Dana's Welcome
- 15 July 09
All the latest opportunities from
DaDa-Disability and Deaf Arts

Dana's Note................................................................................2
DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts latest.................................................2
Volunteer for DaDaFest 2009..........................................................2
Disability Arts News.....................................................................2
The Adam Reynolds memorial bursary.............................................2
Lead On Leadership, Internationalism, Disability.................................3
Project Worker communities..........................................................3
Calling all filmmakers...................................................................3
Unto the self-Robert Bryce Muir......................................................4
Free Cultural dance classes for all in Sefton Park...............................4
Marketing and sales coordinator......................................................4
Administrator and contracts manager...............................................5
The AA2A Project........................................................................5
Mailout Magazine.........................................................................7
Kinofilm Festival..........................................................................7
AND Festival..............................................................................8
Candoco Opportunity...................................................................10
Teacher Training Intensive...........................................................10
The Chosen Six..........................................................................11
The Arts Award..........................................................................11
Free professional support for youth media projects............................11
Reading for pleasure...................................................................12
Arts Jobs..................................................................................12
Performers wanted......................................................................12
Cheerleader Instructors wanted.....................................................13
Disclaimer.................................................................................14

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Dana's Note
Hello to you all,
I was horrified to discover on MSN this morning that advertisements for children's Christmas toys are already up and running. Is it a conspiracy of the toy makers to make the year move even faster than it is doing? If like me you need to get back to the fact that we're still living in our (somewhat) tropical summer, take time out now for some of the lovely chunks of coconut we have for you this week.
Yours, Dana.
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DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Latest
Volunteer for DaDaFest 2009
We are currently seeking volunteers for this year's festival which will take place from 17th November-5th December in Liverpool. A variety of voluntary roles are available. If you would like more information and an application form, please contact us via: news@dadahello.com
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Disability Arts News
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
Each year we offer a £5000 bursary with a residency in a visual arts venue for a visual artist to develop their practice. We're now accepting applications for the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2010, with a residency at Spike Island in Bristol. For more information and to download your application pack go to www.adamreynoldsbursary.org.uk. The closing date for your application is 7 September 2009. A big thank you to all who helped make Sally's residency such a success this year, especially the staff at the Bluecoat.
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Lead On Leadership...Internationalism...Disability
10 am - 4.30 pm Tuesday 22 September 2009 Town Hall, Imperial Square Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1Q Are you a disabled or deaf person working in the arts, heritage or creative sectors? Does leadership inspire you or raise questions? Do you want to meet like-minded creative people from the UK and abroad? The Cultural Leadership Programme in collaboration with Moya Harris and Sarah Scott invite you to Lead On - a unique event with a leadership theme, international dimension and disability perspective. With international disabled artist's such as Kath Duncan and Christine Bruno taking part (see Leadership Lounge info below), we can guarantee you'll experience good company, informative conversations and great food within the beautiful and accessible Cheltenham Town Hall, surrounded by landscaped gardens. (www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk). For more information about the event, the venue, booking and access, please contact; Sarah@culturalleadership.org.uk. Closing date for bookings is Monday 17 August 2009.
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Project Worker - Communities
Ref 9028 Payband 4 £19,049 Fixed term to 31/03/2011.Working in the Community Partnerships Team, within the Learning Department and based in the World Museum Liverpool, this role is essential to audience development amongst under-represented visitors, across National Museums Liverpool sites. You will have a good understanding of diversity issues to help champion NML's commitment to engaging with Black and Minority Ethnic audiences and groups with disabilities coming from the local community and beyond. You will be hands on, plus deliver creative and educational sessions that interpret our collections and exhibitions. You will also help deliver wider larger scale events, such as Black History Month, DaDaFest and Slavery Remembrance Day. To apply, please got to: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
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Calling all Filmmakers
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? A documentary film exploring Blackpool's social order, social ranking and or wealth. Only over 18's can apply. Maximum length of film is 6 minutes. The film must be submitted as a DVD. Entry into the competition is free.Register for the competition by Wednesday the 22nd of July, by contacting the Grundy Art Gallery in person, by phone on 01253 478170 or via email on grundyartgallery@blackpool.gov.uk. Entrants will be invited to the opening of ‘Rank' on Friday the 24th of July 2009.Deadline for completed films is 10am Monday 24th August 2009 at the Grundy Art Gallery.The winning filmmaker will be informed of their success on Thursday 27th of August 2009.
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UNTO THE SELF-ROBERT BRYCE MUIR
27 June - 26 July 2009 Wednesday - Sunday, 12:00 to 17:00. Open House: Saturday, June 27, 12:00 to 19.30: meet the artist, and hear a presentation on his work. 'Unto the self' is an exhibition of large metal figures and accompanying drawings by the internationally recognised sculptor Robert Bryce Muir. 'Unto the Self' explores the human body in relation to its environment. The centrepiece of the show is a life-sized steel sculpture of a male figure with a neon cube, here situated within the Dissenters' Chapel. Visitors walk through and around the sculpture experiencing a changing relationship with the figure and the environment. The installation's fundamental criterion is that questions are asked about the human condition with regard to us all, whatever our age, race or belief. The exhibition includes a number of other drawings and sculptures by the artist that explore similar themes in relation to the human body. During the exhibition there will be various educational opportunities including talks and classes. A described tour for blind and visually-impaired visitors will be held on Thursday 23 July (time to be confirmed), led by Anne Hornsby and the artist. Please register your interest in these events by calling 07904 495012 (mobile) or e-mail to: foKgc@hotmail.com
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Free Cultural Dance class for all in Sefton Park
from this Saturday and throughout August Movema Dancing in the Park - a series of free cultural dance classes taking place in Sefton park every Saturday to the end of August . To get involved please contact Ithalia Forel and she will confirm your place and answer any queries. Email: ithaliaforel@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 07548365869.

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MARKETING & SALES CO-ORDINATOR
For immediate start.15 hours per week hours negotiable. Salary £14,430 (pro-rata). Must have a minimum of Stage II BSL or Equivalent. Experience in sales an advantage, excellent telephone manner a must. Full induction and product training given with a commitment from Nottinghamshire Deaf Society to support and enable professional development. For application pack please contact: Catherine or Jo, Nottinghamshire Deaf Society, 22 Forest Road West Nottingham. NG7 4EQ Tel: 0115-978 6984 (voice/minicom) Fax: 0115-942-3096 Email: NDS@nottsdeaf.org
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ADMINISTRATION & CONTRACTS MANAGER
Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 (dependent on experience) Action Deafness is the East Midlands' leading provider of services to deaf, hard of hearing, deafened and deafblind people. Working across the organisation and reporting to the Chief Executive, you will work to manage a varied portfolio of service contracts. You will ensure the delivery of agreed activities and make sure that we report to our partners in a timely and efficient manner. You will be a highly adept administrator, with a demonstrable track record of success in administrative and contractual management. Excellent people management and communication skills are essential, and an understanding of HR would be beneficial. Committed to the highest standards and with a flexible approach, we would expect you to have an interest in deafness and the deaf community. If you wish to discuss this role informally, please contact Action Deafness' CEO, Craig Crowley on 0116 257 4815 or email ceo@actiondeafness.org.uk. For further details please visit http://www.actiondeafness.org.uk/job_opportunities.html or contact Louise Miller to obtain an application pack: Email: louisemiller@actiondeafness. org.uk Voice: 0116 257 4815 SMS: 07817 264 831 Fax: 0116 257 4846 Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 27th July (midnight)
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The AA2A Project
The AA2A project offers artists & designer makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities eg. workshops, IT facilities, lending library, & lecture programme
FOR FULL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY http://www.aa2a.org/apply Access is free, for at least 100 hours, between Oct 2009 and April 2010 and a materials/travel grant of £220 is available
Closing dates for applications vary but all are in September 2009. Applicants must have at least one year's professional practice and should be able to work with minimal technical support. Artists on AA2A schemes run from 2006 to 2007 or before can now reapply. APPLICATION PACKS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE COLLEGES TAKING PART
Northumbria University 0191 243 7059 barry.nicholson@northumbria.ac.uk printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, digital media, photography, video, drawing, painting
University of Cumbria 01228 888740 olivia.toppin@cumbria.ac.uk printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, textiles
University of Sunderland 0191 515 3606 ellen.dorans@sunderland.ac.uk glass, ceramics
Cleveland College of Art & Design (Middlesbrough & Hartlepool) 01642 288000 janette.garrett@ccad.ac.uk wood, metal, ceramics, fashion, textiles, digital media, film/video, photography, painting
Teesside University (Middlesbrough) 01642 384 045
K.Geldart@tees.ac.uk printmaking, wood, metal, plastic, digital media, painting
Hull School of Art & Design 01482 480 970 LHoughton@hull-college.ac.uk printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, costume, film, video, sound, digital media, photography, graphic design, illustration, painting
Leeds College of Art 0113 202 8277 anne.peden@leeds-art.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, jewellery, multimedia, video, photography
Bradford School of Arts & Media 01274 433 334 c.lamkin@bradfordcollege.ac.uk printmaking, ceramics, textiles, graphic design, jewellery, photography, painting
University of Central Lancashire (Preston) 01772 893 959 jpcrane@uclan.ac.uk printmaking, fashion
University of Huddersfield 01484 471 145 k.cowans@hud.ac.uk
printmaking, 3D scanning, rapid prototyping, lazer cutting, textiles, fashion/costume, video, photography, digital media, installation, painting, drawing
Manchester Metropolitan University 0161 247 1122 nicpercy@onetel.net.uk printmaking, wood, metal, glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, photography, graphic design
University of Salford 0161 295 5223 artsunit-amss@salford.ac.uk
constructed fibre, phonic art/sound, drawing, installation, painting
Liverpool Community College 0151 252 4319 katie.anderson@liv-coll.ac.uk printmaking (screen), ceramics, fashion, printed textiles, digital imaging, multimedia, photography (B+W/digital), painting, drawing, liferooms
University Centre Doncaster 0130 255 3856 ian.latham@don.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, ceramics, textiles, fashion, film, video, digital media, graphic design, photography, painting
University of Lincoln 01522 895 011 mhammad@lincoln.ac.uk
printmaking (etching, screen, wood/lino cutting) sewing and knitting machines, digital media, video editing
Nottingham Trent University 0115 848 8652 susan.rhodes@ntu.ac.uk
printmaking, wood, metal, glass, resin, ceramics, interior textiles, puppetry, digital media, audio/sonics, video, photography, installation, painting, drawing
Birmingham City University 0121 331 5950 sue.rice@bcu.ac.uk
printmaking, plaster resin casting, video, photography, digital media
Central St Martin's College of Art & Design (London) 0207 514 2154 a.stanciu@csm.arts.ac.uk wood, metal, mould making/ casting, film, video, digital imaging and print, analogue and digital photography, painting
If you cannot contact a college repeatedly, please let us know by email at AA2A@wendymason.biz or tel 0114 296 0688
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Mailout Magazine
Mailout magazine is the national magazine for arts work with people. We are seeking articles and news stories around identity. Are you a refugee artist new to the country or an arts organisation working in partnership with new communities? Are you a community group who've explored your identity/culture through various art forms? Have you done work linked to anti-racism and/or diversity or simply celebrated and shared your customs and traditions through a participatory arts process. Then tell Mailout. We're keen to explore your thoughts on identity and arts work with people images, poems, articles and news.Deadline for content 31st July. Contact editor@e-mailout.org for a chat or download our guidelines from www.e-mailout.org
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Kinofilm Festival
The Festival will take place in Manchester from 23rd - 28th February 2010, as a European Short Film Festival and invites submissions from all over Europe including former Eastern Europe and Baltic States. Kinofilm has a unique reputation for showcasing the best short films from around the world, whilst being renowned for seeking out diverse, challenging and groundbreaking new film. The festival maintains a high standard with many European & International award-winning shorts featuring in the Festival but also includes special programmes in low/no budget shorts, students shorts and underground cinema, giving new and emerging filmmakers the opportunity to have their work screened alongside that or critically acclaimed, established short filmmakers. Submissions are open from 1st July closing on 10th September. To submit a film please email the Festival for the festival rules, regulations and procedures and application form: info@kinofilm.com

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AND Festival
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new festival, taking place across the Northwest until 2012 and beyond. A catalyst for production and experimentation at the intersection of Digital Culture and New Cinema, AND invites us to consider what are our normal devices? And why and how might we abandon them? AND will spill from screens and galleries into the streets across the region. With screenings, installations, online projects, public realm interventions, debates, workshops and live events, AND has a distinctive emphasis on critique and ideas. At the heart of this festival lies a fascination with ideas about social, physical and technological norms with artistic approaches from the playful to the downright provocative. Launching in Liverpool 23-27 September 2009, AND is presented by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) (Liverpool), Cornerhouse (Manchester) and folly (Lancaster), with future editions planned in Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria. The debut festival offers an energetic programme across Liverpool's cultural spaces, providing a legacy in the region after the success of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture. The festival forms part of WE PLAY, the Northwest cultural legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2009 AND highlights:
* Apichatpong Weerasethakul - PrimitiveThe Godfather of independent Thai cinema returns to FACT for his first solo UK exhibition, a multi-platform work, Primitive, a multi-screen video installation that harmonises Weerasethakul's talent as a filmmaker and video artist. * Keep It Slick - Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men In a European exclusive, AND will present the very first UK solo exhibition of one of the most important political artists of the last decade. The show will also involve opportunities for interaction with the Yes Men themselves. * Dark Fibre Directed by Jamie King with Co-Director, Peter Mann, Dark Fibre is a gripping, provocative feature film mixing scripted fiction and documentary and featuring a performance by Peter Wintonick (Manufacturing Consent) and a cameo by Noam Chomsky. * Krzysztof Wodiczko - War Veteran Vehicle A new large-scale video projection by Krzysztof Wodiczko for a public space in Liverpool. Representing Poland at this year's Venice Biennale, Wodiczko is renowned internationally for his socially engaged, politically charged work. Previous work in the UK has included the 1985 projections of a swastika on the South African Embassy and a scud missile on Trafalgar Square. Wodiczko is interested in the situation of soldiers who fought during recent armed conflicts and are returning to civilian life, and for the this project which forms part of AND, the artist will work with men and women from the Northwest who have experienced active duty in the armed forces.* KMA - Strange Attractors - The Anatomy of Dr Tulp a study of embodied discourse; how we use our bodies to move and to communicate in a material world, and how our bodies mediate between the internal and external worlds, at a microscopic and global level. Using light projected onto the ground, it examines the relationship between the motion of real, inanimate, and virtual bodies. * On the Waterfront - DJ Spooky presents Rebirth of a Nation AND joins forces with Culture Liverpool and Walk the Plank to present the finale of a season of summer events located at Liverpool's Pier Head and Albert Docks. Transforming the new Liverpool Museum into a gigantic cinema screen AND will present a night of remixed and remastered moving image, featuring DJ Spooky, who will create a unique version of Rebirth of a Nation.* Carolee Schneemann AND is proud to present an exhibition and personal appearance by the renowned American artist Carolee Schneemann, who will take over Tate Liverpool's Wolfson Gallery for the duration of the festival. Revered for her pioneering and provocative work in performance and film, Schneemann deploys her own body as both subject matter and a source of knowledge. * M.A.R.I.N. Media Art Research Interdisciplinary Network Founded by artists Tapio Mäkelä and Marko Peljhan, M.A.R.I.N. is a mobile residency programme set on board a catamaran sailboat, redesigned and equipped to be a sustainable environment for transdisciplinary research in arts, sciences and technology.* Action Diana by The Centre of Attention a cover version of a classic feature film shot for shot using the people of Liverpool as the stars. Experimenting with the notion of re-appropriation and re-mix, The Centre of Attention absurdly push participation into uncomfortable realms, questioning both the gallery as an exhibition space, and the poverty of video art in relation to cinema. * One Night Grandstand by The People Speak Starting in August 2009, working with the young people in Merseyside to adopt the roles of commentator, filmmaker, broadcaster and sound pundit, transforming a regular sporting event into a full-scale production. The young people will take on specified roles for the production of the grandstand style spectacle - and a film documenting the process will be screened at AND festival in September.

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Candoco Opportunity
Candoco Dance Company is particularly seeking disabled contemporary dancers who wish to work in inclusive practice to create and perform new work for touring nationally and internationally in 2010 and 2011. Required for application are: At least 2 years professional dance experience and/or an extraordinary natural performance style, high motivation, strong teaching and communications skills, and a commitment to fully participate in the extensive programme of ambassadorial education work worldwide.
To apply: Please send CV and covering letter with clearly marked video or DVD footage if available to: Pedro Machado and Stine Nilsen
Co-Artistic Directors CandoCo Dance Company 2T Leroy House
436 Essex Road London N1 3QP Application Deadline: Friday 25 September 2009 Audition: Saturday 17 October 2009 by invitation only
Applicants will only be notified if invited to audition. CandoCo cannot return any video or DVD footage to applicants. For further information call the office on +44 207 7046845.
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Teacher Training Intensive - 25-27 October 2009
Following the success of Candoco's recent Choreographic Residency the company is now offering a unique teacher training opportunity to teachers and dance artists, to be held on 25-27 October 2009 at Aspire.
The 3-day intensive, delivered by two dancers from Candoco Dance Company, will introduce teachers to the principles of Candoco's inclusive work focusing on the fundamentals of your own teaching practice, adaptation and technique, use of language, inclusive environments and the social model of disability. Venue: Aspire, Stanmore, (Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4AP) Costs: £100. Please email
joanne@candoco.co.uk to request a booking form or for further information.
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The Chosen Six.............
'I have been watching each and every one of you for a specific reason'
Freya, a white witch, is on a mission after recently taking over the beauty company 'Le Visage Vert'. After delving into her Tarot cards she selects six employees and whisks them away unwillingly on a yoga retreat weekend in the hope of building morale and team work.
Or does she have more in mind for them? This new, diverse and exciting piece of writing is told through the eyes of the GURU, a story of six very different people all on the journey of a lifetime. A journey which conjures up emotion, confrontations, drama, fun, self reflection, love and above all soul searching. This play is not to be missed! Book via The Salford Arts Theatre - £5 (£4 concessions) - or email Joan Callaghan -
joan@joancallaghan.com
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The Arts Award
Monday 19 October 2009 : 10am-5pm DIY Theatre Company
The Angel Centre, 1 St Philips Place, Salford, M3 6FA Arts Award is a national qualification which encourages young people between 11-25 to
develop as artists and arts leaders. Advisers support and mentor young people through their Arts Award and assess their portfolio of work. Arts Award is an accessible and flexible form of accreditation - see how you could use it in your work with young people with learning difficulties.
Cost: £130 (Lunch included) To book go to: www.artsaward.org.uk/booktraining Arts Award Helpdesk 0207 820 6178
For more information: www.diytheatre.org.uk
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Free professional support for youth media projects
Media Trust recruits experienced media professionals as volunteers to share their expertise with young people working on media projects. Coming from organisations such as the BBC, Channel 4 and The Guardian, a mentor can bring a wealth of industry expertise and inspiration to your projects. Young people have the opportunity to develop new skills and build confidence and self esteem.The scheme enables youth workers that are running a film project, for example, to request a professional producer / director to work with the young people; or to request a journalist for a newsletter or magazine project. The scheme operates in targeted areas across England and is open (free of charge) to organisations who are working with disadvantaged 13-25 year olds.
For more information or to apply visit: http://www.mediatrust.org/youth-media or contact the Youth Mentoring team at Media Trust: mentoring@mediatrust.org / 0207 217 3717. If you are not currently running a media project but would like to set one up, then log on to www.media-box.co.uk to find out how you get started.
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Reading for Pleasure
Expressions of Interest, deadline Monday 27th July Partner organisations are wanted for a project setting up user-led ‘reading for pleasure' book groups. The groups will be supported with free copies of the ‘Quick Reads' and £80 in book vouchers for continuing reading among the service users. A range of different organisations and settings are envisaged for the programme. For more information please contact
rachel.davies@niace.org.uk or see http://www.readingforpleasure.org.uk for examples of their previous projects.
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Arts Jobs
Performer Wanted
Quarantine are seeking one more performer with strong dance skills for our new theatre piece, Make-believe. Make-believe will interrogate ideas about belief - starting with what it is, what it means to believe in something, how belief develops in the individual, what's going on in the brain when we believe, how difficult it is to 'suspend disbelief' in a theatre... We have 4 performers already. We're looking for 1 more performer to devise the performance with and -perhaps- to problematise the whole idea of belief, pretending and acting. Quarantine's approach rests on developing material from the personal history and experiences of its performers. For Make-believe, we're particularly interested in meeting performers who have strong dance skills. We're particularly interested in dancers with mixed backgrounds of experience and who might be interested in working choreographically with other performers (non-dancers) - although this is not essential. We're most interested in movement that is individual and idiosyncratic. This is a full-time commitment, paid at ITC/Equity rates. Rehearsal and development takes place at Contact in Manchester from 1st September to 27th October 2009. Performances in Manchester then UK touring from 28th October to around 5th December 2009. Performance dates will be confirmed in July. The successful applicants will be subject to a CRB check.To apply to be considered for Make-believe, please : Tell us 10 things that you believe , send a short CV/description of previous performance work (dvd's of performance also welcome) Please e-mail your response to Richard Gregory: richard@qtine.com by 5pm on Friday 24 July. For more about Quarantine and our previous work check our website at www.qtine.com
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Cheerleader Instructors wanted
Closes Fri 31 Jul 2009. Funtime Activities is looking for Dance and Cheerleading instructors to deliver afterschool clubs and PPA time within schools in Bury, Lancashire. If you are a dance teacher and would be interested in training to be a Cheerleading instructor, training courses with the UK Cheerleading Association will be arranged and paid for by Funtime Activities. Please send your CV to fayerettie_dance@hotmail.co.uk
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