Jayne McCubbin
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 30, 2026
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- Aug 26, 2026
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Empty Chairs founder from Essex hopes to conquer UK with kindness (opens the original)
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When Dean Perryman's best friend Rob Clancy took his own life, he wanted to create something positive from an unimaginable loss. His idea was simple; reserve an empty chair in a pub and invite anyone who needed a conversation to sit down. Less than 12 months since he started the project to tackle loneliness, the movement has gone global and his aim now is to run an Empty Chairs event in every UK constituency before the first anniversary of his friend's death on 21 November. "I think everyone has
When whole towns closed and headed to the seaside for Wakes Weeks (opens the original)
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Not so long ago, many towns and cities in Britain would virtually close down for a couple of weeks each summer, with their people rushing for the amusement arcades and fresh air of the seaside. It was as much of a beloved fixture in the calendar as Christmas. As one person told a BBC film crew in 1957: "It was a bit lonely if you weren't going away. The local shops, even the market, used to be shut for two weeks as well." Lancashire had "Wakes Week", Midlanders loved "Factory Fortnight", and Sco
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