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Rachel Garrick Sep 11, 2023

#BacktoSchool for my middle son....

Day 1: heat exhaustion amd vomiting over the classroom
Day 2-3: health suspension due to vomiting
Day 4: head injury in sport
Day 5: minor injuries visit for knee injury at rugby yesterday.
How is everyone else's back to school going?

Rachel Garrick Sep 3, 2023

Does anyone else have the most beautiful, ethereal #twilight right now? It's pink clouds and orange/yellow light.

Rachel Garrick Sep 3, 2023

It was blooming lovely to visit Caldicot Community Garden with my colleague Cllr Angela Sandles this week.
The garden is set at the entrance of the castle park. It's a lovely, welcoming environment and is always looking for volunteers. Why not pop down and fill an hour helping out?
#Caldicot #Monmouthshire #Gardening

Rachel Garrick Sep 2, 2023

I stopped #knitting this summer. After experiencing what very much felt like bullying behaviours over it, a lot of press interest and a marathon sponsored knit for @versusarthritis - I got covid. My arthritic joints were so sore that I couldn't hold a needle. Afterwards, I had just lost my knitting spirit.
It's September now. The wheel is turning toward autumn and colder weather. It's time to finally finish those gloves.

Rachel Garrick Aug 31, 2023

We have updated the Monmouthshire County Council website regarding Lost Souls Sanctuary.
I appreciate the genuine concern many people are expressing but a criminal investigation is going on and this limits the information that can be released.
Due to the investigation, it will take time to achieve the public transparency that we expect to provide.

https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/environmental-health/animal-health-and-stray-dogs/lost-souls-sanctuary/

Lost Souls Sanctuary - Monmouthshire

On 15th August 2023 authorised officers exercised their powers under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (The Act*), following significant concern for the welfare of dogs at an animal sanctuary in...

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Rachel Garrick Jul 18, 2023

I have two degrees. I am the only person in my family that has been to university. I went to a school in a valleys regeneration area. I am *exactly* the kind of person that Rishi Sunak would like to stop from gaining a higher education. This is class oppression.

Rachel Garrick Jul 4, 2023

@Torbjorn I got in!

Rachel Garrick Jan 1, 2023

Holiday jigsaw complete. It was a family effort. Last time my husband looked this relieved we were walking back down the aisle.....

Rachel Garrick Jan 1, 2023

Happy New Year.

(In my defence, there were 12 of us staying at my house).

Rachel Garrick Dec 30, 2022

Nation.Cymru Dec 30, 2022

Wales’ unusual New Year’s traditions are firmly rooted in our long and eventful history, but which of these unique traditions are you aware of?
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https://nation.cymru/culture/the-unusual-new-years-traditions-that-are-unique-to-wales/

The unusual New Year’s traditions that are unique to Wales

Claire Miles New Year’s Eve is one of those important days of the year where EVERY country has a tradition or two to mark the change in the calendar – and Wales is no exception. For people today, New Year’s Eve is the one day where we mark the incoming year with our nearest and […]

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