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Make your party complete with a photobooth
So, the venue is booked, the food is sorted and the disco is organised. What else is there to sort for your party – which is bound to be the party of the year. You’ve got balloons, bubbles, sparkly bits for the tables and all the guests have RSVP’d. The only thing you really need to add now, if you really want your party to go with a bang, is a photo booth. The ultimate in great fun, photo booths offer the opportunity for your guests to take home a memento of a great night, whilst sharing your event with social media. What’s not to love? The idea for the…
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Benefits and Employment Allowance – Find out what you are entitled to.
We constantly hear about Benefit Britain, and how the amount of benefits claimed are now a major drain on the country and the economy, but there are actually many people who do not claim a penny of what they are entitled to. For many people, particularly those who were previously entitled to incapacity benefit, the idea of claiming at all is frightening, from the copious amount of paperwork that you are required to fill in, to just not knowing if you are entitled to anything, and therefore sticking your head in the sand. In addition, for those on low incomes, but still working, the question is always ‘am I really…
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Fashion and Shopping history – The Hodson Shop Collection
The Hodson shop collection is a slice of shopping history and a story worthy of a book. Two sisters, Edith and Flora Hodson, opened a shop in the front room of their house in Willenhall, West Midlands, in 1920. The shop sold all manner of ladies apparel and accessories, along with toiletries and fragrances. The shop is open until 1971, when Flora, finding the running of the shop difficult after her sister’s death, decided to shut the shop. However, the shop was not closed properly, Flora simply closed the door, leaving the shop and stock intact. After Flora’s death in 1983, the unique collection was discovered and handed over to…
