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My community is turning into a dump

Most of Britain is enjoying warm sun and blue skies. And with this fantastic weather a whole new world has opened up after a long, wet winter.

People are spending lots more time outside - playing sport, soaking up rays, or enjoying nature.

But a sizable group are spoiling things by leaving bottles, cans and waste food in parks and fields across the country. I feel like I'm living near a pigsty and I want things to change.

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11th May 2008 | In: In My View
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A hello from a very distant cousin

I've had a fascinating email exchanged with Phillip Kennedy, a first-generation Australian who, it turns out, is a very distant cousin.

Phillip discovered my travel pieces about Ireland through Google. He is researching his father's maternal line, the Cox family from Midleton, Co. Cork, Ireland and plans to visit Ireland in September.

My grandfather, John Cox, was born in Cork City in 1894 and lived in Midleton as a boy and young man.  Through research documents from the Mallow Heritage Centre we've discovered that our great-great-grandfathers were brothers.

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8th May 2008 | In: In My View
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For big changes, start small

By Anth Quinn. Part 5. 

People often know they aren't living the life they would like to. They may even have a clear goal but don't seem able to make long-term sustainable change in their lives.

Even when they develop clear goals, decide on a plan and take action, somehow they lose their way and find themselves back where they started - sometimes in a worse spot than before!

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30th April 2008 | In: Inspiration
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