Charity

A postcard from Davina and #TeamHonk for Comic Relief

This is a digital postcard sent from TeamHonk during their travels with Comic Relief in Ghana celebrating #goodwork. My postcard came with this message from Annie: “Here is Davina about to film in a school on the edge of a slum. This little chap was very taken by her as you can see! To get to the school we had to walk through a part of the slum which was really so far removed from anything we have ever experienced before. It’s hard to believe just how crowded the area is from this shot x” I cannot imagine how it …

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What child marriage really means, and how you can help

My Auntie J lost her sons recently. I don’t mean lost as in she misplaced them – that would have been simply careless, they are in their 20’s after all. But they left home, you see, went off to start their independent lives. Incidentally, I’m kind of hoping that means they might get married, because I’ve never been a bridesmaid… But anyway, I digress. Auntie J has always been a carer: a great mum to her boys, our favourite relative to visit, and a nurse. When she became an ’empty-nester’ she had a hankering to do something different with her …

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Extreme Ironing – Blog it for Babies with Save the Children

Well, Blog it for Babies reached St Albans yesterday (more on that later, in a much saner and more newsworthy post). The day was a huge success, but before I tell you about it, here is how Annie from Mammasaurus spent the evening, extreme ironing Dadda Cool’s shirts for charity! By the way Grandma, knowing your opinion of Mammasaurus, you might want to skip this video and read the more ‘normal’ post later on.