of an emergency.