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Hi there, Welcome to our 10 Year Anniversary edition It’s our 10 year birthday everybody! 10 years ago we published our first ever magazine and posted the first copy of what was soon to become millions.
Caiden Whelan age 10, from Wickford, who won a Sonic the Hedgehog DVD. Well done to all those who got the correct answer despite our mistake! Congratulations!
We owe a massive thank you to both Claire & Elaine for all their hard work over the last 10 years. Also a special thanks to both our loyal advertiser and every one of you that support all small businesses in your local community.
In the kids quiz this month your family has the chance to win a DVD copy of Onward The Next Level. Don’t forget you have to be in it to win it!
From this month you will see a major change in our little magazine, starting with the name. Next month look out for the ‘Keep It Local’ magazine coming through your door. It will be the same magazine with puzzles, competitions, articles and most importantly fantastic local businesses. Whilst we undergo this rebranding please reach out with any ideas of editorial you would like to see whether its a one off feature or something we could publish monthly, we like to keep our ideas local too! Thanks again for your support, we can’t wait for the next 10 years. July’s Quiz Winner was
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As lockdown eases, we should be even more vigilant about handwashing. You can’t catch coronavirus through your skin but if contaminated hands touch your face then all the belated social distancing in the world won’t help you. I don’t know about you, but I am sick to death of the Happy Birthday song. I will never sing it again when this is over...we were surely due a new
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