Hope in Tough Times

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Deadline for judging 31st March

Submission period
2021-03-04 12:00 PM - 2021-05-01 11:00 AM
Voting period
2021-03-07 12:00 PM - 2021-04-02 11:00 AM

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“Even when the sky is filled with clouds the sun still shines above”

Emily Anderson

6.0 mm

2.4

1/190

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Rays of hope

Liz Galpin

4.2 mm

2.2

1/3597

Valuing the older generation

Lucky Horseshoe Donkey Sanctury. Formally on Cock Lane, now in Cornwall !

Debbie

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Hope of new life, in Bramble Lane

Liz Galpin

4.2 mm

2.2

1/50

Woven together with love

Each of us is a unique and wonderful creation and all our journeyings contribute to the glorious pattern

Jennie Pennant

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A sign of spring

Geoff Wilcox

4.6 mm

2.0

1/50

The Lord my God lightens my darkness

Matthew Punter

18.0 mm

1250

4.0

1/60

Hope was given by scientists discovering the covid vaccine.

Linda Hinks

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When we were taking our daily family walks during the first lockdown we sometimes walked over the railway bridge on Viaduct Road in Ware. We were amazed by the weeds growing out of the stones in the wall. If the weeds could survive in hard places then so could we!

Paul Grice

4.6 mm

2.0

1/50

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Beautiful Magnolia - ready to flourish!

Christine McAlister

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I'm watching you

Al Gifford

Tête-à-tête and violas

Bursting joyfully out of lockdown

Dorothy Blatcher

3.3 mm

2.4

1/615

Tranquility

Finding peace in the midst of turbulence

Jennie Pennant

4.2 mm

2.2

1/33

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Al Gifford

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New life

David Pennant

It's been a while since we've had visitor.s.

Mac loves company, this is where he watches for visitors.

Jacqueline Gifford

4.2 mm

2.2

1/100

Waiting

J Nokes

17.0 mm

100

10.0

1/100

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Double Rainbow over Rye house in lockdown. Rainbows are a symbol of Hope in many cultures

Amy Eve

1.5 mm

2.4

1/122

Digging

David Pennant

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Hope for new life

Vernon Tye

55.0 mm

500

6.3

1/200

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Attend a wedding

Marina Franks

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Together we'll get through this

Al Gifford

Nourishment for new growth

New green shoots in our lives grow in the compost of past pain and loss

Jennie Pennant

4.2 mm

2.2

1/405

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Brighter times on the horizon

Rikki Taylor

4.0 mm

1.8

1/8000

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Let’s keep our heads up a little longer we’re nearly there

Lauren Bushby

210.0 mm

800

6.3

1/200

Consider How the Wildflowers Grow

Matthew Punter

18.0 mm

800

14.0

1/800

From a tiny seed we see growth and Hope

Living growing hope

Lorraine Robinson

Serving Community

A little coffee a big heart through lockdown

Fernando

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What a 'Dande-lion'

Al Gifford

Primrose

Bloom

David Pennant

A Life Beginning

My new grandson being cuddled by his teddy bear 🧸

Jenny

3.3 mm

2.4

1/100

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Out of the ashes

Tim Morrell

6.0 mm

2.4

1/212

I'm new here, I hope it's a nice world

Brian Hoyles

I hope there is fish today

Brian Hoyles

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Beautiful Echinacea

Al Gifford

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Refreshing spring showers

Al Gifford

Knitting the rainbow

Sue Walsh

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Fresh shoots of life

Al Gifford

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Hope in blossom

Carolyn Pickering

4.2 mm

2.2

1/725

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Al Gifford

Spring- Admiral's Walk Lake

Captured by Caroline (then) aged 9, A Lockdown walk 2020, spring time, sun streaming and the embrace of a tree. All is right with the world.

Caroline Wills

4.0 mm

1.8

1/298

New day

J Nokes

23.0 mm

100

5.6

1/30

Preparing food parcels for the needy

David Shaw

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Spiralling into action. Take a close look and you can see how my banana tree is producing new leaves

David Jagannath

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Beautiful Kniphofia (Red hot poker)

Al Gifford

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Joy cometh in the morning

Ali Morrell

4.0 mm

100

1.8

1/7

A potato - really?

Loved and held by God in all my nobbliness

Jennie Pennant

4.2 mm

2.2

1/100

I hope this is the right Road

Brian Hoyles

We can alert others to the world’s major problems.

Nick

4.0 mm

1.8

1/25

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Make a wish

Al Gifford

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Maybe this time...

Rufus Morrell

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