On Sunday morning, the Holy See Press Office said Pope Francis had a peaceful ninth night in Rome's Gemelli hospital where he is being treated for double pneumonia.
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🎈🎄 Have you joined our virtual Christmas balloon race yet? You could win £100 while supporting our charity! The race begins on Christmas day - don't miss it! 👉 bit.ly/4iE3LI3
🎄🌟 Christmas office closure 🌟🎄
Our office will be closed from Saturday 21 December until Tuesday 7 January. Any orders during this time will be fulfilled after we get back
Merry Christmas from Beyond Words!
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🫣 We're already nearly at £100 raised! Thank you so much to everyone who has bought a balloon so far.
Our favourite balloon name so far is 'Granny Apple' - what would you name your balloon? 🎈
🎄🎈 The race starts 25 Dec! Race a balloon in a virtual competition with real-world weather while helping our small charity!
Just £3 to enter for your chance to win £100 or an Amazon Alexa while supporting our vital charity this Christmas 💖 bit.ly/4gm8oEI
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🎄🎁☃️ Our Christmas shop is now open! Support us to keep creating accessible picture stories and Book Clubs for people with learning disabilities through our beautiful hand-drawn Christmas cards and special Christmas book sets. bit.ly/3zPNKtC
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🎄🎁🎅 Give the gift of storytelling to your local Book Club this Christmas! Purchase a Book Token for just £65 and your Book Club can redeem it for £150 worth of books. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3BqUmmn
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🎄🎈 The race starts 25 Dec! Race a balloon in a virtual competition with real-world weather while helping our small charity!
Just £3 to enter for your chance to win £100 or an Amazon Alexa while supporting our vital charity this Christmas 💖 bit.ly/4gm8oEI
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If you have a #LearningDisability, reasonable adjustments can help make it easier for you to get your #FluVaccine, & your #coronavirus seasonal vaccination. Watch Rachael & her Mum’s experience of getting vaccinated with the help of reasonable adjustments youtube.com/watch?v=_hNgoYfX…
🎄 We'll be at the Swan Centre near our office on Leatherhead High Street tonight for their Christmas Market! Come and say hello to our friendly staff team 😊
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Since then, we have created a series of other books, including When Mum Died, and When Someone Dies, to help ease the taboo around opening up about grief, and to empower people to talk with people with learning disabilities about death. bit.ly/3VW1NXr
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When Dad Died was the first ever book our charity created, offering a way to talk with people with learning disabilities about death, dying, and their feelings. bit.ly/3ZxHR1y
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It's #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek, so we wanted to #ShineALight on our picture stories about grief, death, and dying.
Talking about grief is hard. Our books use pictures, not words, of people who are grieving, opening up conversations about our feelings.
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🎄🎁☃️ Our Christmas shop is now open! Support us to keep creating accessible picture stories and Book Clubs for people with learning disabilities through our beautiful hand-drawn Christmas cards and special Christmas book sets. bit.ly/3zPNKtC
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📣 Big news - we've created 70 new Book Clubs since March! That means around 700 people with learning disabilities have a new space to have fun, make friends, and tell stories.
🥰 Thank you for all your support. Funded by @TNLComFund Find out more - bit.ly/3vkqjtb
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🎁🎄 We had a fantastic time at the Project Cafe's Christmas market in Fetcham yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came to say hello, entered our competition, or donated! 💝
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