Helen Perkins

Edward Lavender, Rosie Hoggmascall and Stanislaw Biber

Windermere trio offered Oxbridge places

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Two and a half years that taught me lots

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Essentials for new visitors

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It takes time to meet people

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Learning from a friend

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Butty scandal scarred me

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What is it about pets?

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A day when everything was bright and new

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Blackpool illuminations get my vote

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Who dares to try our quiz?

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I don't want to be a kid again

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The romance of a train journey

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I bet I looked good on the dance floor

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The trouble with minor fear

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Reality told me to go home

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I don't envy Jordan's assets

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Education is key to demise of smoking

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What is it with the calming coast?

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Lipstick made me an artist

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Now I'm just like Bradley

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My home town fetes weren't as snazzy as Staveley's

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Time to face the nightmare

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I shall stick with the Frog

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A Welsh parallel dimension

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Memories to hold on to

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There's nothing in it for me

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The stress of being a 'mum'

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Happy in my hat and sandals

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Will Facebook leave us blank?

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Make your life unforgettable

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He stared at me. I stared back

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4

Keep off this touchy subject

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Kissing! That's what matters

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Shocked by woolly totem poles

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I'll meat you half way

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Superkid keeps going

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Why daffodils make me cringe

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Turn out was just Heaven

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A room full of real poets

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I've got Fleeting Bambi syndrome

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Hugo cured my fear of needles

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Leave me out of this romantic madness

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Don't mention the N word

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A different way of seeing the landscape

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Sexism comes in many forms

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Swim to clear the decks

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A book to exceed expectations

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Don't give up on giving up

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Be thankful for cold and dark

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Rough looking Santa is surreal

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It's a victory for the vegetarians in the mouse wars

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I was alone in a nuclear bunker

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Quiet rural area? I don’t think so!

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Forget lycra - you need a cagoule!

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