John Lewis advert - Cracker this year

[Des Parrot]

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Sorry to interject

The John Lewis Foundation does some tremendous work funding many UK and global initiatives for children and young people.

I have dealt with a lot of funders of such projects and the JLF (also the Waitrose Foundation - part of the same group) - are some of the best. The process of gaining funding from them is diligent but not burdensome and they are a very nice group of people to work with.

They support care leavers, children to remain in their families and also a huge investment to help ensure that their supply chains are 'ethical' and doesn't include any child labour and have fair standards.

So this is a good positive post!

Nice response mate. It great that someone with your credibility can comment on the real situation.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Nice response mate. It great that someone with your credibility can comment on the real situation.

:thumbup: agreed.

[blue matt]

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Worked with Action for Children in Uganda - excellent organisation. We share the same values.... community approaches and strengthening for children and ensuring children are not institutionalised, tackling corruption and also ensuring and lobbying governments to fulfil their legal and mandated commitments to children (UNCRC etc).

do you find in Uganda that money goes missing and a % of it is given as backhanders ?? ?

the Community I have helped out at in Zimbabwe had one of the schools headteachers run off with money that was meant to fix one of the classrooms roofs recently,

[Wales-Bales]

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All the small things, Blink182, I'm not sure if you're making me feel old, or young

I don't know who's singing, but it's not blink-182.

[Rjk]

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speaking of things that bring a tear to the eye: this tweet

https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/1590651743301505026?t=6DEuOow8AOJ2LFHbKu6xFw&s=19

[Citizen's Nephew]

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I don't know who's singing, but it's not blink-182.

You're not wrong. It's a horrible cover in the ad by Postmodern Jukebox featuring Puddles Pity Party!

This is how it's meant to be (personally would have preferred this version and a less insipid edit of the ad but I'm just cold and unfeeling!)

[superfeathers]

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I don't know who's singing, but it's not blink-182.

Sorry, the original I meant

[Wales-Bales]

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You're not wrong. It's a horrible cover in the ad by Postmodern Jukebox featuring Puddles Pity Party!

This is how it's meant to be (personally would have preferred this version and a less insipid edit of the ad but I'm just cold and unfeeling!)

That's more like it!

[blue matt]

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saw Blink 182 at reading, highly enjoyable, a quick google tells me it was 2003, which works out timewise

almost 20 years ago :angry:

[Wales-Bales]

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Sorry, the original I meant

blink-182 have reformed and they are touring next year, so it's a good promo for them.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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saw Blink 182 at reading, highly enjoyable, a quick google tells me it was 2003, which works out timewise

almost 20 years ago :angry:

That's scary! I'd have quite liked to have seen them but only at a small venue.

[Wash DC Blue]

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speaking of things that bring a tear to the eye: this tweet


https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/...FHbKu6xFw&s=19

Yep.
That certainly did :(

[superfeathers]

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blink-182 have reformed and they are touring next year, so it's a good promo for them.

Yes hopefully more people listen to theirs, scary that some kids will hear that on the advert and think it's the original

[bluesp]

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Worked with Action for Children in Uganda - excellent organisation. We share the same values.... community approaches and strengthening for children and ensuring children are not institutionalised, tackling corruption and also ensuring and lobbying governments to fulfil their legal and mandated commitments to children (UNCRC etc).

That’s great to hear

[ToTaL ITK]

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I'll tell you what it isn't....a football related advert. hence wrong forum.

I know i'm being a pain, but loads of you wanted a separation and it lasted a month.You just can't help yourselves