Our Christmas appeal this year has once again been incredible. Each year we are blown away with the support and this year is no different. We started out appeal at the end of October and hoped to equal the amount of presents we were able to donate last year (200), with the help and support…
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This year we once again be running our Christmas Present Appeal. Last year our appeal allowed us to donate over 200 presents to children in the North East who may otherwise have woken up on Christmas day to nothing, this year we will be looking to donate even more. No child should wake up on…
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Fine and Dandi are delighted to be able to sponsor Blyth Town FC for the up and coming season, the linkup will display our FND, Fine and Dandi logo on the first team match strips for the upcoming season and club content will feature our logo throughout the season. As well as the mens first…
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As 2021 comes to an end its time to reflect on how the year has gone. The past year for Fine and Dandi has been a fantastic one. We didn’t expect things to have progressed at the rate in which they have but the year has been fantastic, and we head into 2022 looking to…
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I’ve recently discussed my time and a photographer and how that developed over a number of years and how it has now turned into Fine and Dandi with Peter Mann. Peter is someone I’ve worked with over the last decade and the time was right for us both to get together for a catch up…
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I’ve recently signed the pledge with Time to Change on behalf of Fine and Dandi. This is to continue to help tackle the stigma around mental health and show that it okay to talk and seek help. Time to Change is a national initiative launched by two charities, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and they…
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In 2016, I was a very carefree individual with no financial or physical health worries and life with my partner Sarah was what I would consider to be perfect. We were happy and very much looking forward to the future. The year spun round to September, I was living in my hometown of Sunderland. I was…
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The difference between confidence and arrogance… There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Both of them, can sometimes look similar, but are completely different from each other. Let’s try to find out the difference through this post. Confidence can sometimes be mistaken for arrogance in everyday life. There is a fine line between…
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The negative side of social media. We all know that social media can be fantastic, but everything isn’t always as rosy as it may seem. With all of the good there is certainly some bad things around social media and with the tragic news over the past few days I now think it’s time to…
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Hangover anxiety, and the relationship anxiety has with alcohol. BEFORE I START, CAN I JUST CLARIFY… THIS REALLY ISN’T A PREACHY, ‘WOW LOOK AT ME MAKING A CHANGE IN MY LIFE’ POST. IT’S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO OPEN UP ABOUT. I RECEIVED A LOT OF PERSONAL MESSAGES AND FEEDBACK AFTER MY FIRST POST. FROM PEOPLE…
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Here are two £20 notes. The one on the left has been through a tough time, been abused, a complete mess. The one on the right is straight, crisp and not touched. Is the one on the left worth less than the one on the right??? Don’t let anyone put you down just because you’ve…
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After thinking this over for the past few weeks I’ve decided to make some changes to the website name and branding going forward. As the site has developed and I’m getting more stories from others and interest around mental health it was only right to fine an alternative name than the previous one. The site…
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