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Very proud to see one of our brilliant bloggers @capricekwai in Glamour UK this month!
Read her full story below and check out the January issue to see fellow innovators @Shelbykinsxo and Ellie tell theirs too.
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We pay tribute to her amazing support of disabled people throughout the Commonwealth and the world. We mourn with the world at the loss of such an inspirational, caring, and dedicated leader. We send our heartfelt condolences to Her Majesty’s family and friends.
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We are deeply saddened by the death of our patron, Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty’s endless support of many charities, including our own, around the world has been a guiding light.
Today would have been our founder, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire's 105th Birthday 🎂
Find out more about this amazing man's life
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Remembering our #founder Grp. Capt. Leonard Cheshire on His 105th #birthanniversary . A #visionary & an Endearing Leader who founded over 250 Homes 4 #PersonswithDisabilities in over 54 Countries. His Legacy continues to Impact 1000s of #PwD even 2day
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A group of people at the beach watching a dog playing in the water.
Photograph taken by Norman Potter around 1985.
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Simon is worth a retweet this #InternationalDogDay 🐩
It's Explore Your Archive day and time to find out more about Leonard Cheshire's pet poodle Simon 🐩
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If you are wondering about the results of our kitty poll, it looks like Billy is the winner! 🐱
Replying to @archiveslc
So we think this is worth a poll.
What is this princely kitty's name? 👑
Billy or Malcolm?
Cast your vote below👇
60%Billy
40%Malcolm
5 votes • Final results Leonard Cheshire Archive retweeted
So we think this is worth a poll.
What is this princely kitty's name? 👑
Billy or Malcolm?
Cast your vote below👇
60%Billy
40%Malcolm
5 votes • Final resultsWe think this pet bird, photographed by Norman Potter in 1977, is a mynah bird. Anyone remember them as pets? They could speak as well as a parrot.
Photograph taken in South Africa.
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A man using a wheelchair pets two rabbits sat on the tray of his chair. 🐰
Photo taken by Norman Potter in Queensboro, South Africa, 1977.
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It's bath time 🐶 🚿
Photograph taken by Norman Potter in the Phillippines during the 1970s.
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Archives, charities, doggos - literally all of our favourite things.
It's Explore Your Archive day and time to find out more about Leonard Cheshire's pet poodle Simon 🐩
rewind.leonardcheshire.org/s…
#ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals #WayBackWednesday
It's Explore Your Archive day and time to find out more about Leonard Cheshire's pet poodle Simon 🐩
rewind.leonardcheshire.org/s…
#ExploreYourArchive #EYAAnimals #WayBackWednesday
For #InternationalCatDay here is a majestic photograph of Constance Binney (the first Mrs Cheshire)'s siamese cat.
We have a choice of two names for him, Billy or Malcolm. Which do you think it is? 🐈
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Leonard Cheshire cycling to work in 1941 🚲
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When he was growing up, Leonard Cheshire's family rented Tess' Cottage in Marnhull, Dorset every summer for their holiday.
Here, Leonard (left) and his brother Christopher ride a Dartmoor pony. 🐎
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Tess' Cottage is thought to be the house that inspired Thomas Hardy when writing Tess of the D'Urbervilles. It appears in his book as her family home. A cottage that has had both fictional and real-life famous inhabitants!
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