Second Opinion Putting aside all our Covid fears, Harrogate happened! It actually happened, and it was bloomin’ brilliant to be back. Sue Lovell enjoyed almost every minute
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he first morning, as long queues formed, it was so lovely to see people chatting excitedly, so glad to be back, eager to see what was on offer, and thankful to meet up with our friends and colleagues again.
It’s been an eternity, and finally we were back together. We survived! Getting our Covid passports ready to be inspected, some of us with masks in hand, we lined up, got our lanyards, showed absolutely no-one our proof of vaccinations, put our masks away, and got on with doing Harrogate. It was business as usual.
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Covid be dammed. It felt liberating, even exhilarating to be back in the beautiful world of bridal, where hugs and kisses have been alien for so long, and a squeeze from a bridal shop comrade in arms felt good. It felt like home. For a few glorious hours, that rolled into a few days, the Covid
