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Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight

Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces

Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Menopause at 36: ‘I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed’

Menopause at 36: ‘I would wake up exhausted, dehydrated and fearful of drowning in my bed’
Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art

Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art
I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.

I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’

‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is

It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’

‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’

‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Sam Delaney: I’m not just angry at the king, I’m angry at everything we’ve become

Sam Delaney: I’m not just angry at the king, I’m angry at everything we’ve become
Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?

Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’

The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’
Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system

Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one

I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age

How the Twist ignited Cambodia’s musical golden age
Bookshops help us understand humanity’s complexities



