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HOME AWAY FROM HIBERNATION

It’s been over a year since we battened down the hatches and went into Lockdown One, here in the UK. Skies cleared of planes. Shelves emptied of toilet roll. While we all marched indoors and cuddled our allotted hour of daily exercise.

An escape from hibernation has been long-awaited. Yet now that freedom looms, many are rightly cautious about what comes next.

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April 21
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