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Nora Nanayakkara

@nornan

6 months

Being required to casually bring several thousand pages of civil procedural rules in hardback format x 2 into central London in the year of our Lord 2023 for a single exam. Totally normal…

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5 years

@OrrCollins We visited my father in Ireland and my English-born children turned to me and asked “what is a MERSHUN and WHY is Grandad always talking about it?” A glimpse into my childhood soundtrack for them there....

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A short story about pupillage Free to a good home: Book, highly recommended

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26 days

Final pupillage interview 2024 done🤞

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3 months

Best bit of a pupillage interview? The coffee you have after with your fellow applicants. If this kind of camaraderie (and group therapy) is anything like life at the Bar, I am here for it!

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@nornan

3 months

First mini pupillage of 2024. Crown Court today 👩🏻‍💼

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3 months

First day of in-person Bar school! Been looking forward to this day since I started the GDL in 2021 🙌🏻

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@nornan

6 months

Advocacy training today - doing what I can to address any gaps in my experience before pupillage season is upon us! Thanks to the very kind barristers giving up their time on Saturday to help via @BridgeTheBar

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@nornan

19 days

Great ⁦ @iccabarcourse ⁩ advocacy masterclass today. The KC who lead the session really brought the material to life on effective case analysis, cross examination and closing submissions. Hope I can apply even a bit of that to the upcoming mocks!

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@nornan

1 year

Delighted and grateful for the award of a Baroness Hale of Richmond Scholarship by @HonSocGraysInn . Thanks to all those who have helped and encouraged me so far and congratulations to all those who received awards this year - well done!

Gray's Inn

@HonSocGraysInn

1 year

We are delighted to announce that 88 students have been awarded Bar Course Scholarships in 2023. From our Baroness Hale of Richmond Scholarship to the first Keating Chambers Scholarship, read about the awards on our website 🔗

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5 years

@tkingdot I think we may be related. I once refused to pay £10 to have a new TV delivered. Instead INSISTING that Himself and I carry it home between us. That long walk home is still brought up with disconcerting frequency, 15 years on. Blessed be the partners of the sheer bloodyminded 😇

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7 months

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5 months

The joyful face of a dog that spent her long-lead training session hurtling headfirst through trees in hot pursuit of rabbits, blithely ignoring the recall whistle and dragging her handlers along like winded wakeboarders for 1.5 hours, undaunted. We go again next week 🤞

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1 year

When your Mothers’ Day card contains three submissions, you know your kids have listened to a lot of pupillage interview prep and mooting practice 😁

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8 months

The rare beauty of being a, er, mature student is that my kids are old and kind enough to make me lunch. The dog’s rapt attention is attributable to the cheese rather than Part 19 of the CPR 😆 Perhaps mine is too…

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@nornan

3 months

Thanks to @36CrimeTeam for an excellent mini-pupillage this week at Crown Court. Have learned so much about criminal practice and enjoyed every minute @BridgeTheBar

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@nornan

6 months

Logging into the pupillage gateway to be immediately confronted with a list of last year's failures is not an auspicious start

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@nornan

6 months

Embarking on my last mini pupillage of 2023 this morning. It’s been a great year of learning about junior practice in a wide range of practice areas. Looking forward to seeing what today has in store!

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@nornan

4 months

Excellent lecture on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and the Luck Myth this evening by the wonderful Georgina Wolfe @lincolnsinn . Terrific advice and practical tips abounded!

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@nornan

7 months

Delighted to reach the semi-final of the National @SpeedMooting Competition Autumn Cup yesterday. Appearing alternately for appellant and respondent through multiple rounds was a great way to develop my advocacy skills. Congratulations to the finalists who were both outstanding!

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1 year

Just ambling home from a pupillage event and…wow. London, you beauty

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@nornan

5 years

@PhelpsieSarah It comes for us all. The Lakeland heated airer can no more be resisted than the inexorable passage of time. Feel no shame. You fought a brave fight

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@nornan

5 years

@mmtowns Can’t remember who called these Tory Fanta and every time I see a can, I chuckle🍊 🍋

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@nornan

6 years

Proud to be a tiny part of #nominettrust team who are killing it in enabling social tech ventures to grow #NT100is5 #lovemyjob #tech4good

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3 months

Nothing says happy birthday like a malodorous cow tail chew toy and big hair 🎂 Two years of Ruby!

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@nornan

8 months

The introduction to today’s Bar Course criminal law module includes the ominous words, “This area of law can be problematic”. The dog shares my sense of deep foreboding…

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@nornan

2 years

Getting a bit of advocacy experience this morning @SpeedMooting Bail Application Competition. Well organised, helpful and constructive feedback and great advocacy practice!

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7 months

Aggrieved that there are toasties for lunch but no sign of the cheese tax being paid #cheese4ruby

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@nornan

6 years

See also: panel discussion where majority isn't a) white b) male c) over 50. #impressed #thishouldntbegroundbreaking #diversity #nt100is5

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@nornan

1 year

Ruby’s getting her teeth into resulting trusts to kick off revision week. GDL almost done - where did the time go?! Two more exams and done 🤞

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@nornan

6 years

@aislingmarron @theirishfor It’s the “welcome home”! Gets me every time 😭😭😊😊

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@nornan

6 months

Volunteering as a caseworker @WeAreAdvocate today. A welcoming team with supportive and practical training - highly recommend if you’re looking for legal work experience. As you can no doubt tell, Ruby just LIVES FOR my “pro-bone-o” puns. #probono

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@nornan

5 months

Grateful for all the opportunities, help and support I’ve had this year. I’m coming for you, 2024 via the pupillage gateway and I hope it’ll be my year. Hapy new year and athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir 🥳

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@nornan

3 years

I don’t play favourites with my NED portfolio...but if I had to pick 1 that’s smashed it out of the park this year, contribution-to-the-public-good-wise, I’d say @ONS @UKStatsAuth @StatsRegulation . What a team & what a year for statistics! Well done; hope you have a restful Xmas

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2 months

A cup of ambition was the Mothers’ Day gift I didn’t know I needed ☕️

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@nornan

11 months

Looking forward to work experience and shadowing with @LLGLegal and @NplawNorfolk this week and learning more about advocacy and local authority law; housing, planning, education and environmental law sessions all on the schedule. Thanks to @UniversityofLaw for sharing

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@nornan

2 months

The Bridge looking lovely this evening on my way to a @ldnIrishLawyers event. Terrific advice on authenticity from excellent speakers and as ever, great conversations with fellow guests ☘️ Thanks to the wonderful hosts!

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@nornan

7 months

A first for me today - recording the @AGIStudents podcast @HonSocGraysInn . Thanks to today’s guests and the patient podcast producers who made it fun

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@nornan

7 months

One of the bar course's occasional pleasures is a flashback to an advocacy exercise/moot you've done @HonSocGraysInn and a fleeting experience of something approaching confidence as you read the words "balance of convenience". Hello American Cyanamid, my old friend.

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@nornan

6 months

@forster_beccy Original print versions only unfortunately and each costs several hundred pounds. Accessible. #barofthefuture

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2 years

Parenting is so rewarding 😆

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@nornan

2 years

@ElenaPapamicha3 Hard agree. Can suggest Jaeger suits at M&S or Hobbs (both run regular sales) but will admit to coveting all the suits at @TheFoldLondon and making pitiful promises to self that I'll invest in one when (if?!) am called to the Bar 🤞

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@nornan

2 years

Thanks to @7BRchambers for a fascinating mini-pupillage this week. Was introduced to a range of practice areas and met hugely impressive advocates. Everyone was generous with their time and advice and endlessly patient despite my interminable questions.

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1 year

On a morning when the dog was ill, the washing machine leaked all over the floor, a curtain pole fell off and I missed the bin collection, I could really have done without having to employ orange face paint and eyeliner to transform a child into Macavity the mystery cat by 7.45am

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2 years

Observing an Employment Tribunal today with my law student hat on, thanks to @UniversityofLaw Pro Bono team. Excellent opportunity to experience different practice areas while studying.

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@nornan

10 years

Fantastic #InternetOfThings startups including @Nominet partner and all round #Spectrum sharing superstars @WeLoveHz http://t.co/SyWl2oSVlu

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@nornan

6 months

Facinating window into Ruth Bader Ginsburg's judicial wardrobe, the importance of non-verbal communication and the support that enables a woman's success

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@nornan

1 year

@AnnabelGSteele Sounds no worse than my current hobby, which is torturing myself by liking tweets of those who have secured a first round interview, while simultaneously refreshing the gateway/my emails in another tab... Best of luck!

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@nornan

6 months

@AnnabelGSteele YES! So excited to read anything other than the White Books/Blackstones! Well done and enjoy the break (before it all begins again 🙈)

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@nornan

1 year

Thank you @ALBA_Members for an excellent and practical advice session on applying for public law #pupillage . Great tips and a welcome break from revising for GDL EU law exams this evening!

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@nornan

1 year

@ssashalowe Take comfort, as you can imagine I did Sasha, in the warm words of my 10 year old child, uttered when I mused about my own grey hair: “Don’t worry, your wig will cover the grey hairs” 😁

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@nornan

6 months

What better displacement therapy ahead of the upcoming criminal litigation exam than a PH colour-changing school science experiment. I attempted a joke about assault and batter but Chef was not amused

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2 years

Glorious day @middletemple University Open Day today to meet inspiring barristers and judges and to hear about their journeys to the Bar - thank you for an excellent event!

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@nornan

1 year

Debating this evening with fellow law students for the 1st time. Really looking forward to it but simultaneously filled with dread that I've fundamentally misinterpreted the proposition and will disgrace self in front of peers. Is this a fun new twist on imposter syndrome?

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@nornan

6 months

Powerful production of Maggie O’ Farrell’s Hamnet tonight at The Garrick 🎭

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@nornan

3 years

@Brummybar I once removed a beetle from my young son's bedroom windowsill. I endured several hours of keening and an elaborate wake, involving every Lego figure he owns, to mark the sad passing of Bernard; his best beetle friend.

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@nornan

1 year

On the way to town for marshalling at the Property Tribunal today - really enjoying this morning’s train read #spiderwoman #lawstudent

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@nornan

9 years

Up & at 'em bright & early. People to see, things to do, #coffee to drink & #digital #governance committee papers to read. Bring it, #Monday

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@nornan

2 years

@markobrien747 @QueensCam @Cambridge_Uni Very many congratulations Mark on an outstanding achievement!

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@nornan

7 months

@oliviasmithh25 I chose Grays as I’d felt the most welcome there. Grays scholarships are generous and as others have said, their commitment to inclusion was clear to me. Also Lady Hale 🕷

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@nornan

21 days

Michelangelo at the British Museum - amazing to see the preparatory sketches and drawings he did. The kids were however most captivated by the grumpy letters he wrote about his gallstones. Even a true artist does not always produce art…

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@nornan

6 years

@BHR_hospitals thanks to your outstanding medical photography team for wonderful care of my son this week; running on time, kind and patient with him, reassuring and professional with me. Awesome #nhs #nhslove

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@nornan

2 months

@JasonBraier Not a day before Sunday. Honestly.

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@nornan

2 years

I have never felt so seen 😁; can’t wait to fill it with the endless unfortunate incidents that plague my mundane existence. The “bleak strategies” page is a work of unimaginable genius 🤣 @sarawallis

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@nornan

3 years

Outstanding work by ONS, working in partnership with others to fill #VAWG evidence gaps. This report contains stark and confronting data on violence against women and girls. While hard to read, this data provides crucial evidence in support of the need for action

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

@ONS

3 years

For the first time we’ve produced an article looking at violence against women and girls, or #VAWG , covering: ▪️ domestic homicide ▪️ domestic abuse ▪️ sexual assault ▪️ abuse experienced as a child ▪️ female genital mutilation (FGM) ▪️ harassment ➡️

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@nornan

2 months

Happy #StPatricksDay ☘️ Lá Fhéile Pádraig 🇮🇪 “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” We live in each other’s shelter

Irish Foreign Ministry

@dfatirl

2 months

Watch: St Patrick’s Day 2024 🇮🇪 Celebrating the 70 million people around the 🌍 who call #Ireland ‘home’ “Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine” We live in each other’s shelter Happy #StPatricksDay ☘️ Lá Fhéile Pádraig 🙌 This is #GlobalIreland 👉

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@nornan

2 years

@Nettleshippy Doppelstairsgaenger. Sorry.

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@nornan

1 year

@lexi_law1 It's never too late and as you say, the time will pass either way. I'm in the same boat and looking forward to starting the Bar course in September. Best of luck!

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@nornan

5 years

So interesting and accessible! Some great insights and really vital work on developing our understanding of the gender data gap in transport @CCriadoPerez

Henry Lau

@henrylau_ONS

5 years

Today @ons publishes an article looking at the commuting gap - the difference in travel time between men and women.

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@nornan

2 years

Been accepted for first mini-pupillage. Have not been this excited about 3 days' work experience since I was 15. Child 2 said, "Oh that WAS a very long time ago, Mummy!" Brutal but fair.

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@nornan

6 months

The unique torture of listening to a recording of my own voice aside, this @AGIStudents Raising the Bar podcast episode is full of tips and advice for those preparing for @HonSocGraysInn Bar Scholarship interviews in 2024. #barscholarship #pupillage #lawstudent

AGIS - The Association of Gray's Inn Students

@AGIStudents

6 months

Preparing for a Gray’s Inn Bar Scholarship interview? Look no further than the Inn’s student podcast, Raising the Bar, for top tips and advice from students who have been through the process!

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@nornan

2 years

Great to have the opportunity to #moot this evening with @HonSocGraysInn ; learning from others, practising advocacy skills and receiving constructive feedback from trainers and judges. Must learn to manage time better; 10 minutes goes nowhere!

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@nornan

7 months

CPR revision today, powered by M&Ms and assisted by Ruby. She made several thoughtful rebarks about the gross delay to her walk caused by difficulties with the finer points of Part 36 but otherwise “settled” well

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@nornan

3 years

Well, what a fantastic evening. Thanks to @sallypenni1 for hosting the @WomenintheLawUK book club. I only got to speak actual words to none other than the amazing Lady Hale on her tremendous new book #Spiderwoman ! That's my month made!

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6 months

@JulieCLeenane @BridgeTheBar Thank you - yes - so practical and helpful. The feedback is invaluable!

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@nornan

10 months

A picture that literally paints a thousand (unprintable) words 🙈🐶😬

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4 months

Book 4 of #52books . Brief respite from the horrors of the Gateway to delve into the world of criminal pupillage from the clerks room to the court room - a great read!

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@nornan

10 years

So, I need a cost effective #logodesign service for a #startup . Any suggestions? #logo #graphicdesign #help

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@nornan

2 years

Had an interview today. 1st time on the other side of the table for a long time! And passed the @FreeRepUnit test! Following induction & observation, I’ll be able to assist social security appeal claimants without access to a rep - looking forward to helping & making a difference

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@nornan

8 months

Gray’s Inn’s Baroness Hale Bar Scholarship was transformative for me. @AGIStudents podcast Raising the Bar is full of great tips or drop me a line if you have questions about the application process

AGIS - The Association of Gray's Inn Students

@AGIStudents

8 months

🚨 Apply now 🚨 Gray’s Inn Bar Course Scholarships are open for applications. Take advantage of the Inn’s generous scheme to receive a minimum award of £5,000 with further means-tested funding also available. Apply today 🔗…

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2 years

Delighted to have booked @FreeRepUnit social security training days. Looking forward to training, learning about their #probono work, observing Tribunals and then hopefully helping people who would otherwise have to attend a Tribunal alone 🤞

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@nornan

4 years

@HughStick @ONS This is fascinating; well done to all involved in its production

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@nornan

3 months

In Ireland for a few days and enjoying One Day by David Nicholls - Book 6 of #52books . Looking forward to catching the Netflix adaptation.

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@nornan

5 months

Secret Santa understood the assignment. Ruby, who unbidden, unboxed it, not so much… The Devil’s Advocate going to the top of the Christmas reading pile 📚

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@nornan

2 years

Fantastic start to Summer School @keatingchambers @LambBuilding this evening - great insights, practical advice and encouraging examples of success at the Bar. Thank you for hosting and inspiring!

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@nornan

1 year

@itscyrianne @SpeedMooting I did this last year and it was a great experience with really constructive feedback. Enjoy and good luck!

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@nornan

7 months

@Astin300 @DavidMuttering Can confirm are utterly bonkers in my experience!

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@nornan

10 years

Loved @100ladyleaders exhib @somersethouse . Very inspirational pre-meeting viewing. Beautifully shot #photographs . Go see; it's free! #women

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@nornan

1 year

The #corkproms @CorkOperaHouse was an absolute triumph this week - the full majesty of Beethoven’s Eroika and 5th symphony by @COH_ConcertOrch in a spine-tingling live performance that all of us, from the 9 to the 79 year old enjoyed 🤩 #corkproms #Cork

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@nornan

2 years

Must stop waving at the end of Zoom meetings. Waved at a fellow-student's chocolate labrador puppy at the end of a study zoom session yesterday; a new low. He blinked myopically into the webcam and his owner, in pity, picked up his paw and waved it back at me

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@nornan

6 years

@sarawallis Haha, Modern Housekeeping 😁

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@nornan

6 years

In awe of all the mná (and fir) going #HomeToVoteYes today #Repealthe8h #womensrightsarehumanrights

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@nornan

6 months

Helping Child 1 with his German homework while revising criminal appeals procedure - not sure which of us drew the shorter straw in tonight’s study club

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@nornan

9 years

£25 for IBAN transfer @santanderuk = extortionate. Luckily, @TransferWise saved the day and my money. Effortless, cost effective and fast

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@nornan

7 months

Hitting up Hadleigh Park this morning between rain showers to tackle the mountain bike trail was just the ticket! Now back to the books 📚 for more CPR revision fun

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@nornan

4 years

@paulwaugh Tbf the messaging has been very inconsistent re kids as vectors/superspreaders & compounded by v successful stay home messaging. Kids are generally in classes of 30+. Hard for people to envisage what social distancing will look like in that context

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@nornan

5 years

@TheFrugality Seal trip from Blakeney, dinner at the white horse, glass blowing at Langham glass, loads of National Trust places, fish and chips at Eric’s near Thornham, Bewilderwood or Dinoworld in Lenwade if going with kids,

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2 years

@club_advocacy Looking forward to it!

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